Just as in business, Vanderkam believes that individuals need to do a better job of recognizing what they're good at, and what they're passionate about, and to focus
on spending their time on those things to get the most out of the time allotted them.
I focused
on spending my time on Easter with the family instead of working out.
Not exact matches
Even though the planners had, in effect,
spent more
time thinking about their task, with no progress made
on the task itself, as Baumeister and Tierney explain, «their minds had apparently been cleared by the act of writing down a plan.»
Effective
time management involves planning the amount of
time spent you
spend on all of the tasks of running a business — and your personal life — to get things done in the most effective and productive manner.
Besides flexibility, provide preferred parking spots, longer lunches, or the opportunity to
spend time on passion projects or tasks they enjoy.
If you're a Black Hawk [helicopter] pilot or a tank commander,
spend some
time on the flight line or in the motor pool with the maintainers and the wrench - turners.
You'll
spend your
time on two key coordination pieces — getting the contracts and accounts with the manufacturers who need goods transported and then finding drivers who can fulfill those contracts
on schedule.
He traveled often, both for work and to visit his now wife, Yoganshi Shah, in the U.S. Shah finally got fed up watching her husband
spend $ 25
on a pillow every
time he traveled, and didn't love the stockpile of pillows they were gradually amassing either.
Maguire says his airline is focused
on nonstop service between smaller cities that lost service but still have business travelers who may not want to
spend the
time connecting through larger airlines» hubs.
Koum didn't elaborate
on his reasons for leaving, other to say it was
time to «move
on» so he could
spend more
time «collecting rare air - cooled Porsches, working
on my cars and playing ultimate frisbee.»
First, track your
time for a few weeks and notice how much
time you
spend on each task.
Working for his firm during the day, he
spends his spare
time working an
on angle with the high - powered, extremely successful (but ruthless and greedy) broker Gordon Gekko.
«This leads to
spending way too much energy
on conference calls, meetings and offsites, traveling to see each other, and wasting
time with conference reports, PowerPoint presentations, dimming and ultimately extinguishing creativity,» he said at the ANA conference.
So when it comes to making decisions about how to
spend your
time, it should all be laser - focused
on either doing the things that deliver you the greatest return or investing in marketing efforts that will generate more demand for those high - return tasks.
Within your audience, each individual will
spend five to 10 minutes
on your survey, but you'll only have to
spend time at the end of the survey period, reviewing the information you've gathered.
Though the thought of running your own business,
spending your days working
on something you're passionate about, and choosing how and where you
spend your
time is enticing, realize there are days if not years of sleepless nights, cash flow shortfalls and mindset hurdles between you and your destination.
He'd been listless, and was
spending a lot of
time on Reddit, and upon encountering broken image after broken image, he decided to unleash to the masses a little side project he'd hacked together.
What do you prefer to
spend most of your
time on?
We
spent a ton of
time thinking about it and tried our best to keep up the collaboration, but Kanye was too busy and we haven't gotten together
on it yet.»
Think about it — those who start forums are asking potential and current members to
spend time each day doing something they don't normally do, which is going into the forum
on a separate site and engage in conversation.
For me, this is an important quality as I
spend so much
time on my smartphones throughout the day.
To determine which feature you should initially focus
on spend time with customers, analyze major emerging trends in the industry, and examine areas where competitors fail to solve problems.
Sorkin: You're going to
spend time on the premium business, the Reserve business.
The strength of Hasbro's results contradict a narrative that has formed in the retail sector in which many executives have lamented that
spending during the holiday season has focused
on two periods of
time: the Thanksgiving / Black Friday holiday weekend and the final week before Christmas.
The emphasis has to be
on creating a site which people will want to
spend time browsing and even share with their friends.
Entrepreneurs fall into a trap where they look at the
time spent on a particular idea, project or employee and think they need to continue investing more
time accordingly.
Spend as much
time as it takes trying to have derogatory marks removed because they also weigh heavily
on your overall score.
Spend less
time worried about getting one more hour in the office and focus
on your fitness and your health.
Business Model «
Time spent on your business model drives growth,» says Schleckser.
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.
And of course leaving people alone much of the
time means
spending less money
on advertising, which means we can keep our prices lower.
They
spend their
time on things such as building a business or pursuing a passion.
This role requires the CEO to move out from behind his or her desk to
spend more
time on the front lines of the business as a way to assess what might be missing.
Being deliberate about how I am going to
spend my
time and then reflecting (that day)
on what went well and what I could have done better are a powerful combination for me.»
Sonnenshein
spends much of his
time these days with banks, broker dealers, hedge funds, and endowments, pitching them not only
on his firm's eight different crypto - funds but also
on how allocating a portion of an investor's portfolio to crypto can have a meaningful influence.
I shot my team down
on all of these with a polite, but adamant no and an explanation that our
time was best
spent at doing what we're good at: selling online.
«Financial services is something we're
spending a lot of
time on.
After
spending a significant amount of
time on a company, it is hard to realize that the mission or direction is misaligned.
These people became productive because they had to think a little bit more, be choosier about how they
spend their
time and what they focused
on.
«It's never a good thing when the markets are
spending time focused
on rancour and brinkmanship in Washington instead of being focused
on what are some pretty reasonable fundamentals that we're getting,» said Craig Fehr, Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.
If there's one thing parents of newborn babies lack, it's free
time — the kind of
time you'd need to, say,
spend 30 - plus minutes
on hold trying to cancel an unwanted subscription.
After
spending time in finance
on Wall Street, Bezos founded Amazon.com in the garage of his Seattle home in 1994 and operated it exclusively as an online book retailer.
So we decided to
spend some
time speaking with Roberts, to get his views
on the current state of life sciences investing and to learn what he thinks may set him apart from the rest of the health care VC crowd.
Most professionals
spend 0 % of their
time on the latter, says Morgan, which can seriously undercut their authority.
Usually, automakers
spend a lot of
time on planning and prototypes before going into full production.
A joint study by AOL and Nielsen found that people
spend more than 50 percent of their
time online with content and an additional 30 percent of their
time on social channels where content can be shared.
However, if you've reached the point where you are
spending too much
time on the non-critical stuff, can't keep up with demand, or don't have some of the skills needed to take the next step, it's
time to reach for the calculator and figure out if an extra pair of hands can be justified.
Finally, visitors to Digital London will vote
on the winner who will receive a collection of business - boosting goodies including, of course, exposure, as well as an exhibition stand at next year's Digital London event, access to Wazoku's idea - management software, production
time in a video suite to record a promotional video and # 200 to
spend at Moo.
When Google senior vice-president of search Amit Singhal was growing up in India in the mid-1970s, he
spent a lot of
time watching Star Trek reruns
on a black - and - white TV.
When he is not writing, Trevor enjoys golfing, cheering
on the Steelers, and
spending time with his two dogs.