Sentences with phrase «planning practice of»

Prior to joining the Volpe Center's management team, she managed the transportation planning practice of EG&G, a division of the URS Corporation.

They should be given control and flexibility in their work environment — many companies are increasingly adopting the best planning practice of providing a 1:1 ratio (or close to it) of desk seats to seats in shared settings used for either collaborative work or quiet work.

Not exact matches

«Then write down a plan ahead of time that works for you and practice what to say and what to do with your workers like a fire drill.»

The Harvard Business Review: A research - based magazine that provides a wealth of information about the latest trends, business plans, and practices that the best business leaders implement.

Following up on our seven - step plan to improve gender diversity at any company, we decided to look at some of the most common individual practices that companies are implementing today.

Early on in my career as I became a manager of employees and functional areas, ongoing relationships and meetings with my mentees became the early training and practice ground for sharpening my «plan of attack.»

Scassa said the emails from Microsoft, LinkedIn and communications platform Slack, whose email to users touted «improved clarity and transparency» by making terms «clearer and more understandable» and sharing more details on its data processing practices, could have been sent earlier than planned because of Facebook's scandal.

Coca - Cola should be the industry leader for best practices in corporate governance and pay practices; the 2014 Equity Plan clearly falls far short of this bar.»

If there is no practice, the full potential of the plan will not be realized.

Overbooking flights is a legal and common airline practice; travelers cancel plans at the last minute, they show up late... it's a numbers game: The airline builds in a buffer of oversold seats to offset the number of people their statistical models predict will back out.

The program, still in early stages of planning, is aimed at both helping janitors maximize efficiency and establishing standards and best practices for the use of robots in janitorial work, according to Brain Corporation.

An increasing number of progressive - minded leaders are beginning to consider looking at this «good for the corporate soul» practice as more of a central line to their strategic business planning.

Computer Science programs usually cover an immense number of subject matters, from network security, to design practices, project planning, back end development, front end development, database management, data analysis, etc..

Writing a business plan is one of those skills that improve with practice.

Facebook announced plans Wednesday to shut down its third - party data provider division as part of a wider effort to clean up data practices following a massive leak of user profiles.

Indian regulators took the argument to heart and banned the practice of zero rating, meaning mobile carriers can't charge for a data plan but then exempt some services from counting toward the data limit.

As part of the planned settlement, Uber has also agreed to make changes to its privacy and security practices, according to Buzzfeed.

Damian Collins, the chair of the British parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said he would not rule out asking more technology firms to give evidence on their data collection practices, but there are no plans currently.

In your book, you take mental contrasting a step further with the introduction of a meditative practice you call WOOP: Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan.

In an unusual mid-December display of bi-partisanship, the House Financial Services committee announced plans to hold hearings to address SEC settlement practices and «concerns about accountability and transparency,» according to Chairman Spencer Bachus.

The plan is China's contribution to a global effort to stamp out the common practice of multinationals altering the price put on labor, services or intangible asset transfers within global operations to allow firms to divert profits to low - tax countries.

«When we first started Open Book we failed to meet or beat the financial plan for the period more than once, so the team started out failing,» says John Fischer, founder of StickerGiant, a company that practices Open Book Management.

Executing a successful webinar is a combination of planning and practice.

The push to go green has become mainstream, and many businesses are making sustainable practices part of their operations plan.

It has put a pause on plans for tests of Equifax's data protection practices and turned down offers from other federal regulators for help in on - site credit bureau exams.

To align better with market practice, the mix of Long - Term Incentive Plan vehicles is now set at 65 % PSUs, 35 % RSUs.

There are many takeaways, but Achtmeyer, who sold Parthenon to Ernst & Young in 2014 but stayed at the helm, commanding an even bigger strategic advisory practice within EY, consistently asserts the value of process and planning.

He is a Certified Specialist both in Taxation Law and in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law (The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization) admitted to practice law in California, Hawai'i and Arizona (inactive), specializing in Federal and state civil tax and criminal tax controversy matters and tax litigation, including tax - related examinations and investigations for individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.

The Canadian Global Cities Council, a coalition of Canada's eight largest urban regional chambers of commerce, is calling for airport policy reform to align Canada with global best practices, and for our international airports to be factored into transit infrastructure planning by all levels of government.

PIMCO's DC Practice has prepared the 12th annual Defined Contribution Consulting Support and Trends Survey to help plan sponsors understand the breadth of views and consulting services available within the defined contribution retirement market.

The detailed 10 - day plan that Gary presented at the end of the class also gave me the specific daily goals I can use to put the process into practice right away.»

The article notes that the «the sudden deferral of the visit has disappointed and annoyed Canadian business participants keen to capitalize on continuing strong growth in what Team Canada officials describe as the «forgotten market» of Asia and that firms contacted indicated that they plan to continue pursuing opportunities, citing «familiar legal and business practices and well as the advantage of a similar time zone as Asia's recovering economies.»

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Chinese automaker GAC Automobiles» plan to sell vehicles in the United States ran afoul of Washington trade politics on Wednesday, as the top U.S. Senate Democrat and U.S. President Donald Trump separately criticized Chinese trade practices.

As outlined in the crowdsourced, pro-privacy action plan we launched last year with the help of over 100,000 Canadians, Bill C - 51, while crucially important, is but one piece of a larger puzzle that we'll need to solve if we are to put into practice the fundamental privacy safeguards that all Canadians deserve.

While I read all these books, I found a bunch of early retirement blogs that ultimately gave me the confidence I needed to start putting my plan in practice.

These types of practices ensure that McCain has rigorous oversight of its management and operations, as well as benefitting from the strategic guidance of its directors in assessing growth opportunities and in developing long - range plans.

The Government has continued the practice, first adopted by the Liberals in 1996, of using the average of the private sector economic forecasts for budget and fall update planning purposes.

Entrepreneur contributor Joel Brown noted that high achievers tend to set firm goals and visualize a successful outcome: «Ninety - five percent of the successful achievers I have interviewed practice writing down their goals, plans, or visions for success on a regular basis.»

We follow online marketing best practices, and always have a game plan to ensure we can get the most out of the time spent at conferences.

IDRs contain key data points that are central to Glass Lewis corporate governance analysis, such as information about a company's board of directors, including board composition, governing documents, independent public auditor, compensation practices, summary compensation data and equity plans.

The disclosure of an alleged Labor Department investigation of Wells Fargo sales practices — including those in its retirement - plan services division — is sure to raise a few eyebrows, but should this sort of thing really be a revelation...

Venture capital investors are most interested in a business that offers them an opportunity for a significant return and they will see past opportunities that smack of the «flavour of the month» or attempts to «green - wash» a business (that is, the practice of trying to quantify and emphasize a plan's minor environmental angle).

Mr. Vivian was selected to our board of directors because he possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations, hospitality businesses and board practices of other major corporations.

Agents evaluate and advise homes on nutrition, family planning, hygiene practices, use of key preventative methods including bed nets, water treatment, clean stoves, and solar lights.»

«To ensure that advisors can continue to serve a wide range of clients, the department does not plan to prohibit common compensation practices, such as commissions and revenue sharing, and intends to give firms the flexibility to figure out how to meet their clients» best interest,» the Labor Department says on an FAQ section of its website.

Previously, as a practice head at Fuld & Co., a Boston based consulting firm, Kevin, leading the delivery of insights and recommendations on competitive business and talent practices, facilitating scenario planning and war - gaming exercises for Fortune 500 executive teams to align team members with long - term strategic initiatives.

During this period the Government of Alberta introduced a $ 15 minimum wage; appointed a gender - balanced Cabinet; replaced a system of regressive flat taxes with a progressive income tax system; laid out a responsible fiscal plan that rejected austerity; implemented an ambitious jobs plan; reformed the royalty system; ended predatory lending practices while strengthening the credit union system and ATB, Alberta's publicly - owned bank; and implemented a climate change leadership plan — among many other important reforms.

On March 22, the Trump Administration announced plans to pursue Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act which outlines measures to respond to «unfair trade practices» — in this case, what the Trump Administration believes are intellectual property infringements on the part of Chinese companies.

Participants will benefit from action planning after each phase of training, where they will be asked to come up with behaviors or actions that they will need to practice to improve their leadership.

While these improvements to the bottom line would be material, consistent with Department of Finance practices, we have not included them in our planning framework.