Ron didn't really touch too much on what people in the legal industry could be doing in terms
of accelerating change, let's say.
In today's world
of accelerating change, it can be difficult to keep up with client expectations.
«The law society recognizes that the challenges identified in its report are long - standing and it is committed to work
of accelerating change.»
To reach the conclusion that we can be indifferent to the source of the change, you must first understand the quantitative arguments driving the concern over anthropogenic climate change and then make a convincing risk - weighted argument that this expectation
of accelerating change is not a serious concern.
There is not even a hint
of accelerating change (unless of course you choose to take the worst case result out of three — Nasa — which perhaps indicates a very slight hint).
The debut exhibition, «Future Shock,» examines the human condition under the pressure
of accelerating change and includes Rafael Lozano - Hemmer's Zoom Pavilion, which explores the idea of privacy (or lack thereof) in the digital age.
In a period
of accelerating change we need vastly more efficient methods of developing new concepts.
Then came the challenge of digital technology: to deploy internally, and at scale, a set of soft skills and work methodologies capable
of accelerating this change by creating a true digital culture within the organization.
The year 2016 is a time
of accelerating change in technology, the global economy, and the business environment.
In short, it appears that our technology has created ways
of accelerating change (genetic engineering, for instance) and new habitats (like the modern city), essentially fracturing our biology and transforming our future as a species.
Bandwagon «wave - of - the - future» theology has proven to be a very hazardous occupation in an era
of accelerating change, especially when the continuities of history are not as evident as its discontinuities, and when the media focus the public eye upon society's distortions rather than its solidities?
Zooming into Focus investigated the effects
of accelerated change in China through the work of the country's most talented emerging artists.
Not exact matches
«The U.S. has no interest in regime
change or
accelerated reunification
of Korea.»
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate
changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and
changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such
changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse
changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed
accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Decades
of scientific investigation across multiple lines
of evidence corroborate a powerful yet inconvenient truth: Human - caused global warming and climate
change is real, and it's briskly
accelerating as we dump more carbon into the atmosphere.
Yet as an environmentalist, philanthropist and alternative energy investor, he is trying to halt the
accelerating affects
of climate
change and make people understand the connectedness between climate and financial markets.
But has the rate
of technology - driven
change accelerated?
In a commentary published in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, the pair said, «The U.S. has no interest in regime
change or
accelerated reunification
of Korea.»
The pace
of change driven by startups seems to be
accelerating as companies devoted to essential needs — from reducing procurement costs and improving operational efficiency, to delivering more efficient primary care or dialysis care — try to do something about the sorry state
of health care.
In the book, they examine the repercussions on leadership by combined forces
of globalization, climate
change, increased individualism, and
accelerating digitization.
Earlier this year he launched Singularity University with a handful
of other tech luminaries with the stated mission
of «preparing the world for
accelerating change.»
«Even though the pace
of advances in robotics and artificial intelligence may
accelerate over the next two decades, the impact
of that
change — whether it tends to increase or decrease employment — depends not on the technology, but on demand.
As I saw removing fiber - removed and packaged foods reduced my body fat (while eating more volume
of food), I chose to
accelerate the dietary
change.
It's accepted wisdom that the pace
of change in business is
accelerating.
Obama had introduced a raft
of regulations intended to slash emissions
of carbon dioxide blamed for climate
change, a policy course that
accelerated the retirement
of older coal - fired power plants and bolstered the nascent solar and wind sectors, which depend heavily on weather conditions for their power output.
For Song, this
accelerated rate
of change means the company must constantly reinvent itself to keep the next group
of 20 - somethings looking to disrupt the industry at bay.
In a world
of rapidly
accelerating change, where technology threatens to remake almost every aspect
of every company in every industry, how do large corporations, built for predictability and stability, adapt and innovate fast enough to survive and thrive?
«With the
changing demographics and mobile habits
of millennials coming to the forefront, these trends will continue to
accelerate and gain importance.»
When we established AI+R nearly two years ago, our primary goal was to
accelerate the adoption
of AI innovations from research into product, and the
changes we are making today reflect our strong progress.
China must
accelerate the pace
of economic reforms, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after the first day
of talks between the two nations in Beijing, but his Chinese counterpart warned
change will take time.
Once a company has scaled the steepest grades
of the mountain and begun to need to
accelerate on the flatter portion, that is when ironically the need for a «gear
change» becomes apparent (often driven by investors).
«The
accelerating pace
of technology and
change across industries and geographies calls for new ways
of working, learning and collaborating.
While North American retailers and manufacturers are wary
of the continued volatility and
accelerated pace
of change in their business, OSL Retail Services CEO Brett Farren sees them as the key to continued success.
Recognizing GE needed to be much leaner and faster - moving to compete globally in the 21st Century, Welch slashed its bloated corporate staff, cut several layers
of management, and radically
changed GE's cumbersome processes to
accelerate decision making — enabling GE to move in front
of major global competitors like Siemens, Phillips and Mitsubishi.
At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the focus on
accelerating the pace and rate
of change for women has driven many
of the sessions and conversations.
Without the economy
accelerating, or policy makers
changing their mind about the need for stricter oversight
of the banking industry, chances are high that small - business credit will remain well below where it was in 2007.
In an age when technology is driving economic
change and innovation at an
accelerating pace, investors aren't getting a piece
of it; the TSX's exposure to tech is just over 3.5 %.
Tillerson, who opposed a «regime
change» and an «
accelerated reunification
of the peninsula,» advocated for diplomatic avenues to mitigate the verbal volleys between the White House and North Korea.
«In order to
accelerate meaningful corporate and market impact, many corporations are expanding their CVC unit mandates to include traditional minority investments, majority equity investment more consistent with Growth PE, M&A and internal commercial piloting and incubation programs; and compensation structures need to keep pace with these
changes,» said Heidi Mason, managing partner
of Bell Mason Group and co-founder
of CVI ².
The agreement may have
accelerated the trade liberalization that was already taking place, but many
of these
changes may have taken place with or without an agreement.»
The pace
of innovation in healthcare has
accelerated in the last decade due to
changing demographics and significant unmet medical needs.
Big grocers such as Loblaw Cos. and Empire Co. are pushing back, saying the
change will cost them hundreds
of millions
of dollars and may
accelerate a move to automations like self - serve checkouts.
In the innovation revolution, technologies are merging and converging across sectors — dramatically
accelerating the speed and impact
of change.
The pace
of innovation in healthcare has
accelerated in the last decade due to demographic
changes and significant unmet needs in major disease areas like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.
These 15 risks are: Lack
of Fresh Water, Unsustainable Urbanization, Continued Lock - in to Fossil Fuels, Chronic Diseases, Extreme Weather, Loss
of Ocean Biodiversity, Resistance to Life - saving Medicine,
Accelerating Transport Emissions, Youth Unemployment, Global Food Crisis, Unstable Regions, Soil Depletion, Rising Inequality, Cities Disrupted by Climate
Change & Cyber Threats.
The
accelerating power
of artificial intelligence and machine learning «is the most significant force
of change» affecting the customer / brand relationship
They clearly did invalidate the old models over the next few years as credit misallocation
accelerated, along with the depth and direction
of now - unprecedented imbalances and highly self - reinforcing price
changes in commodities, real estate, stock markets, and other variables — what George Soros might have cited as extreme cases
of reflexivity.
Thomas Friedman says we're in a period
of rapidly
accelerating change and he suggests we adopt a «Mother Nature» strategy
of resilience.
Add $ 14 billion
of the
accelerated repurchase and I guess you get $ 19 billion in the first four - and -
change months
of fiscal 2014, which annualizes to... I mean, ISS says «it appears to be on track to repurchase at least $ 32 billion in shares» and, sure, that is a number.
All options and restricted shares awarded under our equity plans are also subject to a double - trigger
accelerated vesting condition under the terms
of our equity award letters, which provides for an acceleration
of the vesting schedule if the associate is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason (as defined by the applicable equity plan) within the one - year period following a
change in control (as defined by the applicable equity plan).