Sentences with phrase «opened the meeting with»

Romney opened meetings with corny jokes.

Open the meeting with thanking them for meeting and complimenting them on something they truly have done well or have contributed recently.

James You think that people are opening these meetings with prayer as an «insidious method of identifying those who believe differently than the one leading the prayer» I hope you are wrong.

He was planning to compete on the coming Saturday, his first serious competition in six years, in an open meet with the best young wrestlers in the Northeast.

Franklin opened the meeting with an explanation of the campaign's mission to «reduce crime, disease, death and addiction by ending the most socially destructive public policy since slavery.»

The company held an open meeting with its employees on Tuesday to discuss the matter, but the BBC's North America technology reporter Dave Lee said neither Mr Zuckerberg nor his deputy, Sheryl Sandberg, chaired it.

President Erik Coler opened the meeting with a discussion of the 311 issues from the last meeting.

Newburgh City Manager Michael Ciaravino opened the meeting with his presentation entitled «A Tale of Two Watersheds.»

Richard McKinnon.the idea the far left ago are still trying to save face that they nearly destroyed the party in the early 80's are only letting young student momentum types, takr over some Moribund areas, or ousting hard working councillors from positions by getting their mates to tun up, is more obvious, they're not doing it because not enough people want Blair at th Hague, in fact some blairites were dead against Iraq, some blue labour types want Blair at The Hague, the far left would have gone done their path, had nine of this happened, they waited for their chance 2010 we were bunt out, 2015 was the first time, after we'd lost power in history, where we didn't have a civil war, we showed loyalty to Ed M, and look what happened, the hard left are using tricks, on having their open meetings with motions, or getting George Galloway backers to turn up to meetings, momentum, even have kill Blair protests, via Socialist worker

Now the Westchester County Board of Legislators wants an open meeting with new housing monitor James Robinson — to discuss what the board can do moving forward with complying with the terms of the settlement.

The committee's chair opened the meeting with a reflection on recent school shootings in other states.

Executive Director David Dunn welcomed representatives from TCSA's member schools and opened the meeting with the first item -LSB-...]

If you don't already have a 401k open meet with the HR department at your workplace and have one set up.

Last week, at her first Memphis Animal Services (MAS) Advisory Board meeting as the new shelter administrator, Alexis Pugh opened the meeting with a tearful apology.

At the occasion of the opening we met with the artistic director of BodhiBerlin, Shaheen Merali who not only provided us with an introduction to the inaugural exhibition «Frontlines: Notations from the contemporary Indian Urban», which he has curated, but also gave us an outlook to the program of BodhiBerlin.

«Supreme Court to hear case on separating church and state; Justices will consider whether to let city councils open their meetings with explicitly Christian prayers»: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

For example, opening a meeting with a question that invites people to turn the status quo on its head sends a strong message that thinking - out - side the box is encouraged.

Facebook, meanwhile, will hold an open meeting with its employees later to discuss the matter, tech news website The Verge is reporting.

The company held an open meeting with its employees on Tuesday to discuss the matter, but the BBC's North America technology reporter Dave Lee said neither Mr Zuckerberg nor his deputy, Sheryl Sandberg, chaired it.

A typical visit included an opening meeting with key staff members and board members, observation of how the organisation works to promote collaboration, talking with and observing members of staff / volunteers, viewing any additional documentary evidence not previously provided and a closing meeting to review the visit.

For directors who weren't at the 1996 gathering, NAR CEO Dale Stinton opened the meeting with a «walk down memory lane,» a slide show juxtaposing the past 20 years of NAR's history with what was happening in the world and in technology.

Not exact matches

Whether it was taking part in a seminar on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies with other area executives, hanging out at a barbecue, or attending the opening of a new play, Dase made his presence felt, and he says he and the company were met with «an enormous receptivity.»

In February of last year, the U.S. airline CEOs met with President Donald Trump at the White House and asked him to push Middle Eastern carriers to comply with Open Skies agreements designed to ensure all airlines compete on a level playing field.

Kirk Hansen, Kyäni Founder and Chairman of the Board, said the meetings with Otter will open doors for future success in the Chinese market.

For example, the Federal Open Market Committee explains the reasons for its policy decisions in a statement released after each regularly scheduled meeting, and three weeks later we publish minutes with a detailed summary of the meeting discussion.

The news of the opening of Apple's new facility comes during a visit from Apple CEO Tim Cook to Japan to meet with the prime minister, which Bloomberg News said was Cook's first visit to Japan since become Apple's top executive.

While a third of professionals in the Middle East say that they do not feel communication channels in their company are open, one way for you to create open communication between employees and management would be by holding regular meetings with employees and adopting an open door policy that encourages them to speak frankly without fear of repercussion.

Thanks to its growing size and reputation, the company is becoming a more visible industry presence, recently opening the MDC Innovation Centre in New York, a 16,000 - square - foot office on Fifth Avenue above Bergdorf Goodman's, with a balcony overlooking Central Park for clients and partner agencies to use as a meeting and workspace.

Since meeting with Lemonis in July, Patinkin opened up a kiosk in the UrbanSpace Vanderbilt in Manhattan, a food hall that rents to small - scale vendors.

A team of Virgin executives scrambled to Seattle to meet with him and open negotiations over a spaceliner successor to the spacecraft.

Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, attends an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve with Stanley Fischer, vice chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, right, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015.

All eyes on the Fed today, as the Federal Open Market Committee concludes its two - day meeting with a policy statement and a press conference featuring Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

This year's awards are open to all Australian business women that meet the entry criteria in the following categories: * Westpac Group Business Owner Award (owners with a 50 per cent share or more in a business, with responsibility for key management decision making); * Australian Government Private and Corporate Sector Award (employees in the private and corporate sectors, or owners with less than a 50 per cent share of a business); * Hudson Community and Government Award (employees of government departments, statutory bodies and not - for - profit organisations); * Panasonic Young Business Women's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any of the above criteria).

In the cold open of the show, Alec Baldwin revived his Trump impression to speak from his bipartisan meeting with senators on gun control, saying he'd take everyone's guns away — «even the whites.»

When I meet Morrow, he's dressed in a style I would call business casual with cupcake flair: His open - collared dress shirt, though tucked into the usual chinos, is bedecked with pink buttons and has pastel ornamentation inside the placket.

«Drivers come to open houses, they bring cars... it's great for our distributors because their customers — and their staff — are thrilled to meet and engage with the drivers.

But with an open mind, a willingness to build relationships and the confidence to meet challenges head - on, you'll be well on your way to success.

The unfinished cement floor is cut through with a couple of white walls, slapped up in a hurry when management realized the open - concept design hadn't left space for meetings.

On the day I meet him, Buterin, tall and skeletally thin, is wearing a wrinkled T - shirt promoting open - source software and a pink - and - purple - striped Swatch wristwatch with a smirking Cheshire cat on its face.

Create open conversation with your employee, establish each other's expectations, and do your best to meet on the same page.

Before the games began, he voiced his concern over the decision of Vice President Mike Pence leading the Team USA Olympic delegation, turning down a meeting with Pence ahead of the opening ceremony.

The film then whizzes from Washington, D.C., to Switzerland to Japan to Hawaii, cracking open the secrets that Snowden exposed in a fateful meeting with journalists in a Hong Kong hotel room.

Currently, I practice going to meetings with an open mind and spending more time listening to people's points of view without quick reactions.

On the corporate side, Facebook, which is not known for being an open platform, has developed such a reputation for privacy violations that the launch of its Messenger app was met with a huge wave of revulsion, even though the permissions being requested were really pretty standard.

When Jobs opened Apple's first store in Tyson's Corner, Va., the company's foray into retailing was met with skepticism and even scorn.

«She's off to a fine start and has been doing a lot of good work meeting with key people and being open about what is on her mind,» says one long - time Kellogg observer.

Hastings met me in an open - plan space at HQ, with engineers and other employees milling around us; my interview with Sarandos was behind the closed doors of his spacious office.

Start shopping around for a bank that will work with you to meet your needs, even if it means having your parents co-sign to open the account.

«This company has to change,» Khosrowshahi said in his opening remarks, at his first all - hands meeting with the company.

«I did not have any private meetings, nor do I recall any conversations with any Russian officials at the Mayflower Hotel,» Sessions said in his opening statement.