Sentences with phrase «take leadership of the company»

Although Margret DeBruyn worked for DeBruyn Produce when she was in her 20s, she did not take leadership of the company until last year, after the death of her father.

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Her mission: Take a highly dysfunctional set of executives and turn them into a highly functioning leadership team before the company implodes or she gets fired.

Former Telus top man Joe Natale officially took over as CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. this year, signaling a return to stable leadership for the company after former CEO Guy Laurence was axed last fall.

«Because of our emphasis on the long - term, we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies... We will continue to make investment decisions in light of long - term market leadership considerations rather than short - term profitability considerations or short - term Wall Street reactions... We aren't so bold as to claim that the above is the «right» investment philosophy, but it's ours, and we would be remiss if we weren't clear in the approach we have taken and will continue to take.»

Of course, strong leadership also often goes hand in hand with bold ambition: Polman took a big risk by declaring his — to double the company's size even while reducing its environmental footprint and increasing its positive social impact.

Soon after Brown took leadership of Arby's three years ago, the company began pushing different kinds of sandwiches — all super meaty — with a special focus on quirky limited - time - offerings like the current King Hawaiian Fish Deluxe.

Now, of course, if this is something that takes normal companies two weeks to accomplish and under your leadership it took six months, you might want to leave off the dates, but otherwise put them in when it makes sense.

Murphy, who took the helm of Marvell in July 2016, classified the move as part of a larger restructuring the semiconductor company is doing under his leadership.

If that sounds like your company, stopping the bleeding won't happen with a flip of the switch; it'll take innovative engagement solutions over a few seasons to set you culture and leadership pointing in the right direction.

Having had troubling experiences with bad bosses before, Jon Good, the founder of gourmet chocolate company Jon Good Chocolates, makes sure he sets the bar high when it comes to leadership, taking blame when things go wrong, showing support for his employees and doing everything he can to help them be their best selves.

The startup life, or any job in a high - performing company, is going to require a fast pace, but Dr. Kaptein argues that when leadership loses sight of an employee's available time, they can pressure the employee to take shortcuts.

«During early adolescence, the majority of girls stop raising their hands, participating in sports and extra-curricular activities, taking risks, and stepping into leadership roles,» says Catherine Connors, the company's co-founder and chief content officer.

CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies... The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»

«From the first job you take, have a career strategy,» says Kathy Caprino, president of Ellia Communications, a career and leadership coaching company.

Business Insider reports that a growing segment of franchisees take issue with how the company operates, and some insist the problems won't be fixed until new leadership takes over.

It did not take into account the governance, compliance, leadership or culture of an organisation, factors that can lay dormant for many years, but when they do appear can have a catastrophic impact on a company's share price and investor confidence.

McDonald's has enjoyed an amazing global McComeback under the leadership of CEO Steve Easterbrook, who took over the company last year after Don Thompson retired.

Frei joined the company as SVP of leadership and strategy, taking on the task of training Uber managers how to be managers in the wake of the Holder report.

Brett Neri and her brother, Anthony, are the fourth generation of Neri's to join the company and are being groomed to take over the leadership roles.

«As a company, we chose to take a leadership role and draw on our greatest resource — our people — to stay ahead of the mandates,» Wagner recalls.

As an ever - growing number of natural product companies take action against climate change, a new awards program recognizes leadership and bold initiatives.

As one of the first companies to introduce an organic and fair trade vanilla from Madagascar, we are committed to programs that promote sustainable environmental practices and which enable farmers to earn a successful livelihood in countries where poverty is common.As part of this sustainability commitment, Nielsen - Massey has taken a leadership role in improving the overall health of the vanilla industry, with a particular emphasis on improving economic prospects for the farmers who make the industry possible.

Robert Sivek, CSEP, CERP and Deborah Borsum, CSEP, CERP, CRX, founders of The Meetinghouse Companies, will take on leadership roles in the newly formed SBR Events Group; Sivek, as President and Borsum as Executive Vice President.

Founded in Binghamton, this New York - bred company is taking a principled stand and setting an example of responsible corporate leadership for businesses across the nation.»

The leadership of Metropolitan Public Strategies, the firm running the campaign, are all former staffers with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has taken a tough stand on Airbnb and successfully requested that the company anonymize data on 16,000 New York users of the site.

Such «personal leadership» can manifest when «someone identifies what is important to them and then takes action based on these values and beliefs,» writes Kearns, who co-runs a professional development training company called ThinkWell and is also a consultant in the Professional Development Unit at Flinders University, both of which are in Adelaide, Australia.

«All those great American companies, all the jobs they've created, everything that has helped us take leadership in the high - tech industry, every one of those was founded by, guess who, an immigrant.

His primary focus is company creation, often taking interim management roles at new start - ups until the recruitment of a permanent leadership team.

And this week, the leadership shuffle continued with the unexpected resignation of chief design officer Somsack Sikhounmuong, another member of J.Crew's old guard who joined the company back in 2001 and had more recently been drafted to take over Lyons» design duties on men's, women's and children's product after her exit.

The shake - up in eHarmony's senior leadership here comes as Neil Clark Warren, who founded eHarmony, returned to take back control of the company as CEO last year.

In 2009, the European operation of Match.com was sold to Meetic and a change in leadership at the company took place.

Nearly six decades later and after taking over leadership of the company after the passing of his own father (Craig T. Nelson) from a sudden heart attack, Kenny is down to his last dollar.

A private company called Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) took a leadership role the development process of Tin Can, thinking that it could be a really great way to learn more about what's going on within an organization's learning environment.

Hykin spoke to Good e-Reader last week ahead of this announcement about what some of the directions the leadership intends to take the company will be.

CNBC speaks with former Amazon executives and employees who shed light on a range of fascinating aspects of the company including Bezos's extraordinary vision and often confrontational leadership style; Amazon.com's infrastructure, designed to create «frictionless» shopping and maximize purchases; the relationship with third party merchants, some of whom complain that Amazon unfairly undermines their sales; the toll taken on fulfillment center workers to keep up with shipping demands; and Amazon's overwhelming and controversial incursion into the book industry.

Mr. Lazaridis added, «Thorsten has demonstrated throughout his tenure at RIM that he has the right mix of leadership, relevant industry experience and skills to take the company forward.

Yes, admittedly, cleaning up the types of allegations that unhappy authors have been lobbing at the company — which includes accusations of unpaid royalties, intentional and expensive errors in the content, and more — takes time and often a change of leadership.

One really cool thing about working or volunteering with non-profits is that a small team or limited resources often allow you to take on more of a leadership role than you would have been able to land in a for - profit company.

Ronald D. Boire has been tapped to take over the leadership of the company's retail division come September.

To help quell investor rumblings in mid-2011, the company announced that it was appointing an independent committee to review its leadership structure; one of the points of contention was the dual role of the co-CEOs as co-chairmen of the board, and a report today from Canada's Financial Post suggests that the committee might be gearing up to take action.

Andria, Michael's daughter, has since taken over the day - to - day leadership of the company and continues the tradition of always bringing you the freshest seafood available.

The company's leadership has taken a calculated, long - term approach to building the business, and is proud of its track record in its first 10 years: profitable every year and never once laying anyone off.

Mike Fischer, former president and CEO of Square Enix of America, who took over leadership of Square Enix of America in July 2010, quit the company this month and is now the vice president of digital Music and Video for Amazon in Japan.

Even here in the US — where leadership at the federal level will certainly be missed — the massive number of states, cities, companies, organizations and individuals who committed to redoubling their climate efforts suggests that we're unlikely to see too much backsliding before a new administration takes over in Washington.

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed new leadership for two of its practice groups, with corporate partner Keri Rees taking over as company commercial head from Keith Froud, who is set to become the firm's managing partner.

Bad ones can destroy so many aspects of your company, from workplace culture to brand reputation that you can't afford NOT to take care of your leadership.

WilmerHale's Emerging Company Practice has helped thousands of entrepreneurs successfully launch their businesses; raise billions in angel, venture and strategic financing; and take their companies to sale, IPO and market leadership.

In the mid-1900s John A. Buxton, son of Charles, took over the leadership of Federated Mutual Insurance Company.

KS: So they've got... The overall leadership of this company has to take this privacy seriously.

Asiff Hirji, the startup announced today, is taking a leadership role at Coinbase after helping advise portfolio companies for Andreessen Horowitz, one of its existing investors.