Sentences with phrase «rather than the board»

Of the CEOs who have received coaching, most (78 percent) said it was their own idea rather than the board's insistence.

Rebecca Dresser, a self - described «liberal Democrat,» provides a necessary corrective to the standard liberal bashing of Kass's chairmanship of the Bioethics Council with her moving testament to his wisdom in creating a seminar of humanists to clarify the values at stake, rather than a board of bioethicist technocrats to provide pat answers.

Expect the 2nd # 100 mil to be slow in accessing as we need to sell players rather than the board just putting their hands in their pockets and fund it upfront.

I think it's more the fans that want Henry to be in charge of Arsenal rather than the board officials.

Its unfair the should be treated like this, here we are again tranfers window opens and we get speculations flying around and the end of the transfer window we end up with one player (Stephen Ireland exchange for Kolo Toure), then Le boss says they didn't find a special player, I believe arsenal have lost ambition and should get their priorities straight, rather than the board members scuffing all the money, claiming, claiming Le Boss has all the money to spend and Mr Hillwood talks rubbish about, the credit crunch, can anyone please tell me where Man Utd get the money for players (considering they are owing bust still buying) even good ol' spuds are spending.I have lost all hope and I'm tired of getting heartbroken by arsenal every season and transfer windows with speculations and who they could have bought (Cristiano Ronaldo, Gokhan Inler..

But Spano said he'd be open to more power; for example, he'd be interested in naming the superintendent himself, rather than the board choosing a leader for the district.

We want to work with community groups rather than the board creating the system.»

Additionally, it is the board of each fund, rather than the board of each company, are responsible for establishing the proxy voting policies of each fund.

In real life (rather than a board game), bankruptcy can be a godsend if you're really in over your head, because it allows you to start fresh.

All decisions related to any loan application, are usually made by one or two person, rather than a board or committee.

More and more people are choosing to vacation with their pets rather than boarding them or hiring a pet sitter.

Many people assume the best option when they are out of town or away is to leave their dog with a friend, rather than boarding the animal.

A pet sitter when you travel, rather than a boarding cattery.

Whether you're going to be away for pleasure or business, you don't want to be worried about your pet in your absence, and there are many benefits to hiring a pet sitter rather than boarding your furry friend in a kennel.

Players shift a drill from hive to hive to trigger each attack, and the weapon upgrade system and scavenging elements from Zombies mode feature, except players defend and repair the drill rather than board up doorways.

The chief executive officer, general manager, or executive director usually manages the day - to - day operations of a corporation rather than the board of directors or governing committee.

A basic rule is that the legal entity, rather than the Board of Directors, is the holder of legal power.

Not exact matches

British bank Barclays recently started issuing exchange - traded notes on the NYSE Arca exchange (similar to ETFs, only they are derivatives guaranteed by the bank rather than invested in the underlying securities) that track a Women in Leadership index of U.S. companies whose CEOs are women or whose boards are at least one - quarter female.

But one start might be installing a paid board with deep knowledge of the football industry, which would set the strategic direction for team CEO Oscar Grau, rather than relying on unpaid directors to oversee operations, as Barça does now.

But it's actually worse than just a lack of accountability, because rather than ding management for these failures, boards reward management for these missteps.

«The next time someone comes to you with an emotional problem,» writes Goman, «try being an empathetic sounding board rather than an executive problem solver.»

Because option values can be difficult to understand, boards have tended to issue a certain number of options from year to year, regardless of the grant's dollar value, rather than calculate a desired dollar value and vary the number of options.

An appointment of Woods to the top Exxon job could signal the company's board wants to continue to focus on cash generation in order to keep boosting shareholder payouts, rather than focus on pricey development projects, analysts have said.

«But should Mr. Trump move to hobble or kill the investigation, he would darken rather than dispel the cloud of suspicion around him,» the editorial board said.

Rather than lightening my load, on - boarding an assistant doubled my work.

Rather than serve cease - and - desist notices to those who playfully mocked the campaign, the California milk board embraced its popularity, releasing a poster featuring its favourite spoofs in 2005.

«With the Sodium Mandate, the Board has required the disclosure of just enough inaccurate and controversial information about sodium in certain food items to cause far reaching negative consequences rather than help consumers and reduce public health risks.»

Painter recommends that Congress pass a law right now that would require that when a President or his businesses have specific matters pending before a federal agency — like, say, an Internal Revenue Service audit, or a case before the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a licensing issue before the Federal Communications Commission — that the matter must be decided by a career civil servant, rather than by a political appointee.

For example, the CEOs recommend that boards «should have input into» rather than set its own agenda.

However, some customers didn't even notice the price cuts or said they weren't lower enough to make a difference, as they seemed to be focused on specific items rather than being implemented across the board.

The answer, suggest institutional investors like Mark Wiseman, CEO of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, is to align pay to longer industry and product cycles, and to use restricted stock units (rather than stock options) that vest over time — even after the CEO retires — pushing executives to think seriously about what happens after they're gone.

Rather than resist Ackman, a brash, aggressively charming billionaire who likes to make huge bets on big companies and doesn't hesitate to wage proxy battles against those that rebuff him, Penney invited Ackman and Roth to join the board.

Since his departure the company has behaved as if Johnson's entire tenure was a coup rather than a strategy blessed by the board.

The decision differs from most other appointees in that it was made by the New York Fed board of directors and ratified by the Federal Reserve board, rather than by the president.

Rather than posting an actual wheel in the office, McLaughlin had chief operating officer Tom Gavin post the tasks — and the names of the employees who were responsible for them — on the company intranet and on a board in the kitchen.

«It's important to be able to assess customers and what their needs are, and adapt accordingly, rather than having a generic approach on board the aircraft,» he says.

While it's true the U.S. doesn't have a board of auditors structure, wouldn't it be refreshing if boards pursued justice for their stakeholders themselves rather than forcing shareholders to do so on behalf of the company?

Boards of directors are facing increasing pressure to fire CEOs rather than allow them to linger.

«Elliott has always behaved ethically in its disputes with corporate managements and boards, and it is regrettable and disappointing that certain parties adverse to us would choose to promote false allegations about us rather than engage on the merits of our arguments in good faith.»

A good board leaves its own desires and its selfish concerns at the door and works together to reach the best decisions for the company rather than pushing or promoting choices that serve other outside interests -; including, sometimes, a board member's own investment objectives.

Largely because nine in 10 directors rely on their personal networks of other senior male executives to fill board vacancies, rather than investing in a thorough recruiting effort, the CBDC reports.

Founders and CEOs should prioritize building their boards Entrepreneurs may prefer to focus on the daily tasks of launching products, hiring employees and putting out fires, rather than thinking about their boards.

The BC Chamber, Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association and the Vancouver Board of Trade welcomed the government's commitment that the Metro Vancouver Congestion Tax will be a simple extension of the PST rather than a new, separate tax structure.

In this Update, the Minister of Finance again scooped the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board (CEIFB) by announcing that the employee premium rate for 2012 would increase by 5 cents, rather than the 10 cents assumed in the June 2011 Budget.

How much of your board or executives» time is devoted to discussing how to fight the future rather than embracing it?

The Board as a whole is accountable, in large part reflecting its composition where the majority of members are business people rather than practising economists.

Individual accountability in the RBA's case may compromise the ability of the business members of the Board to take decisions in the national interest rather than their sectoral interest (Stevens 2007).

The more courageous CEOs we spoke with said they now seek more input from their board rather than less.

I certainly favor significantly increasing the ownership threshold, but I also believe that the rule needs substantive changes to prevent activists from meddling in matters that are appropriately the responsibility of the board and management rather than shareholders.

On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Lower Mainland, The Vancouver Board of Trade is urging Unifor and the UTA to work with the port to find a solution to truck drivers» complaints, rather than drive away business and jeopardize our local economy.