If you aren't using
every point of leverage you have as a business, then you're wasting effort and energy.
That means their sales teams are overly reliant on price as
a point of leverage with potential clients — a dynamic that eats into a sales reps» commissions.
Consider as many
points of leverage you have at your discretion.
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The New York Times on July 5: «White House advisers have discussed a potential
point of leverage over their adversary, a senior administration official said: a pending merger between CNN's parent company, Time Warner, and AT&T.
A church that is the largest voluntary association in the country; a church whose universal pastor has, over the past decade, definitively answered Stalin's cynical query about the pope's divisions; a church that is, demographically, at its strongest historical
point of leverage in American society — this is a church that would seem well positioned to seize what Richard John Neuhaus and others have seen as a possible «Catholic moment» in American history, pro Deo et patria.
Thoughtful people legitimately wonder why God would consider this ability virtuous, to
the point of leveraging people's eternal welfare on it!
I don't see secession as a legitimate
point of leverage except as a last resort.
After it was revealed that the governor's aides steared the commission away from investigating administration allies, and with the U.S. attorney looking into the possibility of illegal interference in its workings, the governor presented the Moreland Commission as simply
a point of leverage in legislative negotiations.
Their lives became
points of leverage as their armed captors» demand that Israel free jailed Palestinian militants was rejected, and the divided Israeli government debated how to pull off a seemingly impossible commando mission to rescue them.
students who wish to pursue an entrepreneurial career, whether nonprofit or for - profit, by providing important tools and services to schools and districts, will develop a much deeper understanding of the systems and processes that exist in K — 12 education that they want to improve or replace, and are better at finding
points of leverage that will make a big difference for educators and students.
But closing weak schools is an essential ingredient of the charter model,
a point of leverage largely absent in traditional districts.
Efforts such as capacity building, professional development, funding, standards, assessment, and accountability were discussed to identify
points of leverage within school systems to promote deeper learning.
We focus our energy on high
points of leverage in collaboration with clients and partners in the field.
Installing solar panels on your home isn't primarily about cutting your own personal impact — it's about making a strategic investment in an emerging clean energy infrastructure, and choosing
a point of leverage where you believe you can create wider social change.
But fleets are also a great
point of leverage for change.
That's the whole
point of leverage.
In many cases, drivers can find him / herself in a position to bargain for discounts, once they knows what
points of leverage they have.
As Cortana services expand on Xbox, you could see Microsoft starting to become more competitive in the B2C segment, but today its strongest
point of leverage is in B2B.
Some years ago, it appeared as if Microsoft had gained a legitimate
point of leverage in the mobile phone marketplace.
While focusing on the highest
points of leverage, we are also taking steps to improve our agility and streamline our respective franchise and brokerage businesses.
Our immediate focus is on the highest
points of leverage within the company to drive better business results, develop talent and operate the company on a more integrated basis.
Not exact matches
«So, from an operating
leverage point of view and a financial
point of view, we need to be more rigorous,» he said.
Lastly — at a panel in the afternoon Tristan Walker, Director
of Business Development for FourSquare, Marci Weisler
of Tipping
Point Partners, Daniel Kim founder
of Red Mango and Inc. blogger Howard Greenstein tackled the hotly controversial topic
of leveraging daily deal sites and tapping into local marketing.
Pointing to a recent New York Times story about the unemployed
leveraging their passions into business plans, Bizbox predicts a coming golden age
of entrepreneurship.
The
point of this column is that we all have major life obstacles that we face, and having the right mindset will empower you to
leverage these obstacles to your advantage.
They've found a
point of maximum
leverage.»
«Most people who are fresh out
of college have very little
leverage in the negotiation process, because you typically can't
point to any concrete workplace results you've accomplished yet,» said business consultant Dorie Clark, author
of «Stand Out.»
Breakthrough companies discover different
leverage points — like outside advice or strong boards or maverick employees who lead them into new lines
of business.
«As a leader, it's your job to find these
leverage points and guide your team to take full advantage
of them.
However, he
points out that if executed properly,
leveraging the popularity
of Tiger long after his playing days could be key for the golf industry just as the NBA used Jordan to elevate its business.
Key marketing
leverage points (where small investments
of time and money will yield magnified returns)
It's all good up until the
point when confidence breaks and people look around, it's sort
of like waking up out
of a dream, like «oh, you guys are
leveraged 200 to 1, you're insolvent on a market to market basis?»
We provide a single
point of contact, capable
of leveraging the GRS Group portfolio
of companies and delivering customized solutions to assist our clients in achieving their investment goals.
Of course we are all encouraged to leverage the award, which certainly adds to a businesses credibility, gives the team a morale lifting boost and helps attract customers by providing a point of differenc
Of course we are all encouraged to
leverage the award, which certainly adds to a businesses credibility, gives the team a morale lifting boost and helps attract customers by providing a
point of differenc
of difference.
«If the test were run on the basis
of their latest capital positions, both banks would meet their CET1 capital ratio and Tier 1
leverage ratio systemic reference
points.»
They had a deep understanding
of their fans» frustrations, aims, and pleasure
points, and they designed their concerts — and wrote their songs — to
leverage these insights.
Our full - year forecast remains on track to achieve operating
leverage of approximately 200 basis
points on the same basis.
Leveraging inside information about upcoming initiatives, current pain
points, and leadership changes is the equivalent
of having a triple double in your sales cycle.
Ranking data sources and scoring: For the ranking, Traackr
leverages a combination
of data
points including
Directors in our study expressed fairly significant dissatisfaction with boardroom dynamics at their companies: Only around two - thirds (64 %) strongly believe their board is open to new
points of view, only half strongly believe their board
leverages the skills
of all board members, and less than half (46 %) strongly believe their board tolerates dissent.
This is a six - basis -
points premium to NAV and a great example
of an investor
leveraging the liquidity
of the underlying basket.
The sales manager is in the unique position
of serving as a critical
leverage point in distributing a company's message and in ensuring the implementation
of the go - to - market strategy, with (all too often) little input into the strategy and tactical plans that are developed.
Formulary compliance is promoted through RxAdvance's Collaborative PBM Cloud ™ platform using extensive edits and alerts at
point of care and
point of sale, by proactive member engagement and
leveraging the seamless integration with clearinghouses.
By the time this
point has been reached, the financial managers have paid themselves outsized salaries and bonuses, and cashed in their stock options — all subsidized by the government's favorable tax treatment
of debt
leveraging.
At one
point, sources suggested that Trump could use AT&T's merger with Time Warner as
leverage in pursuit
of better coverage by CNN.
The KEY
point there is capital preservation and money management; properly controlling the amount
of money you risk per trade (your
leverage and exposure to the market) is the primary thing that will make or break you as a trader; in fact, it will decide the fate
of your entire trading career.
Trinity specializes in National Account Programs, where a company with multiple locations can
leverage its national packaging spend, while having the support and services
of local businesses, with one streamlined
point of contact nationwide.
Ranking data sources and scoring: For the ranking, this list
leverages a combination
of data
points including:
Probably the two biggest
points of pushback were that Google could build an encrypted system if they wanted to (as I explained on Monday, they already tried, and they can't really exercise Android
leverage right now), and that carriers could build a federated key exchange system and / or something akin to the certificate authority framework that undergirds HTTPS.