Sentences with phrase «so on the understanding»

But they did so on the understanding they were paying much more to guarantee their silence.

The brokerage may agree to do so on the understanding it will receive remuneration, in addition to that established in the original service agreement.

Not exact matches

It manages to turn a less - than - scintillating - sounding subject — our aging electricity grid — into compelling reading, he claims, writing that even those who have never spent a minute pondering how the lights come on will leave this one understanding «that the electrical grid is one of the greatest engineering wonders of the modern world» and «why modernizing the grid is so complex and so critical for building our clean - energy future.»

Slap a definition on these words so team members understand when email use is appropriate.

The company has also been working on voice recognition, natural langauge processing, and translation for years, so the Google Home is better at understanding accents and natural language than the Echo.

Limits on interest rates are one of those protections, she adds, so make sure you understand the rate you're being offered.

So you have your earliest adopters who are very hard core on the engineering side, and now we're starting to see people who have experience at later - stage startups who understand the UX and business portion of it.

So understanding whether the follow - on check would be a lot or a little for your existing investors is very important.

«People need to get better educated on what it looks like,» she says, «so they can be empowered to understand.»

So we're focused diligently on helping people understand how Twitter works and making it easier to use as a service.

But if you can understand that we're going to provide a menu of advantages — cost advantages, sales opportunities and so on — then it's up to you to pick what you want to take advantage of.

Technologies will come and go, so rather than getting fixated on a particular technology, you need to understand why people share, regardless of the technology they're using.

It's also important to set a tone of respect, so they understand they are being relied on and appreciated.

The simplest way to measure and understand productivity is labour productivity, so, for now, let's concentrate on that.

From understanding what's going on inside your business, to understanding the customers you so loyally serve!

Empathy is defined as «the ability to understand and share feelings with another,» so if you struggle to listen effectively it's likely you need to work on becoming more empathetic.

Staff will make choices on accounting policies for making estimates, and you need to understand how and why they do so, and to detect potential manipulation.

User education has traditionally fallen into the lap of the buying company, but with so much riding on adoption, vendors must step in to make sure customers understand and fully use the new system.

While we understand that the movie has its fans (deservedly so), we also know that it wasn't without its flaws, and those flaws are the most obvious when Jesse Eisenberg arrives on the scene.

U.S. President Donald Trump needs to be clearer about his fiscal policies so one can better understand what may happen to the U.S. dollar, a currencies strategist told CNBC on Wednesday.

«The reason to do Tyson New Ventures LLC is so people can focus on examining deals and understanding if they should be brought into the portfolio.

So, before embarking on any major endeavor or project, take the time to align understanding between key players, particularly when it comes to specific objectives and measurements of success.

Some colleges and universities have created programs and even degrees with a focus on entrepreneurship, and while this conceptually is a step in the right direction, it's not offering the immersion that is so necessary in the start - up world to really get your feet wet and understand by doing.

So whether you are offended by Starbucks» holiday - cup campaign or found it to be an utter waste of valuable real estate on your Facebook feed, it is important for entrepreneurs to understand that this is how information and news gets proliferated these days — through tens of millions of people chatting about it on social media.

If President Donald Trump decides to move forward with targeted tariffs or quotas on steel, Mattis recommended that the labor leaders and management of the impacted industries be convened by the president so they would understand that the tariffs and quotas are conditional.

We make sure to do monthly cross-functional events and outings so teams can understand each other's roles and get to know each other better on a personal and professional level.

It was popular at the time to worry about irradiation and «playing god,» so the magazine's stance on trying to understand the benefits of such technologies did not sit well with many.

You also have to educate yourself on the process so you understand what the person on the other end of the phone is talking about.

Instead, he helps readers understand how the saint became so widely influential and revered by taking them on a journey from Ramakrishna's childhood through his spiritual education.

So, while Wadhwa may well be right that having an MBA would mean that «Zuckerberg would have better understood the rules of corporate finance and capital markets,» it can hardly be argued that there was no one around with the relevant training to advise Zuckerberg on such matters.

Not so fast, says Evelyn Jacks, a financial advisor, author and tax expert — in fact, people understand exactly what's going on, which is why they're so mad about it:

Targeting and attribution are places we're investing a lot into so we can understand what's working and what's not, and double down on what's working.

Understanding my partner's principles and knowing when to admit I'm wrong helps me stay calm and stable, despite my own aversion to conflict, so we can focus on what matters: love and trust.»

Other companies with world - class R&D groups built radical innovations only to see their company fumble the future and others reap the rewards (think of Xerox and the personal computer, Fairchild and integrated circuits, Kodak and digital photography, etc.) Common themes in these failures were, 1) without a direct connection to the customer advanced R&D groups built products without understanding user needs, and 2) the core of the company was so focused on execution of current products that it couldn't see that the future didn't look like the past.

So it's easy to understand investor optimism that help is on the way.

And so LEGO set out on a radical new course: to understand the roots of play by observing its customers (kids — and parents) actually playing in the comfort of their homes.

It's important to understand where your employees fall on this spectrum so you can balance the duties and enrichment opportunities effectively, keeping everyone satisfied and motivated to go the extra mile.

Remarkable leaders, however, understand that managing and growing a complex organization is impossible on their own, so they seek to attract and retain key talent to whom they can delegate important responsibilities and tasks.

«I've never really understood why so many people separate work and play — it's all living,» Branson said in a article on Virgin.com.

He suggests then breaking the meeting down into even smaller blocks — 90 seconds on this, five minutes on that — so nothing gets missed «and people understand they can not gas on,» he says.

Stanley Fish does an excellent job of taking some of history's greatest opening lines and paragraphs, dissecting them to help the reader understand why they're so powerful, and providing tips on the principles of an effective sentence.

I am working on watershed protection in Kenya through my nonprofit Rooted in Hope, so I understand firsthand that Pedro's work can potentially change the lives of millions, as the demand for water continues to increase.

Achievement - obsessed children are so focused on awards and outcomes that they never fully understand this.

Judging from his employees» reactions, «it's very clear that adults can use a refresher on this; for many of them, it may be the first time they've gotten a good understanding of how a 401K works, or the difference between buying and renting... all this stuff is just so relevant to all age groups.»

Unfortunately, many organizations get so stuck focusing on engagement that they forget to take a step back to understand what causes engagement to begin with, let alone understand the impact that engaged employees are having on the organization.

Instead, articulate your expectations in a positive, effective manner so that your employees clearly understand how to perform well on the job.

When I told the staff about the employee's issue, I made it very simple, but very clear, because I want everyone to understand how serious my concern is: «We have someone on staff who has an allergy so severe, it could cause her to stop breathing, and consequently, to die.

So we all know that this goes on all the time, but what do we really understand about how these behaviors operate at work?

Trying to genuinely understand where the other person is coming from generally has a disarming effect on people because (at least in my experience) few take the trouble to do so.

When live tweeting, it's likely that things will happen so quickly that you won't be able to research things on the fly, thus, having an understanding of relevant information before getting started is an important part of success.