Sentences with phrase «not challenging times»

That does not mean that there are not challenging times.

Dame Sarah Storey couldn't challenge the time of Simmonds, the multiple Paralympic champion stopping the clock at 53.00.61 and dropping into third with just a few challengers left out on course.

Not exact matches

Not everyone was enamoured of Potdevin's time at Burton, though, and the downside of his growth strategy illuminates the challenges the Lululemon brand faces as it grows.

This tendency to retreat to the familiar when challenging times call on us to change is not the only unhelpful mental habit we have to contend with.

Those who fall into the approach camp are motivated by challenges and don't waste time trying to solve problems that simply don't have a feasible solution.

Consequently, your sales team should be prepared with the skills and mindset necessary to not waste either party's time, and instead identify who the new decision - makers are, what their business challenges are, what it will take to secure their partnership and how to deliver that insight in just the right way.

It's time for entrepreneurs and business leaders to get involved, because finding creative solutions to these challenges will require not just great political leadership and innovative research, but a transformation of business itself.

«We know that golf is paid for by disposable income, and in these challenging economic times tax deductions aren't a high priority,» says Bernard.

«One of the biggest challenges with email is to not be in it all the time and to not allow it to interrupt you constantly,» Egan says.

He promises «useful, funny and challenging tweets about leadership, HR, stress and time management,» and he doesn't disappoint.

«Where we need innovation and where I think we are going to finally see social entrepreneurs spend more and more time is the public sector, because the big challenge that is facing every community on the planet is that government and public policy are not moving at the pace of technology or even meeting expectations of constituents,» says Blumenthal.

For Niceta Lloyd, who goes by «Rickie,» the job has the added challenge of collaborating with a first lady who is not yet living at the White House full time.

Getting the best from every team member is a challenge now that not everybody is full time at the same office.

If the challenges your outcome would solve aren't at the top of your prospect's list of priorities, then it's time to move on.

In this day and age, obtaining information isn't the challenge — it's sifting through the endless streams of data, insights and email exchanges that soak up more time than the analyses themselves.

«The first time a company stands up to charges and takes a position that it's not going to plead guilty, I think there are a lot of inherent challenges that could make securing a conviction very difficult,» says Morrison.

«Making sure that the results are real and not imaginary is the # 1 challenge of our time.»

«The reliability question is the dirty secret of 3D printing: 3D printers don't actually work every time, and that's a big challenge to their adoption — at least the desktop ones,» Lobovsky says.

The challenging thing for the New York Times is that those words are arguably just as applicable to the rest of the newspaper's business, not just the part of it that was taking place in Paris.

Another challenge is the investment of time that's required to bring a project to life, which often doesn't match up with corporate deadlines.

They don't value your time, they're late on payments and challenge you on your invoices, even though you've cut them a massive break... again.

Those hard times and the city's challenges are what make the startup scene even more important — and not because startups will cure every social and economic issue the region faces.

«Not only was this a challenging time for HP, but it was for the entire industry,» he said.

While often the primary reward can be the product or service you plan to create, one of the biggest challenges is to devise rewards that won't be too pricey to fulfill in both time and cost.

The executive's time away from the office will not only encourage individual development and proactivity but will also strengthen bonds among team members as they effectively address challenges in his or her absence.

«Downtime is challenging, not because they are workaholics but because they are used to having their minds occupied all the time,» she writes.

You obviously can't hop on a plane every time you're faced with challenges, but you'll be surprised how your perspective changes after a good vacation.

In my view, our new product pipeline is not as robust as it should be at a time when our technological superiority is being seriously challenged by potential adversaries.»

And as his one - time research assistant Robert Siegel remembered him Tuesday, when Grove died at home in Los Altos, Calif., at the age of 79, the titan of Silicon Valley also wasn't above being challenged.

«The time that you spend on all those different processes and requirements are times that you don't spend on your business, so it really increases the challenge,» Parsons added.

There really isn't any question that retail stores are experience challenging times, with a report by Credit Suisse estimating that more than 8,600 stores will close in 2017 alone.

In this case, the «core» leader appellation «carries a warning not to question, let alone challenge, [Xi's] authority as the government navigates turbulent changes,» according to The Times.

Be realistic when setting a time frame, but at the same time, think big and don't be afraid to challenge yourself.

Social media measurement can be overwhelming, and half the challenge is simply keeping up with the content that is being changed by the millions of living, breathing users and discerning what has value and what doesn't, while at the same time keeping up with the social media platforms that are developing at an equally rapid rate with their user activity.

Small businesses can thrive in today's challenging economy, but not if they adopt the knee - jerk responses of cutting costs, lowering prices, and hanging on until times get better.

Concerns the banking sector is headed towards more challenging times didn't appear to be quite as evident as some analysts had anticipated before the quarterly reports began earlier this week.

The challenge with innovation, she says, is that a lot of businesses will brainstorm big ideas but they don't commit the time or the people to make it happen.

Moreover, looking «outside - in» means acknowledging that business does not operate in a vacuum, and that the private sector has a role to play in collaborating on the key global challenges of our time, from climate change to sustainable development.

David Meerman Scott, a marketing strategist and the best - selling author of Real - Time Marketing and PR says that perhaps the most difficult challenge companies must overcome in creating a viral hit is coming to the realization that the content usually can't be about the product or service itself.

The place where I get hung up, as someone who is not really an early adopter, is I can see how having a watch that monitors my heart rate would be handy — but it's a real challenge to convince me that I need to wear a computer on my wrist all the time.

I don't spend a lot of time challenging you to do more or to do better — you're the challenger.

And the challenges it is facing are multiplied a hundred-fold for media companies that don't have the kind of global reach the New York Times does.

Ragas agreed it helps to get in ahead of rivals from back home, but says he also isn't afraid of a challenge this time.

«The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.»

While successful contractors do not panic during challenging times, there are reasons why small - business owners should PANIC in order to be successful.

One challenge will be to make changes to The Times that don't turn away current subscribers but that still attract prospective ones, especially millennials.

They will do this at a time when the country and many of these places face very real economic and social challenges that will not change that much from Amazon's expansion, all on the hope for growth that is destined to happen somewhere, but probably not there.

For me, it highlights one of the most difficult challenges facing many of us these days: deciding what to do when you simply don't have time to do everything.

At the same time, we can't ignore the fact that millennials are a challenging market.

I can't wait to see how our team rises to the challenge of the Real - Time Marketing mindset.»