Sentences with phrase «members change in strategy»

Alan Borsuk, Senior Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette University and former education reporter, says he's not surprised by the board members change in strategy.

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MaRS Discovery District is pleased to announce two important leadership changes, placing key staff members in strategic, new roles that align with the organization's growth strategy: Salim Teja takes on the role of EVP Ventures and Tim Jackson becomes the EVP, Corporate & Community Development.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

To this end we set up a ten - member «Commission of Strategy,» which did a notable piece of work in elaborating a complete plan for revising the church's structure and forms of expression in the light of the changes in society.

School Board members met in an illegal, private meeting and informally decided to change course on their strategy for removing Paladino from his position.

«I don't think [the revised data] will affect the climate negotiations,» says Sha Fu, an environmental economist at China's National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation in Beijing who is a member of the Chinese delegation to the talks.

In New Zealand, the Learning and Change Networks strategy brings together schools, policymakers and members of the wider community with the target to raise student achievement.

This strategy is based on research suggesting that innovative faculty development models focusing on personal needs are most effective in producing educational change (Persichette, 1998; Strudler & Wetzel, 1999), effective technology - related faculty development efforts enable teacher educators to enhance their instruction (Cooper & Bull, 1997), and faculty members must receive support when they need it as opposed to when a training session is offered (Ring, Cilesiz, Ali, & Chen, 2002).

«New York Assembly Bill 3873 will change the course for a generation of students by ensuring schools work with families to promote positive discipline strategies and social emotional learning; practices collectively known as restorative justice,» said Claudia Whittingham, special education teacher at PS 59 in Brooklyn and member of E4E - New York.

The paper is intended to promote dialog among CCSSO and its members and partners regarding how we can leverage change in policies and strategies to achieve the new vision of teaching outlined in the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards.

Pimco Total Return's new chiefs sought to reassure clients in the days and weeks following Gross's exit, saying on Sept. 27 that there will be no major changes in investment strategy, it's «business as usual,» and the new managers have «all been part of the team as members of the investment committee,» according to Mather.

Jordan Kent, Splatoon player / Nintendo fan / athlete / broadcaster, and members from Nintendo Treehouse get ready for the 2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational by chatting about how the single - player mode can help train you in the essentials before hopping into multiplayer, the importance of using recon to understand how stages change based on the mode, and how Ink Rails being added to Moray Towers can change team strategy.

I got a preview of the kind of arguments U.S. negotiators will face when I bumped into Zou Ji, the deputy director general for the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation and a key member of the Chinese negotiating team, in the lobby of the Maritim Hotel.

I don't think [the revised data] will affect the climate negotiations,» says Sha Fu, an environmental economist at China's National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation in Beijing who is a member of the Chinese delegation to the talks.

The Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in the Agriculture Sector and Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was developed under the leadership of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which identified the need for a common tool to foster the collaboration and coordination among its member states with regards to DRM and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in the agriculture sector.

These leaders are expected to further train and empower other community members to initiate climate change adaptation strategies geared towards a transition to low carbon emissions in rural Kenya.

• Energy and Climate Change, Marco Baroni, Senior Energy Analyst, IEA • Coming challenges for Europe in meeting decarbonisation objectives, Geoff Blanford, Program Manager, EPRI and Ifo Institute • Resource adequacy forecasts to 2030 under different scenarios, Jean Verseille, Board member, ENTSO - E • Power plant retirements and mothballing, Tomas Björnsson, Head of Business Strategy, Vattenfall

The company, based in Detroit, Michigan, in the U.S. has become the 70th member of RE100, and the new commitment is part of its overall strategy to strengthen its business, enhance local communities and address climate change.

This Strategy translates FAO's mandate into strategic choices and action priorities at global, regional, national and local levels with the central goal of supporting its Member Nations in achieving their commitments to face climate change.

According to a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, «Agriculture is in position of immediately implementing mitigation strategy because the existing techniques - properly applied - can ensure large GHG emissions reduction.»

As Climate Change Committee (CCC) member, Julia King, admitted, the CCC saw behaviour change as a key strategy in reducing emisChange Committee (CCC) member, Julia King, admitted, the CCC saw behaviour change as a key strategy in reducing emischange as a key strategy in reducing emissions.

He has authored more than 300 publications and is also Editorial Board Member of several scientific journals, such as Journal on Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Climate Policy, Energy Policy, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, the International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, The Scientific World Journal, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, and the Journal of Energy Strategy Reviews.

It has a first - rate public policy practice, which sees members of the London office operating alongside experts across the network to anticipate changes in public policy and assist clients in formulating commercial strategies; Phillip Souta is the head of the firm's UK public policy team.

In her introduction to «A Guide to Strategy for Lawyers», a booklet that I have written for CBA members, Michele Hollins, the CBA President, quotes Jack Welch, the former CEO and Chairman of General Electric, who advises organizations to «change before you have to».

CWP members and staff frequently identified changes that needed to be made to laws or policies in order to alleviate poverty and publicly promoted the adoption of a national anti-poverty strategy.

Some of the change she is particularly proud of is when she strengthened the communication between legal team members, using quarterly team calls, yearly and strategy sessions; increased level of oversight and management of legal costs and moved away from practice of non-lawyers retaining outside counsel without in - house counsel's involvement.

Claims Management Duties & Responsibilities Utilize efficient workflow organization to improve departmental efficiencies while ensuring effective client response and diligent analysis of claims, with extensive experience in both commercial and personal lines Provide relevant administration and direction to multi-million dollar staff budgets, quality control, fraud investigations, and complex claims reviews, earning denial authority over high - level claims cases Identify and develop talent among team members with focused training efforts, performance reporting and analyses, and operational efficiency initiatives Deliver continuous assessment of work force, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective service strategies and techniques, loss liability monitoring, and claim litigation assistance Develop and implement the marketing and sales efforts of customer service team while tracking progress versus established internal and external benchmarks, providing disciplinary actions when necessary Construct customer service and claims team through effective staff hiring to aid in efficient operations and execution, delegating important tasks / assigments to line supervisors while providing branch - level guidance Aid in strategic planning and capital budgeting based on improving operating efficiency and reducing service - related production losses, collaborating effectively with senior - level management Maintain a strong working knowledge of important industry topics, company programs and policies, and overall regulatory environment, including state - level responsibility for process changes in casualty / PIP Address important client and staff queries, resolving them in an expedited manner Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude and professionalism

By involving family members in the therapy process, a counselor can teach the entire family unit strategies for creating a sustainable change in the addict's behavior.

All this talk of change, innovation, and strategy is not about redefining our strengths; rather it's time to build upon them in a way that benefits today's MLS members and consumers.