Sentences with phrase «own detriment»

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to pass a resolution opposing that bill, claiming it would be a detriment to public safety.

It's a classic «forest for the trees» mistake: We're focused on the details at the detriment of the big picture.

It should not be at the level of our own detriment, though.

And they tend to take the process too personally: A 2013 study from the University of Oxford demonstrated that entrepreneurs are inclined to express more emotion at the bargaining table, to their detriment.

As a result, they often make costly mistakes that are a huge detriment to their online AND offline success.

The Dan Price Pay Experiment will either be hailed as a stroke of genius showing that entrepreneurs have underpaid their workforces to their companies» detriment, or as proof positive that Gravity is being run by a well - intentioned fool.

Telling someone how their behavior is making others feel, or working to the detriment of the company — an effective approach with many employees — won't work at all when you're dealing with a narcissist.

But if such a person can't work well in teams or lacks integrity («doing the right thing»), you're merely stuck with a talented jerk to the detriment of the team.

Too many companies get used to doing things a certain way, sometimes to their detriment — and your questions force a healthy re-examination of whether the old way is the best way.

Studies have shown an increase in health problems following retirement and retiring can also be a detriment to your cognitive abilities.

For Adidas — or any company — ultimately, small incidents will prove a greater detriment to customer lifetime value.

The BRIC's worst economic performer thus far in 2009, Russia is overly reliant on energy, has a declining and aging population with Third World mortality rates and an authoritarian government too willing to intervene in its economy to the detriment of investors.

As a result, employers are likely passing over excellent hires, to the detriment of their organization.

The one thing that was your greatest detriment now becomes your greatest strength.

Mathile realized at that moment he had been unable to let go of control over his company, and it was actually turning into a detriment to the company's success.

«We will examine whether platforms are exercising market power in commercial dealings to the detriment of consumers, media content creators and advertisers,» Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims said in a statement.

However, when you focus on being liked to the detriment of your business's health, that becomes a problem.

Australia's competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook (fb) and Alphabet's Google (goog) have disrupted the news media market to the detriment of publishers and consumers.

Everyone talks about volatility as a detriment to markets and investors, but no one talks about the opportunities that arise for investors during periods of market volatility.

Rather, I want to shed light on the single behavior that neither contender has managed to master — to their own detriment: empathy.

The eight - justice court is hearing arguments Monday in two cases that deal with the same basic issue of whether race played too large a role in the drawing of electoral districts, to the detriment of African - Americans.

Dr. Steve Orma, a spokesperson for the Calm app, notes how our sleep patterns change over the weekend, often to the detriment of Monday morning.

As the CEO of a rapidly growing company, it's easy to let the job consume you completely, to the detriment of those closest to you: your family.

If the sheer buying power of that many people don't get you excited, he says, then that is to your detriment.

It sounds outlandish, but Seppälä insists that, according to one study at least «lack of social connection is a greater detriment to health than obesity, smoking and high blood pressure.»

Like Standard Oil, they have the power to wring enormous advantages from the internet service providers, to the detriment of smaller competitors.

At times, we've overdone our process, to the detriment of getting things done; at other times, we've been undisciplined, to the detriment of learning from our mistakes and wins.

More often than not, choosing a candidate with less experience is a detriment, not an advantage, to your business.

Still, it's easy to see how a combination of factors could induce unsavoury market participants to «short and distort» stocks — that is, to take short positions, then spread misleading information to capitalize on investors» fear and profit from the stock's resulting decline, to the detriment of the issuing company and the broader market's integrity.

For any other leader with a measure of accountability, humility, and a conscience, growing and learning new skills to overcome blind spots that are a detriment to the company's success is par for the course.

Not necessarily expensive work or paid work, but doing something and avoiding the detriment of becoming idle, which leads to atrophy.

Telecommuting can blur the boundaries between work and home, to the detriment of both, but it doesn't have to.

That being said, with influencers like Huffington working to educate companies on the detriments of overwork, there's hope.

The Internet must not advantage some to the detriment of others.

It fails to achieve its objective and ends up misrepresenting your business to the detriment of decision makers.

Until then, Greece's efforts will continue to prove self - defeating, to the great detriment of its citizens and neighbours alike.

«Coffee has no political allegiance, but Starbucks under Schultz's leadership has been unwavering in its support of liberal causes to the detriment of its brand and shareholder value,» Danhof, who is a shareholder, said in a statement prior to the meeting.

And for those of us who don't, it can be a natural response to ramble on during a sales call — highlighting more benefits, listing out every product feature, reiterating the same value props in different words over and over again to our own detriment.

The site called Kellogg's decision «economic censorship» and «un-American,» saying Kellogg was denigrating «to its own detriment» the consumers who elected Trump.

But while the RNC's new recommendations may not be directly aimed at quashing another Paul's White House run, conservative activists argue that the changes to the primary process would inevitably benefit candidates who are well - funded and have high - name recognition, to the detriment of those who draw their support from the GOP's activist base.

The real - life inspiration for Tony Stark in Jon Favreau's Iron Man movies purposely doesn't indulge in too much caffeine before lights out, something he admits he used to do to his own detriment.

You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.

I believe that until the number of women investors and women investees equal men, the playing field will remain skewed to the detriment of the economy and society.

He extolled the virtues of Canadian broadcasters in terms of their investment in the country and their provision of U.S. studio content, adding, «So if there are consumers that choose to circumvent the system they're... doing so to the detriment not just of the system but all Canadians.»

This caution is entirely to the detriment of your sales message.

I historically have been somebody who fell victim to always having my phone with me, always checking it, and often, it's easy to do that to your own detriment.

He writes: «None of the difficulties women in Hollywood face are caused by the word «actress,» but they are the product of the language and thinking that creates and reinforces a false separation between men and women — almost always to the detriment of women.

I had a chance to try them out, and it really is consistently surprising how Daily Harvest can make such healthy ingredients taste like something I'd buy for flavor rather than for its health benefits (and perhaps in spite of its potential health detriments).

When you consider the health detriments of remaining sedentary for eight or more hours a day, it isn't hard to see why you aren't feeling your best.

Why should any Interactive Brand Manager be in favor of an «idea» that could possibly bring X amount of detriment to the whole economics of interactive marketing?