Sentences with phrase «sound boards»

Lady Bird Johnson once said a first lady must be a «showman and a salesman, a clotheshorse and a publicity sounding board, with a good heart, and a real interest in the folks» from all over the country, rich and poor.

«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.»

A mentor, Sculley says, should never be making key decisions for your company; he or she is not a «co-decider» but a sounding board, someone who can provide much needed outside advice and perspective.

Instead, Raz recommends assigning another employee to show your new hire around, field basic questions, make introductions, and act as a sounding board, which can go a long way toward alleviating that dreaded «fish out of water» feeling during the first weeks.

They became close friends, and Mr. Johnson became a sounding board for Mr. Schultz.

Please let me know how you fare and feel free to reach out if you need a sounding board.

«Insurance professionals can be great sounding boards to business owners,» he added.

If someone tries to use you as a sounding board, change the subject.

More than just advice, real leaders get a sounding board off which to discuss ideas, challenges and opportunities.

Your partner may be your best sounding board in real life, but the game changes when the conversation happens online.

Or you can use it as a sounding board.

From tasks like running an errand or providing business advice, family and friends can be a tactical resource or a trusted sounding board.

Doing so will not only ensure that the company is well represented, but also enable the legal team to know the company well enough to be better advisors and sounding boards throughout due diligence and negotiations.

Serve as a sounding board.

After choosing a sounding board, be fully committed to the relationship and open to treating each exchange as a two - way learning interaction.

This person (who wishes to remain anonymous) has been a sounding board for me through most of my career.

When I need a sounding board or fresh eyes, I give him a call or we grab a quick bite.

Your parents may also prove to be a good sounding board for your business plans.

Designer of women's cycling shorts has assembled a cross-country sounding board for new products.

This is where having a good financial advisor and sounding board is key.

He even recruited former NBA star and UNC alum Michael Jordan as a sounding board.

Ask to shadow them for a day, accompany them to a meeting, or practice your pitching skills with them as sounding boards.

«He was a good sounding board for ideas, and a keen listener,» she says, «We were on the same wavelength.»

When I decided to leave the Mercury News to join TheStreet.com, he was my sounding board, advisor, and coach.

He is a co-creator and sounding board.

Human interaction will remind you that you're part of something greater as opposed to using your pets as a sounding board.

«As an independent consultant, I found myself missing «water cooler» conversations, professional development opportunities, a sounding board and someone to have a glass of wine with at the end of the day,» says Stephanie Goodell, founder of Samaya Consulting and Business Engagement Lead at IBIS Consulting Group.

She says, «A tribe provides an essential sounding board and place to share those personal doubts and frustrations.

These professionals may be great sounding boards for founders as important questions come up and mentorship is needed.

Hanfree's Kickstarter page, with over 600 comments, became a sounding board for the frustration — and anger — of its most vocal backers, especially Neil Singh.

«What I am looking for,» she said, «is an older, unofficial sounding board and mentor who can provide me support and authority, but who isn't directly in charge of my employment.»

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That's why these types of people are good sounding boards for your startup idea.

They have performed beyond our expectations, acting like a true marketing partner in our business by expanding the amount we can get done, helping us stay on top of opportunities to brand and grow our business, as well as being an effective sounding board.

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It's important to involve the people that you love and care about for support, encouragement, and as a sounding board for advice along the way.

She has been a great supporter, coach, Chairman and most importantly an invaluable sounding board throughout every stage of the company.»

Minister Flaherty feels that the Parliamentary Budget Office should be a «sounding board» for Parliament.

Aspect's companies are held through the entire process, from seed or series A to IPO, receiving a virtual sounding board of long - term partners at their beck and call who have the best interests of the company in mind, not themselves.

Mentors can be a sounding board for any ideas you may have, they can provide honest feedback, and they can inspire you to realize your potential.

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, along with lawyers Ty Cobb, John Dowd and Jay Sekulow, advised Trump to be cautious with his public responses, but they were a private sounding board for his grievances, advisers said.

Get a business mentor that will serve as a sounding board or critic for your overall business plan and strategy.

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Buffett and Munger derive great value from using the other as an objective sounding board to discuss investment ideas.

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When it came time to raise more money, We could provide Nadia and Lydia with objective advice and act as a sounding board.

For the majority of companies we'll be an active participant on the board but often the real value add comes from the hundreds of interactions that occur outside the board room as you use us as a sounding board and partner whilst going through the roller coaster ride of scaling a business.

«I ask the Prime Minister, how is that statement and the creation of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer in any way, shape or form compatible with the kind of cheap partisan attacks the Minister of Finance made against the Parliamentary Budget Officer and against his observation that the job of the Parliamentary Budget Officer was to be a sounding board for the government?

You will get to share your wealth of experience and be a sounding board and cheerleader for an emerging leader.

Mr Orr adds that they provided a crucial sounding board that helped his idea to work and take off.