Sentences with phrase «matters to a person for»

«Video games matter to people for very different reasons.

Not exact matches

Wins, awards, accolades... those are what fans tend to remember, but ultimately what we do for other people is what truly matters.

The 25 countries with committee delegations sent over 130 people to the last meeting to discuss matters like a common method for security.

In order for your competence to matter, people must trust you first.

Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick is planning to sell a third of his 10 percent stake in the company for about $ 1.4 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Sinclair Broadcast Group (sbgi) is nearing a deal to acquire Tribune Media for close to $ 4 billion after prevailing in an auction for one of the largest U.S. television station operators, according to people familiar with the matter.

If you screen for culture and nurture your existing employees with things that matter to them, the retention and attraction of great people will naturally follow.

So why should the job of people in public life or for that matter in business be to try and stop change?

Russ Baker is an award - winning investigative reporter with a track record for making sense of complex and little understood matters - and explaining it to elites and ordinary people alike, using entertaining, accessible writing to inform and involve.

Former SpaceX talent director Dolly Singh said that Musk used to tell her to find the single best person on the planet for any given job, no matter the role.

While many people believe that spring break is nothing more than an excuse for wild college debauchery, it is actually the ideal time to get away from work, school, and cold weather — no matter your age.

That's why it's especially encouraging for me to occasionally stumble upon a story worth sharing that suggests there are still people in our business who actually give a damn about the things that really matter.

Gawker Media founder and CEO Nick Denton will file for personal bankruptcy protection as early as Monday after losing a fight in a Florida court for a shield against a judgment in a breach of privacy case involving professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Prosper, another online lender, has been looking to raise a new round of funding in exchange for equity at a price that would slash its market value by more than 70 %, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Like Erin Griffith said in a previous Term Sheet, the degree of the misconduct matters: «The specific act that occurred matters for questions like: Should this person be allowed to get a new job in a position of power?

Commit to alternative venues for sharing things that actually matter with people who actually care — a blog, a shared photo stream, a group email thread.

• Dropbox, in cased you missed it over the long July 4th holiday weekend, is reportedly seeking underwriters for an IPO, according to people familiar with the matter to Reuters.

China's third - largest carrier China Telecom is preparing a possible bid for a contract to build and run a new mobile broadband network in Mexico and is seeking local partners to join it in a consortium, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

Recently on the TED Ideas blog Anthony Tjan, author of Good People: The Only Leadership Decision That Really Matters and CEO of VC firm Cue Ball Group, talks to Julia Fawal and shares his favorite techniques for screening out jerks during job interviews, including these three questions:

A good part of Putin's political success has been based on his record of improving people's welfare, but with no relief in sight for Russia's economic troubles, it may only be a matter a time before the general populace begins to feel the pinch more sharply.

The U.S. Justice Department has approached 18 state attorneys general to try to win their support for an antitrust lawsuit to block pay TV and wireless powerhouse AT&T's $ 85.4 billion deal to buy media and entertainment company Time Warner Inc, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.

Test the idea with the only people who really matter: the ones who are going to cut you a cheque for it.

Ad people like to believe that they create the public's tastes and moods (when they're not «disrupting» them), but it's usually more a matter of paddling around on their intellectual surf boards, searching for a cultural wave they can profitably ride to the beach.

Pai is also expected to call for an initial vote in December to rescind rules prohibiting one company from owning stations that serve more than 39 percent of U.S. television households, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two people briefed on the matter.

Facebook has also been developing a 360 degree camera for the device, but people familiar with the matter say it's unlikely to be ready in time for the initial launch.

Analysts were forecasting weekend sales of $ 41 million to $ 47 million for the Spielberg film, a respectable opening for a movie with a production budget set at $ 150 million to $ 175 million by people with knowledge of the matter, and additional millions in marketing costs.

Apollo Global Management LLC, another buyout firm, had also vied for PetSmart, according to people familiar with the matter.

Some ads mentioned Muslim support for Clinton, promoted in - person events and weighed in on the Black Lives Matter protests against police shootings, according to media reports.

Adam Fisher, head of macro investing for Soros Fund Management, received the approval, but he has yet to make any bets on cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.

The legislation is stricter and offers far less clarity than expected: it expands the definition of state - owned enterprises (SOEs) to include any company that is «influenced, directly or indirectly» by a foreign power or, for that matter, any person under government direction.

«The people of B.C. don't want our Pacific coast to be transformed into a export facility for dirty oil, no matter where the proposed pipeline runs,» says Ben West of the Wilderness Committee, an environmental group.

The decisions include raises of $ 1.5 million to $ 18.5 million for COO Matthew Zames and for Daniel Pinto, the CEO for the corporate and investment bank, according to the person familiar with the matter.

Dell may decide to delay the vote to gain time to win support for the deal, a person familiar with the matter said earlier on Tuesday.

Whether people pay $ 500 or $ 300 for their smartphones matters little to the company; the devices are almost loss leaders that keep consumers in its overall ecosystem.

Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that Great Wall Motor had asked for a meeting with FCA to make an offer for all or part of the group.

Now private equity giant Blackstone (bx) is reportedly close to raising $ 5 billion, the largest for a fund of this type, dedicated to a buyout pool mimicking Warren Buffet's investing style, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.

«Apple Inc. has suspended plans to offer a live Internet - based television service and is instead focusing on being a platform for media companies to sell directly to customers through its App Store, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.»

BRUSSELS, April 18 - EU antitrust regulators are set to hit French telecoms and cable group Altice with a hefty fine for concluding its 2015 acquisition of PT Portugal without first waiting for official approval, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Automation can save time, but if you want to build a customer base — and get ideas for how you can improve your business from the people who matter most — communicate with customers the old fashioned way.

Building 8 has yet to unveil any of its products, but people familiar with the matter said the hardware group is expected to play a key role in Facebook's developer conference this week, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his 10 - year vision for the company last year.

General Electric is looking for a way to leave the railroad business, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Musical.ly, a video - based social network popular with teenagers in the United States and Europe, is being sold for between $ 800 million and $ 1 billion to Bytedance, the company that controls the Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Even Griffen noted that no matter what the state chooses to do, the fact that Arkansans will now have to wait even longer for access to medical marijuana «should be unpleasant to anyone concerned about providing relief to people who suffer from serious illnesses.»

April 10 - Embattled blood - testing company Theranos Inc laid off most of its remaining workforce to preserve cash and avert or at least delay bankruptcy for a few more months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

April 5 - U.S. fashion footwear company Nine West Holdings Inc intends to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week with a plan to sell the intellectual property of its flagship brand to Authentic Brands Group LLC, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The Washington - based Organisation for International Investment (OFII), which represents the North American operations of HSBC and other global companies with US operations, is resisting the CFIUS legislation by lobbying lawmakers, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Making matters worse, for a brief period on Friday morning, the site's security ID was not being recognized by Google Chrome, resulting in a warning page from the browser that encouraged people to not use it (the issue has since been cleared up).

April 12 (Reuters)- General Electric Co is exploring a public offering for one of its divisions and discussing hybrid deals with public companies to combine assets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

So, for that matter, is delivering food and drink to more people more reliably and more efficiently than the competition.

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Staples (spls) following an auction for the U.S. office supplies retailer, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in a deal that could top $ 6 billion.