Sentences with phrase «open door policy as»

In fact, Sonoma County prided itself on that freewheeling, open door policy as a way to be distinguished from nearby Napa Valley, which was quickly earning a reputation for elite wine tasting experiences at premium prices.

Not exact matches

An open - door policy could easily be misused as a «see me when the stuff hits the fan» policy.

Too many entrepreneurs misinterpret an open - door policy as an obligation to be available to their team every minute of every day.

As we often say, «We don't have an open - door policy — we just don't have doors!»

As it turns out, PetSmart had two key advantages it could leverage: an open - door policy for customers» pets and well - trained sales associates who actually have the product - specific knowledge to influence customer decisions.

The Fed's monetary policy statement in July contained upbeat language that appeared to open the door to a rate hike as early as its next meeting in September.

That may explain why the Fed sought to leave the door open for a rate hike rather than paint the economy as fully ready for a monetary policy tightening.

As for the mentally ill, they're the victims of liberal policies decades ago that declared mental illness a «right» and opened the doors to the mental hospitals dedicated to treating them.

It's important to realise those press outlets are NEVER going to portray Labour as having anything other than an «open door policy».

DiNapoli insisted he has an open - door policy and described the sit downs as «meet - and - greets» with those wanting to know his priorities for the office — not pitch deals.But DiNapoli did not deny that companies may have had an easier time getting face - time if they came with one of his political pals.

Refugee numbers from Afghanistan saw a sharp increase after Germany's decision to switch to an open door policy, and are not useful as an indicator for local security situations.

DiNapoli insisted he has an open - door policy and described the sit downs as «meet - and - greets» with those wanting to know his priorities for the office - not pitch deals.

There's a rich mix of fabrics, artefacts and language on display, and parents are warmly welcomed as part of an open - door policy.

As CEO of the Chicago schools, Vallas combined Rudy Giuliani's gruff exterior and stunning self - confidence with a Bill Clinton - like mastery of policy minutiae and John McCain's open door to a fawning, half - intimidated press.

Adequacy advocates seldom open the door to alternative public - policy solutions, such as income maintenance, housing subsidies, or health and nutrition improvement, for addressing the education problems of the disadvantaged.

Growing dissatisfaction with the shortcomings of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy and anticipation of its rewrite have left the door open for states to move on in favor of using other innovative assessment tools as a potential replacement.1

As a result, the university opened its doors to the first - ever Veterans Resource Center and implemented veteran conscious policies across the university.

We achieved this sign - on rate even though all participating LEAs will have to implement a bold set of policy and practice changes, including using student growth as one of multiple measures in evaluating and compensating teachers and leaders; denying tenure to teachers who are deemed ineffective as gauged partly by student growth; relinquishing control over their persistently lowest - achieving schools; increasing the number of students who are taught by effective teachers; and, in many cases, opening their doors to more charter schools.

School leadership should communicate frequently with staff; the principal and administrators should have an open - door policy so that teachers and staff can come forward with questions and concerns as they arise.

Create policies that support the use of technology as a tool for opening classroom doors, encourage collaboration and classroom visitation, and build a community of sharing and learning.

We work with community leaders, health departments, First Nation organizations, local schools, elders and maintain an open door policy of transparency about our operations, as well as the opportunity for any interested community members to tour, follow their pets through the clinic, or participate through volunteering.

However, as we mentioned before, the hospital has an open door policy and would be happy to take you to the Treatment Room with your pet while procedures are performed.

For many years, our open - admission policy was defined as taking in every animal brought to our doors at any time.

Travel is becoming increasingly pet friendly, as even some hotels and restaurants adopt open - door policies for their guests» animal companions.

But on my walk along the retail strip, what could be described as an «open door energy policy» appeared to prevail.

Dr. Birol and Minister Ploumen discussed the IEA's «open doors» policy, the energy transition in a low - oil - price environment, as well as opportunities to cooperate on energy access, notably clean cooking.

It seems as though Stern's office has an open - door policy for her clients» families; later on we discover that she is hiding a client's young son in the office, unbeknown to the father, during a difficult meeting between his parents.

Perks — like the one we mentioned above — are helpful for businesses, as are contests and having an open door policy.

There is no formal mentorship program at Benson Percival Brown LLP, as we firmly believe in an open door policy which allows our students to seek assistance from all of our lawyers.

When looking through overall reviews of the firm, Bird & Bird consistently came up as a friendly firm, where all staff were approachable, and they had an open - door policy.

By posting job opportunities, or searching resumes, your business can find diversity in persons with disabilities as well as demonstrate OFCCP Compliance, affirmative action and open door policies.

As I mentioned above, we shouldn't need all of these ancillary broker benefits for the open - door policy to make sense.

Changes in the healthcare policy over the last year have opened the door for healthcare reform as we have never seen before.