Sentences with phrase «strategic change of focus»

In some cases the answer may well be a simple but strategic change of focus to help ensure that your savings last through retirement.

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As such, it forced wrenching strategic changes on Volkswagen and others who had focused until 2015 on defending the dominance of their existing conventional engines.

Following a full - scale review, the business school's flagship Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) degree program underwent a number of significant changes to meet the school's new strategic focus on ethical leadership, entrepreneurship and energy.

The ASR sees this change as an opportunity to focus on member needs, to enhance professionalism and will now begin working on a new strategic plan for the future of ASR education.»

He is the CEO of The Hayzlett Group, an international strategic business consulting company focused on leading change and developing high growth companies.

Understanding, continually monitoring and making strategic decisions based on long - term changes in global markets will be critical for the sustained success of export focussed businesses.

Food group and beverage giant Danone and Veolia, the global resource management group, have announced an innovative strategic partnership focusing on the water cycle, waste management, sustainable agriculture and energy efficiency, to meet the challenge of climate change.

Arguing for the need to focus on «solutions rather than on catastrophic consequences of climate change,» Wibeck suggests effective methods for moving forward with climate change communication, emphasising a need for strategic interaction between communicators and educators, arguing that it is necessary if the public role in challenging global climate change is going to increase.

The change reflects a desire for NSF to be «more strategic and focused» in its international affairs, says Rebecca Keiser, head of NSF's international office.

Add to that a political failure to assess the strategic importance of the tunnels, including the fact that some of them ended on the Israeli side of the border that forced the military to change the focus of its operation.

«Through Richard Elmore's Politics in Education course, I gained a deeper understanding of the political complexity of systemic change, how to think about addressing structural impediments to change, and how to be politically strategic, in addition to instructionally focused, to better achieve excellence through equity for all learners,» said Jewell - Sherman.

Rather than waiting to see how those changes would affect their schools, the district set out in 2008 to incorporate a bold vision into its strategic plan: Vancouver would create an «opportunity zone» where schools would focus on addressing the impact of poverty that can affect students» classroom performance.

Once learning goals, instructional skills and needs are identified leaders can begin to develop a strategic, long - term program of professional development focused on continuous learning and systematic change.

This is an example of intensive professional development for school leaders throughout the state who engage in learning twice each month for 16 months, focusing on topics such as being a driver of change, a strategic thinker, a coach and mentor, and a visionary leader.

In light of those concerns, I suggest a suite of policies, focused largely on risk reduction and adaptation, to insulate the United States and countries of strategic concern from the worst effects of climate change.

With a business focus centered around enabling companies to deliver superior economic performance through innovation for environmental and social benefit, Sustainable Brands continually seeks strategic partnerships with like - minded entities to help catalyze local communities of change - makers across the globe.

We usually find that within this simple query lies a far more complicated, nuanced question that can be re-stated as follows — «Within our retrospective compensation system, wherein all Partners are judged against a common list of performance characteristics... and the very nature of this individual - focused exercise naturally promotes comparisons of relative contributions and therefore competition and personal score - keeping among my off - the - charts, type - A skeptics and change - averse doubters... how can I incentivize a key to our strategic success — teamwork — without ripping the place apart or getting impeached?»

It would have been comforting to read that the Bank is taking forward and systematic steps to change the balance of things in order to prevent this from reoccurring from a structural and strategic standpoint, rather than focusing on recovery of their lost money and the pursuit of the fraudsters, which, at least from the CBC article, appears to be the focus of the Bank's actions.

His consulting services focus on enhancing law firm profitability, strategic business planning, change management and the application of technology to the practice of law.

(a) an internal focus on access to justice as a strategic objective underpinning all of the Law Society's work, which will include: (i) designating appropriate resources to enhance the Law Society's approach to developing access to justice objectives integrated across program areas; (ii) strategically reviewing, reconsidering and, where appropriate, amending the Law Society's rules, regulations, policies and practices to foster change and innovation and achieve the Law Society's access to justice objectives; and (iii) developing metrics to measure the effectiveness of actions taken; and.

I'm also going to skip Poor's discussion of the incredible perception / behavior gap exposed by the recent Altman Weil «Law Firms in Transition» report (the one where 93 % of law firm leaders say that a focus on practice efficiency is a permanent trend yet only 37 % say they are changing their strategic approach to efficiency).

Highly regarded, Henry brings over two decades of exceptional business experience in technology, operations, and organisational change, having most recently served as Director, Global Strategic Accounts at Thomson Reuters Elite where he focused on the top 50 global law firms.

The Navigator Team provides an external perspective that can help advance your overall interests through development of a focused, strategic approach to identifying and pursuing changes in the law that will facilitate those business goals.

who discusses «a number of changes and strategic decisions that [AccessData] made earlier on in 2015 to focus more on [customers].»

QUALIFICATIONS: * 12 years of Manager Experience at AT&T Mobility Call Center * Motivated, personable business professional with a talent for quickly mastering technology * Competency in customer focus, change & innovation, strategic thinking, relationship building & influencing management talent and career building, results focus and inspirational leadership * Performed well under pressure, managing numerous competing prio...

Versatile self - starter, life - long learner, focused on continuous improvement and strategic thinking, especially during times of change, undaunted by aggressive deadlines.

Director, Human Resources, Human Resources Business Partner, Good sense of humor, Budget focused, Consultant, International orientation, Strategic thinker, Organizational Development, Collaboration, Operational, Effective communication, strong intellect, change agent, Interpersonal, Natural leader, High trust and integrity, Link business objectives to organizational initiatives

These changes illustrate ways your executive resume can show strategic impact, rather than merely focusing on the tactical duties required of your position.

Specific areas of focus are: strategic consulting, leadership development, change management, employee relations, career development, end - to - end process of recruitment and hiring of both college and professional candidates, and organizational integration.

Areas of Expertise Strategic & Tactical Planning * Risk / Insurance Management * Multi-Site Operations Executive Leadership * Negotiations * Key Stakeholder Relations Safety / Security Development * Financial Planning and Budgeting * Change Management Supply Chain Performance * Goal Driven / Vision Focused

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis — Global Sales & Marketing 2009 — Present Spearheaded the development and execution of annual and strategic financial plans, focused on underlying business drivers and sensitivity analysis by modeling and quantifying the potential effects of changes in business drivers.

Areas of focus include organizational structure design, business process re-engineering, project management, governance, strategic staffing, learning & development, communications planning, and change management.

Claims Management Duties & Responsibilities Utilize efficient workflow organization to improve departmental efficiencies while ensuring effective client response and diligent analysis of claims, with extensive experience in both commercial and personal lines Provide relevant administration and direction to multi-million dollar staff budgets, quality control, fraud investigations, and complex claims reviews, earning denial authority over high - level claims cases Identify and develop talent among team members with focused training efforts, performance reporting and analyses, and operational efficiency initiatives Deliver continuous assessment of work force, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective service strategies and techniques, loss liability monitoring, and claim litigation assistance Develop and implement the marketing and sales efforts of customer service team while tracking progress versus established internal and external benchmarks, providing disciplinary actions when necessary Construct customer service and claims team through effective staff hiring to aid in efficient operations and execution, delegating important tasks / assigments to line supervisors while providing branch - level guidance Aid in strategic planning and capital budgeting based on improving operating efficiency and reducing service - related production losses, collaborating effectively with senior - level management Maintain a strong working knowledge of important industry topics, company programs and policies, and overall regulatory environment, including state - level responsibility for process changes in casualty / PIP Address important client and staff queries, resolving them in an expedited manner Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude and professionalism

Susan Hibbard, executive director of the BUILD Initiative, has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of early learning, early childhood systems, and social change with a focus on research and analysis, strategic planning, project management and skills training.

As owner of PRM Mediation, Mary is Changing Conflict Into Opportunity ™ with her step - by - step strategic mediation model that empowers decision makers and focuses on resolution.

He is results - oriented and bottom - line focussed with a successful track record of strategic change management, process improvement, financing, mergers and acquisitions and system implementations, the company says

Moen: Last fall the Futures Implementation Team identified four strategic focus areas that they wanted to concentrate on: development of a state - of the - art technology platform, providing information and tools to Realtors and to consumers; increased emphasis and enhancement of professional development to increase our value to consumers; looking at restructuring organized real estate — the governance — to expedite decision making, and ultimately reduce costs and duplication; and finally to acquire consumer insight so organized real estate can understand changing consumer needs and improve our relationship with consumers.

The name change comes as part of the association's effort to reassess its strategic focus in light of fiscal realities and rebrand the association to better serve its members, it says.

The ASR sees this change as an opportunity to focus on member needs, to enhance professionalism and will now begin working on a new strategic plan for the future of ASR education.»

Equity Office focuses heavily on meeting the current trends and changing strategic needs of companies and chosen markets.

New skill requirements Shifting their role from being transaction - focused to that of a strategic partner is the key change brokers face.

Since our 2006 inception, Surterre Properties ® has been at the forefront of this change by offering our clients the best of all worlds: highly accomplished locally based agents who are focused on one - on - one service, along with the strategic vision, marketing acumen, and global reach typically found only at international firms.