Not exact matches
It's estimated wind can never supply
more than the 19 % of electrical needs it does in the world
leader, Denmark, until someone comes up with a way of storing the wind power that blows when we don't need it (for the
times when it doesn't), or a way of transmitting electricity over huge distances with minimal line loss.
Rather than thinking of delegation as a binary issue -; either you delegate or you don't -; consider what it might look like on a sliding scale where a
leader might delegate
more responsibility over
time as he or she begins to trust the level of competency of their direct report.
These assumptions are wrong, and it's
time we pay as much attention to the mental health of organizational
leaders as we do their employees — if not
more.
Great
leaders spend way
more time listening.
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York
Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb
leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far
more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
With CNBC in the U.S., CNBC in Asia Pacific, CNBC in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and CNBC World, CNBC is the recognized world
leader in business news and provides real -
time financial market coverage and business information to
more than 409 million homes worldwide, including
more than 91 million households in the United States and Canada.
For example, one
leader mentioned that a sales rep cited a rigid travel policy as the reason why they couldn't get
more face -
time with their clients and ultimately sell
more.
Leaders thrive when they strengthen relationships with their people by spending
more one - on - one
time with them to hear their suggestions, ideas, problems and issues as well as talking about performance issues and their work.
Of the 370 business
leaders and 161 IT
leaders surveyed, 76 % of business
leaders and 77 % of IT
leaders agreed with the statement: «When it comes to IT, we are spending
more time keeping the lights on than thinking about strategic direction of the business»:
There's
more time and energy for the things that grow the business and inspire workers and
leaders and less
time spent on those things that are old, stagnant habits.
And the
more successful I got, the
more leaders I started seeking out, whether it was investors, or Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook, or I got the opportunity to spend
time with Warren Buffett and he became a close mentor of mine.
But that doesn't mean most business
leaders can't learn something valuable from the core finding of the Facebook research project, which is, «If you want to keep your people — especially your stars — it's
time to pay
more attention to how you design their work.»
One of the
more influential Zuckerbergs of all
time, Randi is also an impactful author and thought
leader in the digital space.
Your Snow Cones might even demand
more of your attention and
time as their
leader or manager.
For company
leaders who aren't afraid to take a public stance, the survey shows that 51 percent of millennials said they are
more likely to buy from a company whose CEO spoke out an issue they agree with, and 44 percent of full -
time millennial employees said they would be
more loyal to their organization if their CEO took a public position on an issue.
CNBC is the recognized world
leader in business news, providing real -
time financial market coverage and business information to
more than 340 million homes worldwide, including
more than 95 million households in the United States and Canada.
He's spoken in favor of electing
more female politicians, spoken out against racism, and even found
time to stay connected with world
leaders.
In a survey of
more than 800 full -
time U.S. employees conducted by Globoforce in November of last year, 47 percent of respondents said they didn't think their company
leaders cared about or were actively trying to create a «human» workplace.
«They punch themselves into the market, break glass, upset people and then figure out how to bring everybody together in a
more friendly way,» as Thilo Koslowski, vice president and automotive practice
leader of research firm Gartner, put it to the Los Angeles
Times last year.
It's
time for Canada's
leaders to think about whether they should be doing a little
more of the work of boosting economic growth themselves.
At the same
time that Florida students are pleading Congressional
leaders to implement
more gun control, a seventh grader in Jackson Township, Ohio was found injured by a self - inflicted gunshot wound early Tuesday.
Business
leaders earning hundreds of
times more than their employees are under increasing pressure to narrow the pay gap.
In a survey of
more than 800 full -
time, U.S. employees conducted by Globoforce in November 2015, 47 percent said they don't think their company
leaders care about and actively try to create a human workplace.
During
times of tension and tight deadlines it is
more productive for a
leader to launch of charm offensive to galvanize the team.
This is not soft - skills, pushover nonsense; Servant -
Leaders command a much higher level of trust from their tribe, and over
time, according to Grant, are much
more successful.
But Intel CEO Brian Krzanich was
more specific when he resigned a short
time later, writing that while he had urged
leaders to condemn «white supremacists and their ilk,» many in Washington «seem
more concerned with attacking anyone who disagrees with them.»
Kiker and Liedtka made their comments on a panel with Fortune president Alan Murray in Singapore, where
more than 200 global designers, business
leaders and entrepreneurs had gathered for the inaugural Fortune,
Time, and Wallpaper * Brainstorm Design conference.
Axis Communications of Lund, Sweden, the current market
leader, has been around since the 1980s and did six
times more business than Avigilon last year.
The other dozen or so buyers, or category
leaders, spend
more time in the office, fielding hundreds of cold calls a week from vendors tripping over themselves to make Trader Joe's a customer.
By that
time, I had started to realize that the best
leaders — those exhibiting high levels of EQ — typically showed
more self - awareness, collaborated better with others, and got promoted faster.
«Once in office, though, voters may recognize that business
leaders who are used to calling all the shots may have a
more difficult
time compromising with others.»
The term «thought
leader» gets bandied about freely nowadays, and as a result has lost some of its value, but if you take the
time to comment on industry trends and share past experiences, the value generated for your company will be
more than just a few clicks to your website.
And
more than 100
leaders in the field are saying it's
time to make a change in an open letter posted during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare confab in San Francisco.
By developing
leaders within his franchise, Taylor has
more time to focus on other aspects of the business.
Research shows that
leaders spend
more than 75 percent of their
time communicating, and extraordinary
leaders have developed unique communication skills as part of their personal leadership practices.
Employees who say their
leaders have a clear view of where the organization is going are five
times more likely to say their peers are adaptable.
Leaders who are emotionally present, accept emotions in others and display emotions appropriately are seen as
more trustworthy and competent during
times of change and upheaval.
And when
leaders are considered honest, staffers are three
times more likely to characterize the organization's service as high - quality.
There's never been a
more compelling
time to go to Aspen for Fortune Brainstorm TECH, our annual by - invitation - only summer retreat for
leaders from Fortune 500 companies, the top emerging entrepreneurs of the tech world, and the most important investors who finance them.
Leaders have demanding schedules, and often find themselves trading sleep for
more work
time — effectively trading away work quality to get
more work quantity.
Not because the BC Liberals won — political opponents have to accept that some
times the other team had a superior campaign than your own,
more ideas, a
more effective
leader or just did a better job.
On the call, Munoz said the current managers need
more time after inheriting an industry laggard from previous
leaders.
Connect with our executives,
leaders, and customers to see how our innovative digital mortgage solutions can help you originate
more loans, lower costs, reduce
time to close, and make smarter decisions.
Carve out some
time every day to escape the hustle of executive life — you might feel like you're not working, but your company will benefit
more from a reflective
leader than an overworked one.
In the process, the prime minister spent a serious amount of
time arguing that Andrew Scheer was little
more than a Stephen Harper clone, with nary a sentence on the NDP and its rookie
leader, Jagmeet Singh.
That is the main conclusion of the Greek media, but at the same
time many see the recent debate as much
more alive than the one held last week between all political
leaders.
When this happens, it could be a very difficult
time for the pharmaceutical industry, which makes the
time before the cliff all the
more important as companies scramble to shore up their product lines and get their balance sheets in order before their products lose their patent protection [see also Is Your Biotech ETF A
Leader Or Laggard?].
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In addition, amid persistently easy policy, company
leaders had a difficult
time gauging the true level of U.S. economic growth, and as a result, many corporations delayed committing capital until they had
more clarity.
As we track social mood in real
time across the globe, we chart how its changes produce shifts in everything from the songs people want to hear to the
leaders they elect to their desire for peace to their hunger for scandals to the trajectories of their stock markets, and
more.