Sentences with phrase «substantive outcomes»

Those discussions should include not only how to improve efficiency, but also how to improve quality and obtain better substantive outcomes.

What actually happened in important areas, such as substantive outcome, schedule, budget and client satisfaction?

agreements between parties that set the groundwork for more substantive outcomes in the future and may lead to the resolution of native title determination applications, for example agreements on specific issues, process or frameworks; and

Although mediators try to level the playing field by assuring a fair process and full sharing of information by the parties, most avoid directing the parties to a particular substantive outcome.

«The Torres Strait is now operating in a post-determination environment in which native title holders can focus on achieving substantive outcomes through the exercise of their recognised native title rights.»

Framework agreements can also be developed to provide a uniform process for all future acts of similar kinds or setting out a process for negotiating more substantive outcomes.

In addition to improving client retention, these approaches can work to maximize the success of substantive outcomes in mediation, as each «game - changer» is rooted in developing increased trust with potential clients.

By creating a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, improving processes, getting the right people doing the right tasks, becoming data driven, and embracing technology, law firms can improve work quality and obtain better substantive outcomes.

Modi's initial outreach to China soon after coming to office in May 2014 failed to produce any substantive outcome, and he has since decided to take a more hard - nosed approach.

They are not governments - that kind of deal - making comes in December (or rather in the glacial negotiating sessions throughout this year), so I see no problem with them having earnest conversations deep into the night about the relative merits of carbon taxes over cap and trade, or any other issue, that have no substantive outcome other than to generate more research proposals, newspaper column inches and comments in well - meaning blogs.

Meaningful Student Involvement can be an engine of this action, serving to embrace and empower students through deep learning and substantive outcomes that sustain their roles throughout time.

Activities must be tied to substantive outcomes; they must have a purpose larger than themselves.

Regardless the substantive outcomes of Gore's role at Kyoto, Obama will inevitably be compared to this (perceived) heroic action.

I'll leave it to others to analyze the substantive outcome of COP21.

In Fraser, the Court clarified the rights accorded in BC Health Services through the determination that workers do not have the right to a particular type of collective bargaining or substantive outcome but still have the right to a good faith bargaining process of some kind.

[88] There may be much to commend the substantive outcome here, which expresses faith in the democratic process and in the ability of municipalities to reach rational results.

Ms Bassli said that the legal world was one of the last great business sectors to change the way it operates and that law firms and in - house teams must increasingly collaborate in developing new and innovative ways of working with intelligent, data - driven and substantive outcomes.

Can you explain to them how you use process improvement, project management, metrics, data analytics, and technology to continuously improve efficiency, quality, and substantive outcomes?

Similarly, in the subject decision, the Court of Appeal set out that when reviewing a decision for reasonableness, a court must consider «the reasons proffered and the substantive outcome in light of the legal and factual context in which the decision was rendered».

Perhaps more fundamentally, this whole conversation assumes that administrative decision - makers» primary concern is legal interpretation when in reality it is often the substantive outcome that matters just as much — and sometimes more.

It supports continued deliberations on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) in Geneva in 2016, but believes it's time for states to step - up their CCW talks on autonomous weapons by agreeing to a more substantive outcome - oriented mandate instead more informal discussions.

In my view, substantive outcomes that are just and equitable are only achieved if there are minimum standards in place that require recognition and protection of the human rights of Indigenous people.

Framework agreements provide a uniform process for all future acts of similar kinds, or set out a process for negotiating more substantive outcomes.