Sentences with phrase «like initiatives like»

It seems like initiatives like these really have to be a systematic effort with support from all levels.

Not exact matches

Department stores like Macy's (m) have been talking changes and new initiatives for years, so next year is the time to put up or well, you know.

The federal government and private organizations have tried to encourage sharing in recent years through initiatives like the Genomic Data Commons, a «unified data repository» intended to hasten cancer cures by making research public.

But even after leaving public office, her commitment to improving America's literacy continued — with initiatives like a partnership with NFL player J.J. Watt to encourage parents to read to their children — until the end of her life.

We also have monthly events like Fit for Fall, a fitness initiative that encourages employees to get active, eat healthy, and drink lots of water.

Strategy in cases like this is as much about saying «No» to things as it is about embarking on new initiatives.

During a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, Zuckerberg reiterated much of what he covered during those hearings by explaining recent initiatives like increasing the number of employees who handle reviewing content for security and safety to 20,000.

The initiative is intended to teach small businesses how to use Facebook to generate new customers, retain existing ones and build an online community through things like buying display ads targeting specific markets as well as other cost - free measures.

Apple is following the likes of Amazon with its new health care initiative for the tech giant's employees and their families.

Words like «synergy» and «initiatives» don't connect well with people.

IoT interest is exploding in Japan, where companies like Fujitsu, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, and Sony are all talking up initiatives.

Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

We're sure Calacanis will see entries like this and then launch a quality control initiative, A SAP.

It's initiatives like these that push Brooklyn Brewery to be different from the other players in the beer industry.

There are all sort of techniques to reduce the amount of time you spend in useless meetings, from team - wide initiatives like having employees «pay» for meetings and simple gizmos that nudge people to use their time more effectively, to personal strategies for winnowing the number of meetings you're obliged to accept.

The second initiative is a partnership with Operation Homefront, which helps military families with critical needs, like food and housing.

The approximately $ 6.8 billion bill will fund major federal initiatives like Vice President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot program and the Obama administration's Precision Medicine Initiative.

Tell me about the economic impact that this kind of tech initiative can have on a mid-size city like Chattanooga.

CEO Howard Schultz is known for taking on big issues like job creation and education so the coffee chain's latest initiative centered around diversity and racial inequality was not a big departure from that.

Case in point: Birch Coffee's «ignition initiative» in which customers can take a sign from the wall of the store (samples include: «Ask Me What I Ate for Lunch Today» and «Ask Me About the Most Embarrassing Thing in My iTunes Library»), and place it in front of their table if they'd like to encourage random conversations with strangers.

While it looks like the days of big blockbuster games being created in Vancouver may be coming to an end, there is lots of activity going on with independent studios and various new game initiatives.

Johnson & Johnson has taken on supporting initiatives like American Corporate Partners, which assists veterans in their careers, and the Travis Manion Foundation, which provides assistance to veterans and families of the fallen.

Like renowned programs such as Y Combinator and Dreamit Ventures, these corporate - run initiatives help early - and midstage companies get from the concept phase through adolescence and into young adulthood.

The initiative could position Israel as a leader in digital health globally and serve as a bellwether for things like population health and national genomic sequencing systems.

Aside from putting in their own money, Chan and Zuckerberg also plan to help push a movement to increase the funding for science initiatives like their own.

Some ecommerce initiatives from Snapchat are already known, like Snapcash, which lets friends exchange money via debit cards with each other in chats.

Just like with any company initiative, you need to continually measure, evaluate and make adjustments.

And there are many who support the Google initiative, like Vox Media's director of product Trei Brundrett, who said he was optimistic about the results:

For every company like O2 or The Cut & Color Room embracing customer rewards initiatives, there are dozens of others still sitting on the sidelines.

Fink helped lead some of HPE's big technology projects like its muddled foray into cloud computing, and newer initiatives centered on open - source (in laymen's terms, free) technologies and the Linux operating system.

When I work with companies, I often hear things like «takes initiative», «works well on a team», «great problem solver», «knows the business», «brings experience», or «fits with our culture.»

But now they're «frozen» because, like the parishioners at that Berkeley church, they're part of an organization where simply saying something, asking a question, pushing back on a planned initiative, turns heads.

Polman's defining initiative has been the 10 - year Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, which has included significant changes such as having 100 % of agricultural raw materials be sustainable by 2020, developing a framefork for fair pay, and investing heavily in hygiene promotion in developing markets like India.

While Google has been doing this for years with programs like Google Summer Code and Google Code - in, the new site brings all the initiatives together.

Big box retailers have made shipping a priority by routinely examining and revamping their fulfillment methods, resulting in solutions like Amazon Prime, Walmart's two - day shipping subscription and eBay's Fast «N Free initiative.

Some also join industry - sponsored initiatives like Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production, or the more stringent Fair Labor Association, both of which afford some measure of independent validation.

Over the years, Gotham has pushed through initiatives that ranged from lifestyle perks like free Wi - Fi in public parks and subway stations to make the city more attractive to a tech workforce, to establishing a network of business incubators to help provide affordable office space to more than 500 startups.

This weekend pays tribute to a specific era, 1985 - 89, and features a host of initiatives like cars with old - school car paint schemes, commemorative ticket and program designs, specially - designed apparel, retro food offerings at the track... unlike, say, baseball or football throw - back games where the only real change is the team's uniforms, Darlington and its partners goes all in.

Trump met on Tuesday with around 20 executives of major companies like General Motors and IBM in an effort to ramp up support for the infrastructure initiative.

That includes initiatives in hot areas like blockchains, which many of IBM's biggest customers are dabbling in.

The managers were then grouped into small task forces around these goals where they worked directly with an executive to create solutions to these problems, which ranged from HR initiatives (resulting in things like new performance review methods and a new attendance system) to customer - level projects (such as a customer referral program).

The struggling restaurant chain updated investors on its attempted turnaround and reported disappointing results despite a number of promising initiatives, like changing how it prepares burgers and streamlining its menu.

In a relatively short amount of time, Saujani has gotten the likes of Twitter, General Electric, Square and Google to sign on to her initiative: two - month long programs that teach young women to code and offers mentorships.

They were not from other initiatives like Tesla Powerwall, which is helping restore electricity to the residents of Puerto Rico now.

This obsession with metrics has led to initiatives like affirmative action hiring programs set up by some of the biggest names in tech, which, unfortunately, have failed to perform as hoped.

It may not seem like a formal certification can add much to your professional repertoire, but if your main goal is to become more valuable and earn a raise — every new certification counts as a concrete example of your initiative.

Tencent dubbed the shutdown «Thunder Strike,» and it comes just a month after the Chinese government announced its initiative to «clean up» instant messaging services like WeChat.

While his standing among troops has likely been burnished by some of his policies — like boosting spending and reducing executive - branch input in battlefield decision - making — he has faced public criticism on some initiatives, like raising the budget and expanding US involvement in Afghanistan.

Thanks to innovation, Peer - to - Peer (P2P) and crowdfunding initiatives like Venmo are taking off.

It will be part of Marvel's All - New All Different Marvel» initiative kicking off this October, which will include new comics for Marvel's superhero characters like Iron Man and the Avengers.