Sentences with phrase «people are great at»

As for me, I am not opposed to the notion that some people are great at blogging and they draw a big following.

Some people are great at it, like Marlene Dumas.

And progressive people are great at adapting.

Find out what people are great at and make sure they have the opportunity to use those skills, even if it's not in their current job description.

Irresistible people are great at reading other people, and they adjust their behavior and style to make others feel comfortable.

Most sales people are great at staying in touch throughout the sales process but disappear after the fact.

Not exact matches

Data and research and scholarly journals are great, but people like Dale, people with a pubic platform willing to talk openly about their experiences, spread awareness and create change at a much faster rate than would otherwise have been possible.

Whatever the mission, we simply looked for people who had proved to be great at leading it.

(Read Dan's post; it's a great look at why so few people follow a routine of daily, intensive practice... and why, for those that do, it's transformative.)

It's easy to get a little star struck by a personality representing your brand but remember that these people, no matter how great they are, put their pants on one leg at a time (or so I've been led to believe).

There's a great deal to be gleaned from people who have actually done what you're hoping to do rather than from newbies who are inventing their «careers» as they roll along, hoping at the same time to get their businesses built and scaled before they run out of time, cheap money or good ideas.

If you look at the company and say «I want us to be a great place to be,» than you need to eliminate the slackers, the laggards and the people who are just putting in his or her time.

This one takes guts, says Loberg, and «most of us — expect maybe sales and marketing people — aren't great at it.»

For people constantly in the public eye, the royals are unsurprisingly great at shaking the right hands, smiling at the right moments, and generally keeping it all together to make sure they get things done.

Since everyone at the outset is doing multiple jobs and since you can't be everywhere at once, you've got to trust your people to do the right things in the moment, since there's no rule book, no time for extensive preparation and instruction, and there's rarely a second chance to make a great first impression with a lot of new and prospective customers.

These software enable sales people to have increased awareness of their pipeline, and a greater understanding of the stage that the buyer is currently at.

Rahn, who said he's hired close to two hundred people in his former position at Facebook, said that bringing mediocre people onboard can destroy a product, even if that product is inherently great.

Great companies understand people are free agents, who can leave at any time.

Now we know any platform that can be used by people seeking greater freedom can be leveraged at least as effectively by bad actors looking to curtail that freedom.

Spanish Health Minister Dolors Montserrat, who originates from Catalonia, delivered a brief statement at the rally on Sunday: «Today is a very important day for all the Catalans and today we are going to put a stop to the independence, and we will... And we want to build for the Catalans and with all the rest of the Spanish people, this grand nation and this great democracy all together.»

«God not only uses our trails to better equip us to help others, he also brings us the right people at the right time with the right resources so that our impact in the world will be greater.»

And I find that one of the greatest joys I have is sharing what I've learned as a way to give back to the people who are either starting out in the industry, or are sort of at a point in their careers where they're looking for some sage counsel and advice,» he told me.

And, think about it, if I'm a star employee or a superstar volunteer or business owner — whatever it is I'm so great at — if I get to socially share what real people said about me in a recommendation, what is that going to do to my bank account?

But the use of this story is anything but: «One of the great things about the catalyst story is it's a great way to help your people understand some of the change you want to surface at your company,» Gittins said.

People want to be part of the group, and will follow social norms at great cost.

As long as there are ultra-rich people, there will always be a few who value great journalism enough to bankroll it, or at least who see some advantage to themselves in doing so.

I'm great at listening to people and hearing what they want, knowing how far to push and stretch them.

If you have a co-worker who is great at giving presentations, connect with them to see what tips the person can share.

«Creative people who can't help but explore other mental territories are at greater risk, just as someone who climbs a mountain is more at risk than someone who just walks along a village lane.»

«Startups are ultimately a collection of great people,» says Jon Sakoda, a general partner at Menlo Park venture capital firm NEA.

Fortunately, I'm at HMS — so being surrounded by great people is already taken care of.

«Most companies that are great at something... do not become great at new things people want (streaming for us) because they are afraid to hurt their initial business.

«The media has done a great job of scaring people, hackers have done a good job at hacking and there has been a good amount of activism to help people understand the risks,» says Jean Yang, co-founder of Cybersecurity Factory, an incubator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dharmesh Shah: As the founder of HubSpot, pioneers of inbound marketing, Shah is a great person to follow on Twitter because he's at the forefront of an industry that is constantly evolving.

«Many great ideas have been lost because the people who had them could not stand being laughed at.»

When I was discussing this work at a conference last month, one of the attendees asked a great question: But what do you do if you have a team that is not full of naturally empathetic people?

We're really great at connecting our audiences with other people and other brands in really fun and engaging ways.

People hear about how great Slack is — from friends who have it in their offices, or from co-workers who used it at their last job, or from people they follow on Twitter — try the free version inside their teams, then get so hooked on it, the corporate IT buyer is obliged to pay up or risk mPeople hear about how great Slack is — from friends who have it in their offices, or from co-workers who used it at their last job, or from people they follow on Twitter — try the free version inside their teams, then get so hooked on it, the corporate IT buyer is obliged to pay up or risk mpeople they follow on Twitter — try the free version inside their teams, then get so hooked on it, the corporate IT buyer is obliged to pay up or risk mutiny.

People just aren't great at doing that kind of uncomfortable reckoning when no one bears explicit responsibility for it.

There's a blog for a product that doesn't really exist yet, a growing number of early adopters who are waiting, like you, for the app to come out; you're commissioning great content and paying out of pocket for it, and shopping around for an office space because your data is telling you that as soon as you get the product out, people will be positively chomping at the bit to get to it.

The authors say that the better people are at recognizing others» emotions the more able they are to influence others effectively and get along with others, which eventually results in greater career success and higher income.

If like me you are regularly meeting people at networking events or in meetings, this is a great tool to store the story.

«When I looked at how people talked about great managers, not all of them were nice people, but all of them were loved»

The best way I can describe the people we want is like this: There are some people who throw great dinner parties because they really want to take care of their guests, and there are other people who are lousy at it because everything is a chore, everything is a problem.

We have managed this at Virgin in part by attracting great people who genuinely enjoy what they are doing.

Effective people know that no one succeeds at anything worthwhile on their own — so they work hard to build teams of bright, motivated, and highly skilled people, knowing that a great team is always greater than the sum of its parts.

«Even people buying the stock at this price think this is a great opportunity,» says Heather Beach, Siebel's director of sales operations, who started out as the company's office manager and loaded up on options largely in lieu of salary in the company's early days.

There were some rumblings about GE (ge) not having been a great corporate citizen in other locales, and cynics pointed out that only approximately 800 people (out of a total headcount of 333,000) work at corporate headquarters.

A recent study by two assistant professors at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management found that while consumers» overall behaviour is shifting toward greater social responsibility, the rise in ethical, or green consumption hasn't made people more altruistic.

«He recognizes that he's made mistakes, and he's recognized that some people he's chosen have gone on to be all - stars at Berkshire, and others have been great, and others have not worked out,» Cool told Fortune in October 2013, adding that «he's been incredibly trusting, which is very empowering to an individual.»