Sentences with phrase «power to the person doing»

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«I'm grateful for everything you've done to help connect the world, and for everything you've taught me, including about encryption and its ability to take power from centralized systems and put it back in people's hands,» Zuckerberg wrote.

But perhaps devolving most existing federal power to the state level will end up being the most mutually acceptable path forward for both conservatives and liberals who don't want to be dictated to by people who don't share their values.

It also does little to help the growing income gap or the overall economy, as people working several freelance jobs lack the purchasing power they may have had in more stable positions that disappeared during the recession, she said.

And some of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers with great gobs of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get things right in the long run.

The button change to red boosted conversions by 21 percent, but that doesn't mean that red holds some sort of magic power to get people to take action.

Watch House of Cards (speaking of creeps...) or any old episode of Behind the Music, and the story about power you'll see is simple: a nice, ambitious person, once they can do whatever they want, is quickly transformed into a monster of appetite, running over anyone necessary to satisfy their newly created desires.

«Your goal is to make money as a VC or accelerator who is investing other people's money because you have a fiduciary duty to do everything in your power to bring your LPs returns,» Hamilton wrote in her Medium post.

While it's become somewhat out of style to talk about whether someone has «power» or not, the truth is that there are people using power to get things done.

And if you need more motivation to increase your shut - eye time, there are plenty of studies available that indicate that people who don't get enough sleep age faster, experience a loss of brain power in mid-life and don't grow as tall as people who are well - rested.

So, expect people to do more of these activities, and also for there to be more innovation in people - powered modes of transportation.

This power is driven by fear of consequences and of what the person with the coercive power can do to you if you disobey.

So whilst the closed door discussions will be about how to keep the status quo regardless of the rapidly increasing power costs and breakdown of service that is now being experienced around the country, the open conversations being had by the people are excited discussions about the future because we trust the likes of Elon Musk and Mike Cannon - Brookes to get the job done more than we trust big power and Government to come to any kind of meaningful and affordable long term solution.

When most people think of power, they think about the kind of power that comes from being the boss, where you can get people to do what you want them to because quite simply you can fire them.

It's the power to have other people do the things for you that you don't want to do or can't do yourself.

Some good books to start with are Deep Work, Getting Things Done, Eat That Frog, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Power of Habit and The Miracle Morning.

Of course, you want new people to know about your business, but do not put your power base on the backburner.

But while it may be tempting to single out Ellison as the ruthless villain of high technology, «none of these guys are nice,» says Jeffrey Pfeffer, a business professor at Stanford University and author of Power: Why Some People Have It — And Others Don't.

What we really need to do is focus on the big purchases — like cars and power plants — and provide the information and financing to help people make better choices.

But, if you do choose to pursue this route, make sure you're following company rules, regarding disclosure (if applicable), and no relationships between people with whom you have hire / fire power.

When there's a systemic problem within an organization — for example, when the way you've always done things no longer makes sense — the quicker you can elevate it to a person with the power to make a change, the better.

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

«When we think about sound we don't get scared,» she said, «but when we think about sound as wireless power, people get scared... Suddenly, people are talking about, «What's it going to do to me?

Power comes from preparation and planning, instead of trying to overcome other people Do all necessary research, think of possible outcomes, rehearse what you will say and set goals.

Zuckerberg and Sandberg have been happy to amass great wealth and power relying upon other people's money and the public's trust, but they do not want to be accountable to those who supply the needed resources.

By choosing to focus on the positive, skillfully sharing your own personal experience, or simply reminding the person that everyone has a bad day, you do everything in your power to help that person recover.

For many companies, Super Bowl ads are an opportunity to change how their brands are perceived — in fact, nearly 40 percent of people say that these ads have the power to do that, according to data by ad network MGID.

She is a firm believer in the power of giving her employees purpose, freedom, ownership, and recognition as a way to engage people to do their best work:

People, person, or persons as used in this Constitution does not include corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state, and such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this ConstitPeople, person, or persons as used in this Constitution does not include corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state, and such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this Constitpeople, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this Constitution.

They feel like you're trying to make yourself into the big person on the top of the hill, and they're threatened by the possibility they don't have any power or authority.

Zuckerberg wrote in his February manifesto, «In times like these, the most important thing we at Facebook can do is develop the social infrastructure to give people the power to build a global community that works for all of us.»

«We connect the farmers to the land to the supply chain to the market... I know people starting tea companies now — good people, more power to them — but I don't feel that's what I want to contribute to the world.

The fact that so many are not working in America is shameful, but what may be more shameful is that, at least according to those trying to hire, people are making a conscious choice to not do everything in their power to get the jobs available to them.

And so if corporate power is to be reined in, it will have to be done through a mechanism considerably less clumsy than the People's Rights Amendment.

The new agency will be able to deport people who do not have the right to remain in Europe — a power Frontex lacked.

At a press conference, Perry said it was immoral to withhold fossil fuel - powered electricity from the many people around the world who do not have access to power.

«Besides looking at a top - down strategy to recognize the power of design in organizations, the other side is to encourage a bottom - up look by promoting educational and traditional design craft, and introducing design thinking into engineering or MBA programs, where people don't think of themselves as designers in the traditional sense of the word,» said Hayes.

What we're trying to do is break the doors down — and people don't give up power easily.

He didn't create the lightbulb, but he did create the first commercial one — as well as the first power generator to light them up in people's homes.

It started with a simple question: If you had the power to know precisely when people were bouncing [leaving a site], what would you do with it?

Coal: 50 % China's winding down coal usage — but when you have 1.4 billion people demanding power, it has to be done with that in mind.

We will be better positioned to shape the forces of cloud, big data, mobile and security that are changing the way people live, businesses operate and the world works, just as we did when we helped revolutionize the power of the PC almost 30 years ago.

Your goal is to make money as a VC or accelerator who is investing other people's money because you have a fiduciary duty to do everything in your power to bring your LPs returns.

We have watched people with the power and authority to make changes fail to do so.

It does take a lot of intellectual power and thought by people in government in various agencies to understand where to draw the line and comply with the desire of the Trump administration for less regulation.

Even though most people are losing faith in the financial powers that be, they do not care enough to look at alternative ways of making payments or controlling their finances.

Just look at our current political situation: those worried about Trump have to contend with the fact that the power of the executive branch has been dramatically expanded over the decades; we place immense responsibility and capability in the hands of one person, forgetting that said responsibility and capability is not so easily withdrawn if we don't like the one wielding it.

«I'm grateful for everything you've done to help connect the world, and for everything you've taught me, including about encryption and its ability to take power from centralized systems and put it back in people's hands,» Mr. Zuckerberg wrote.

They detail the procedures the NSA is required to follow to target «non-US persons» under its foreign intelligence powers and what the agency does to minimize data collected on US citizens and residents in the course of that surveillance.

Whether it's fish farms and the dirty pact Campbell has with Alcan in the northwest, fish farms up and down the coast, proposed LNG plants on the north coast, the wiping out of the unique ecology at Eagleridge in West Vancouver, the transmission lines in Tsawwassen, the Gateway project, especially though not exclusively in Delta, the abandonment of the Cambie Street merchants, private power smashing the environment around the province or the stealthy but persistent privatization of BC Hydro, the premier has enraged British Columbians not just for what he's done, but for his callous indifference to the wishes of people.

One of the big concerns about comparing Puerto Rico to other blackout events — as Rhodium did in the first chart — is that not every country tracks power data as well as others, and some countries are still electrifying (there are still 1.1 billion people around the world who don't have electricity), explained Peter Marsters, a research analyst at Rhodium.