Sentences with phrase «own sake»

Once everyone stops lying to each other for politeness» sake, you start to build an environment where everyone has each other's back.

The dismantling of those types of employee - focused programs for the sake of costs is usually not a good long - term sign.

For the sake of consistency, we need to realize that Amazon is now effectively claiming the right — and perhaps the obligation — to vet every author prior to agreeing to sell his or her book.

They will hope and implore that the conversation turns to holiday plans and travel, to new babies and weddings in the extended family, school musicals, college and career ambitions, and that «cooked to perfection» turkey, for heaven's sake — not the tax bill or tweet du jour.

«Wrapify uses technology not just for its own sake, but to teach an old dog a new trick.»

Companies are spending billions to bring their employees» writing skills up to snuff, while tons of executives and techies are urging young professionals to improve their skill with the written word for both the sake of their employers and their own personal professional advancement.

But for simplicity's sake, let's assume the higher you are on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the better you're doing.

He's seen it all, but when it comes to saying it out loud, will usually throw some sugar coating on it for everyone's sake.

Maybe holding meetings for meetings» sake makes the miserable managers feel more productive, but they don't do much of anything for the business.

While some businesses just have a Facebook page for the sake of having one, you can learn how to get the most out of your Facebook business page by applying best practices.

Sure, they may enjoy some perks of the job, but fundamentally they're not interested in flaunting power for power's sake.

The clash of the Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family.

Forget what that actually means — for the sake of the public image of bitcoin (both the digital currency and the underlying technology that powers it), it doesn't matter.

Fun just for fun's sake, unconnected to profit, is an essential part of the balance.

I don't dream of a world in which I can get a shirt for $ 3.99 just for the sake of that.

«It's not innovation for innovation's sake.»

«When you are no longer what Thoreau called a corporation with a conscience,» Burnett admonished his firm, «when you begin to compromise your integrity... stoop to convenient expediency and rationalize yourself into acts of opportunism for the sake of a fast buck,» he thundered, «[I'll] demand you take my name off the door.»

But 30 - plus years in the business make Donovan less likely to conform for conformance's sake.

But as with the progression toward self - aggregation discussed above, the ultimate aim even with these mega-medi-deals isn't to get bigger for bigness sake — or at least it shouldn't be.

Shops, producers and, for the sake of argument, service providers or wherever it might be would be obliged to take advantages of the changes, knowing that they would run out in a set amount of time.

I used the same network names and passwords as my old router for simplicity sake.

My advice would be not to create an advisory board for the sake of saying you have one.

But it's not necessary to completely eliminate vacations, days out, or getaways for the sake of your budget.

«It doesn't have to be growth for growth's sake.

«Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward.

We now have drones that can deliver packages, rockets that can get things to space on the cheap (though they still struggle with coming back down), and even jetpacks for goodness sake.

For the sake of the global economy, we'd better hope so

Why is there a requirement from managers, whether implied or directive, to stay late for the sake of «putting in face time»?

But let's assume, for the sake of argument, that Scientology would have an operating profit margin of 10 %, that would put its annual profits at $ 20 million.

And if, as Daoust seems to imply, the key reforms have already been implemented, a prohibition on federal contracts would be baldly punitive, a form of punishment for its own sake.

Seattle's City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers, becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the sake of public health.

So please: for the sake of your work and your own well - being, take a half hour to step away from the keyboard and eat that sandwich outside.

I just think it's a matter of being in sync with one another and thinking about the end product the right way, and the fact that we have to drive business objectives and we can't create work just for the sake of creating work.

Barrick ended up mired in debt and dysfunction in part because it tried to boost production numbers over the past decade, just for the sake of boosting numbers.

Have you passed over a better candidate just for the sake of working with a friend or family?

Our focus needed to shift from saving species for species» sake to protecting nature for humanity's well - being.

Big pharma is a popular target for righteous anger from many quarters, but Governor Brown's defense of the law rests on reducing income inequality rather than sticking it to the man for its own sake.

When you constantly post for the sake of posting and don't really have anything to say, it turns people off.

For the sake of professionalism, sometimes it's important to simply listen to what the other person has to say even when this means swallowing your pride.

There's No There There Mainly for the sake of my sanity, I had also connected my Bitcoin account to a real bank account (again, it was one from years and several businesses ago), which is the only reason I ever got started with this whole crazy system.

He doesn't think the math will be linear, but for the sake of an example, that's $ 900 billion — 5 x $ 180 billion.

The White House was clear that it isn't just trying to increase gender diversity for its own sake, but in an attempt to boost U.S. economy.

That doesn't mean buying something for the sake of it; there are certain items that are worth their high price tag, and we've rounded up those tech purchases for you below.

With up to 40 % of your time wasted in a juggling act, it's prudent to give some consideration to developing new habits, both for productivity sakes as well as for your own sanity!

Getting control of your bad habits is critical, and not just for productivity's sake.

This isn't an ideal experience for their customers and potential subscribers, instead it comes off as being too focused on growing an email list for the sake of growing it.

How do you bring your fresh perspective to a team with a strong track record without seeking change for change's sake?

If not, then you would be hiring just for the sake of hiring.

As President, we should not automatically expect Trump to be a staunch supporter of lower taxes just for the sake of lower taxes.

She advances from British psychologist James Reason's contention that a mistake is distinct from an error (though she uses the terms interchangeably for readability's sake).