Sentences with phrase «productive conversations are you having»

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Unless you have time to waste, your energy is better spent in a productive conversation, which you'll find elsewhere.

And while the conversations he's having today with sponsors are more productive than when he started his agency more than three years ago, «in the U.S., we're a lot further behind.»

Instead, the White House issued a statement saying the day was «both relaxing and productive» and that Trump and Abe had «had great conversations on a wide range of subjects.»

«When you're in an open office space, you can't have quick conversation without disturbing those around you,» Chandler Bolt, the author of The Productive Person, tells The Huffington Post.

Even today, as I have become older and more crotchety, he is quick to force the conversation into a more productive tone.

Prep to make initial conversations as productive as possible by talking to entrepreneurs who have received venture capital in the past and determining what questions you should be asking investors.

But when was the last time you (or any other human being) successfully made thousands of calls and had productive, lead - nurturing conversations in a day?

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai noted that YouTube had tackled the problem head on and has been actively engaged in productive conversations with clients about the issue.

And the conversations you do have will be more productive.

And in fact, the days I feel I've improved the most as an investor are usually the days where I am away from my computer screen deep in thought, reading something useful, or having productive conversations with someone that knows more about a particular business than I do.

If you're ready to have a productive conversation about gun control, it won't be easy.

Rachel Held Evans @donmilleris I agree w / readers who have suggested that it might be more productive to have this conversation in a different format.

There are many people who are willing to do the work of sifting through the facts and having productive conversations.

Here are practical tips for having productive conversations about this.

Your criteria for objective evidence is too broad for you and I to have a productive conversation on this subject.

And we're fed up with the angry, polarized environment — we want to have real, productive conversations about these important matters.

I've found that often people just want to be heard, and once you practice steps 2 and 3, the conversation will start to take a productive turn.

One trick I've found to promote productive conversations with others is by being generous with positive commentary.

In the late twentieth century the discussion of constitutionalism has become a global conversation, a conversation that is productive of the processes of universalizing human rights.

Thanks to this amazing opportunity, the next time I attend a conference or a professional event, I will be even more prepared and even more successful in meeting the right people and having productive conversations.

«They were very productive conversations, so I think now they have a plan.

For a classroom of preschoolers, having interactive group conversations and setting up role - playing scenarios that focus on basic differences and similarities are healthy, productive ways to address false stereotypes, and may even help prevent potential discrimination and bullying, Eusebio says.

«Some of us had coffee, or some fruit, and we are being absolutely productive in this conversation — it made us realize that this isn't exactly something foreign, multitasking; many of us eat or drink while we're working!»

If you keep the focus on what their comments do to you rather than trying to convince them that they're wrong or out of line, then you're likely to have a more productive conversation.

So, here are my suggestions for having loving and productive conversations with your friends and family about birth centers and home birth.

So I think it was an open and productive conversation, meaning I have phrased a series of concerns, he was receptive, nothing was concluded — it's a beginning — but I think, at least, I can say safely he heard very clearly that the city has a number of concerns,» de Blasio said.

Asked about Cuomo's plan, Assembly Democrat spokesman Michael Whyland said, «It's an important issue and we look forward to having productive conversations so we can help victims.»

A spokesman for de Blasio, Austin Finan, said the two sides «are having productive conversations and look forward to delivering the reforms our city needs.»

«I'm hopeful that it can be (agreed to) and I would say the conversations that I've been a part of have been very productive,» Gallivan said.

De Blasio added that there have been «productive» conversations between his staff and Cuomo's about CUNY funding but no final resolution.

«Borough President Adams is a staunch supporter of the sharing economy and disruptive technology, and he has appreciated an ongoing and productive conversation with Airbnb,» the spokesperson said.

NationBuilder co-founder Joe Green says that the company is having productive conversations about those features with Democrats in other types of organizations, like the caucus committees that seek to achieve majorities in state legislatures by bringing in support for key candidates.

«What fact sheets like this are missing is transparency about health effects that would allow people to have productive conversations with their physicians and make informed decisions to best protect their health,» she said.

«The idea of trying to pit neighborhoods against each other or suggest certain projects have impacted that, that's not a productive conversation to have,» Walsh said.

And he said that his plan alone would be adequate, despite «very productive conversations» with Cuomo about his intentions.

«We were unable to have the kind of productive relationships and conversations we wanted to have [with the Senate], but it's quite clear to me, and I think it's clear to many of you, that a lot of that was determined by the governor, who clearly has extraordinary influence over [Senate] Majority Leader [John] Flanagan.

«Based on his conversations with other leaders and the progress that has already been made to give momentum to negotiations, the president believes that continued U.S. leadership can be most productive through his participation at the end of the Copenhagen conference on December 18 rather than on December 9,» said a statement from Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs.

Green Mom your voice is worth listening to, just ease up on the obnoxious factor and have a productive conversation.

I stopped caring about you and this conversation (if you can call it that) 9 months ago when it died, don't you have something productive you could be doing instead of flooding people's inboxes months later?

i'm just looking for an older freaky woman who i can also have a productive conversation with from time to time and have a bunch of fun with... she must also be confident about herself..

He was struck by a majority of attendees expressing that, for them, the most productive parts of the event had been the conversations that took place in between sessions, during the coffee breaks.

Those 90 minutes were the most productive and energizing conversation I have had about that paper.

Those who are shy and those who are introverted have an outlet that is suitable to their personalities, which helps them contribute to the conversation in productive ways.

It can be hard sometimes to find disagreement but that is when some of the most productive and enlightening conversations have happened for me.

By being prepared with some clear statistics, facts, and viable training solutions, you can have a far more open and productive conversation with your CEO.

Unless a teacher has already established a trusting, safe classroom culture, productive conversations about sensitive and emotional topics just aren't possible.

«We've reached out to the district and had some productive conversations that will hopefully lead to a strong relationship based on our mutual interest of doing what's best for kids.»

Mountjoy added that finding ways to have candid, productive local conversations will be a key to addressing the issue.

«Charters have been battling with the de Blasio administration for the last four years but thanks to Albany leaders, productive conversations led to an agreement that's good for all public school kids.

Instead, it is a tool to a) record research - based practices observed during classroom instruction (or students» independent use or application of those practices), b) identify practices in need of refinement, c) guide productive conversations between instructional leaders and teachers, and d) inform professional development needs.