Sentences with phrase «spent on consultants»

District officials say the amount spent on consultants doesn't include training run internally — such as coaching and workshops — that is extensive but difficult to quantify, or put a price tag on.

Approximately $ 400,000 was spent on consultants with ties to former Mayor David Dinkins, both of whom left with six - figure paydays without accomplishing much.

Again, with Dr Asante as CEO, Ghana Gas will save funds hitherto spent on consultants, since he himself is the consultant.

Malliotakis held a City Hall press conference this afternoon to criticize de Blasio for «outrageous amounts of money being spent on consultants» in the Department of Education.

Far from ending «Labour's» scheme, the chancellor has rubber - stamped new expenditure of # 750m this Parliament on the HS2 project, much of it being spent on consultants and the PR roadshow accompanying the government's consultation.

After two years, 10 public meetings and $ 45,000 spent on a consultant's study, the Wilmette Park District says it will not submit a bid to lease and manage the scenic harbor that sits between the Baha'i temple and Lake Michigan.

Asked if his spending on consultants and staff undermine his argument that he is a better manager than de Blasio, Massey said, «I'm exactly on plan.

«Rather than cutting spending on consultants and private contractors, they chose to cut schools,» complained Upper Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson, chair of the education committee.

Among the savings unveiled by the coalition this morning are a civil service recruitment freeze, reduced spending on consultants and the less money for quangos.

The federal government makes no stipulations about how much districts can spend on consultants.

Not exact matches

This one statistic alone should make all employers more interested in boosting bliss: Truly cheerful employees spend about 80 % of their time at work doing what they're there to do; the least content spend only 40 % of their time on job - related activities, according to a survey by workplace happiness consultant and author Jessica Pryce - Jones.

«The best way to make some progress on this... wasn't to go out and hire a consultant, as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day,» says Toronto Mayor John Tory.

Steve Buckley figured that out and thought the best way to make some progress on this, and I think he's right, wasn't to go out and hire a consultant as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in from the DMZ and so on who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day.

Make sure that every time your consultant spends money on your behalf, you have approved it.

This requires being more like a consultant and spending time with customers to educate them on real - world applications of high - value features — on the phone, via video conference or in - person.

The consultant was convicted of stealing $ 1.7 million through inflated invoices, which he spent on luxury cars and Long Island real estate, while secretly favoring Verizon and undermining the competitive bidding process required by E-rate rules.

«The average small business doesn't need to worry so much about SEO or spending money on a web consultant.

Smaller firms also reported paying between $ 3,000 and $ 1.4 million in fees to external consultants, while staff accountants spent as much as 90 % of their time on compliance issues.

Then he spent months working on a corporate makeover that included hiring a consultant, Jackie Lauer of the Heart of Culture, to help identify core values for the company, such as trust, teamwork and accountability.

The following statistic alone should make all employers more interested in boosting bliss: Truly cheerful employees spend about 80 % of their time at work doing what they're there to do (even happy people need an Instagram break); the least content spend only 40 % of their day on job - related activities, according to a survey by workplace happiness consultant and author Jessica Pryce - Jones.

Tall, well - tailored and fit — he gave up boxing for rowing not long ago — Mr. Gorman still bristles at being described as a consultant and is quick to note that he has spent more time on Wall Street than he did at McKinsey.

CEO Travis Kalanick announced in a memo to investors on Monday, March 16, that Callinicos is leaving the position to spend more time with his family, although he will stay on at Uber as an adviser and consultant to Kalanick.

And an OC&C Strategy Consultants report shows that over 90 % of respondents surveyed increased their spending on skincare products last year by going up the value chain.

According to the infographic, the average independent consultant spends about $ 7,500 per year on marketing.

My impression is that, across a wide range of firms, managers have responded to the threat of difficult times by curtailing discretionary spending on things like travel, advertising, consultants and the like.

Aldo has also spent two years as an independent risk consultant with a focus on internal controls and due diligence for fund of funds as well as reviewing transparency standards for fund of hedge funds.

I decided to work with a consultant dietician instead and spend the time focusing on our business and creating recipes x

The crackdown on discretionary spending inside the company, including slashing the use of consultants, comes as Treasury closely scrutinises some of its lesser - known brands.

AWI trade consultant Scott Carmody noted consumers were exercising their discretionary spend on luxury items and that includes wool with its appeal as a natural, ecologically sustainable and biodegradable fibre.

Sports Business Group senior consultant Tim Bridge said: «We have already seen some clubs utilising their significant revenue increases, with a record # 1.9 bn spent on transfers in the 2017 - 18 season.

She struggles to explain to her partner why it's so important for her to breastfeed and how the money they are spending on the lactation consultants, chiropractors and doctors are worth it.

For about two years, the Wilmette Park District studied the possibility of taking over operation of the harbor, even spending $ 45,000 on a consultant to analyze repair needs.

A woman who spends thousands on lactation consultants, pumps, antibiotics, galactogogues, etc. and still has to spend 45 minutes to an hour with the baby at the breast and then pumping afterwards (with added time for storing or feeding the pumped breastmilk, and cleaning the pump) would likely not consider breastfeeding to be easier, quicker or less expensive than exclusively formula feeding.

So obsessed, in fact, that I spent money my family didn't have on lactation consultants and supplements.

If you count up all of the dollars I spent on pumps, lactation consultants, supplemental nursing systems, prescription medications, bottles, herbal supplements, extra food (because I wanted to eat everything in sight), and nursing wear and bras, I probably spent thousands of dollars to breastfeed my children, much more than I would have spent if I had formula fed my babies from the start.

I spent the next ten weeks triple feeding, seeing lactation consultants, going to breastfeeding support groups, working with an occupational therapist, trying nipple shields and SNS and praying that she would get strong enough to transfer milk on her own.

Educational consultant Elaine McEwan - Adkins on how much time to spend reading with your preschooler.

She urges parents who suspect a supply problem to consult a lactation consultant first before self - diagnosing and spending a million bucks on supplements.

I spent thousands of dollars on supplements, lactation consultants, prescription drugs, and a hospital grade pump.

An hour before you're due to go home, the lactation consultant comes in briefly to check on you, but because her department is so understaffed, she couldn't see you earlier when you needed it most, and she has little time to spend addressing your problems.

As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant who has spent the last 4 years writing about my adventures in breastfeeding and attachment parenting on my blog and in my book, I thought that this would be a good opportunity to debunk the shit out of this topic... and article.

You've spent a ton of time and / or money on lactation consultants, or wish you did, and while things are better, breastfeeding still isn't easy and effortless.

I have spent hours and hours researching and talking to lactation consultants... my 3 1/2 month old son did a 3 week fussy breast and bottle aversion it was awful we are on our 4th good day and hoping things are better...

Calling a lactation consultant on Day 2 was the best thing I ever did, she spent an hour with me and I never had a problem after that.

She'd never spend $ 2.4 million on consultants and meetings.

The Cuomo campaign spent huge sums on ads, polls, consultants and places to host fundraisers, such as $ 12,500 to the Hyatt Regency Buffalo for a January event.

Revenue collected from a new strategic roads fund should also be spent on the upkeep of major routes managed by local authorities, two established highway consultants say today.

The NYC Council's spending on pet projects will jump by nearly 3 percent to $ 61.5 million in the coming fiscal year — with plenty of political pork being dished out to nonprofits affiliated with firms who've worked as consultants for Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

So far, he's spending a lot of cash on consultants and staffers, and also paying his own firms for rent and TV ads.

NYSUT reported spending $ 246,614 on advertising purchases through media consultant Shorr Johnson Magnus.