Sentences with phrase «take positions of leadership»

How has APPA's role evolved beyond simply representing the interests of its core constituency — the manufacturing class — to take a position of leadership and collaboration in all facets to the industry?

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«The 30 % Club is really taking a business - based approach to this, and enlisting the business community itself to perform better in terms of getting women onto boards and in positions of leadership, really for its own self - interest,» Trenowden explains.

Refrain from avoiding taking action just because an employee is a friend or holds a position of leadership.

The study found only marginal improvements toward parity in senior and executive leadership positions since 2012; at the current pace of change, it will take 100 years to reach gender equality in the C - suite.

All too often, people in positions of leadership take a «me versus them» approach.

After 10 years at A.S. Watson, Wat moved back to China in 2014, where she would soon take on a number of leadership positions, including her latest one: CEO of Yum China.

If you're in a position of leadership, your team will look to you for explanations, solutions and systems when things start to pick up and transitions take place.

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.»

For now, the only country where Airobotics has received full approval to operate is in its home country of Israel, which — partly because of its position in the Middle East and ongoing conflicts with neighbors — has taken a leadership role globally in building defense systems and doubling down on using technology to advance itself.

The business presents an ideal opportunity for a new owner to take over a proven and scalable business with thousands of glowing reviews, clear market demand, and a leadership position within the niche.

Later he took a position of technology services account lead in banking, followed by the position of executive assistant to chief executive UK & Ireland, dealing with business running support, and leadership and management support.

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The majority of the book is written in the first person, inviting the reader to share in the honest and sometimes deeply moving accounts of the journeys taken by each woman to her current position of church leadership.

I'll start: I feel most at home in a church that 1) takes its mission to care for the poor and marginalized seriously, 2) does not make assumptions about its congregation's political positions nor emphasizes political action to begin with, 3) speaks of Scripture in terms of its ability to «equip us for every good work,» 4) embraces diversity (theologically, ethnically, etc.) and allows women to assume leadership positions.

«ABV Brands is extremely proud of the leadership position we have built in this dynamic market over the past eight years, and we are thrilled to be taking this next step with Beam Suntory and its world - class portfolio of premium brands,» added Dan Hawkins, ABV Brands» commercial director.

Hawkins added: «ABV Brands is extremely proud of the leadership position we have built in this dynamic market over the past eight years, and we are thrilled to be taking this next step with Beam Suntory and its world - class portfolio of premium brands.

Melissa has been involved with and has taken a leadership position in many local and national organizations including Slow Food Chicago (as Advisory Board member), Green City Market (as membership chair), and the International Association of Culinary Professionals (as chair of the Kids in the Kitchen Section), and the Pew Charitable Trust (as delegation member of Supermoms Against Superbugs).

However, people like me and people like Hanna Rosin are in a position to be able to take a leadership role on those types of issues.

I've done my best to be supportive of the two of them, but I've stayed out of any leadership position and never gone on any of the camping trips or «field trips» that the boys have taken.

Although the NDC has not opened nominations yet, some celebrities and other members of the party have shown their interest in taking leadership positions in the National Democratic Congress.

Akomea said he decided after realising that if care is not taken most of the top leadership positions may go to party stalwarts from the «Akan sub-group.»

Those complaints have, of course, taken down two of the state's most powerful politicians: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who both resigned their leadership positions after coming under fire.

Andy took that position in the leadership campaign, but that's the position of the party.»

One thing that beats my imagination is how the leadership of NPP will allow the NDC appointees to continue holding key positions in the ruling government Seven Months after taking power when these are the very people who are also going to campaign across the length and breadth of the country to wrestle power from the NPP in 2020.

The ex-vice President, who advised the leadership of the party to focus on resolving the crisis in order not to allow the opposition party take advantage of the situation, noted that, «We can resolve our differences when our leaders individually and collectively shift ground from extreme positions and move to the centre in the interest of our party and our country».

«She thinks she can move the Democrats to a position that will really take care of the people's needs,» said Hawkins, who discounted the potential for change under Democratic leadership.

The formation of the SDP wasn't a Sudden thing, at the last stages of talks, Roy Jenkins had approached David Steel, to see if he could join the Liberal party, both had come to the conclusion if Michael Foot did win the leadership, for there to be a breakaway party, and Jenkins would be in more of a position to take one tenth of the CLP with him, and form an electoral pact, followed by a merger years later, of which would really be a take over.

A top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo who had been planning to take a position with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will now be in charge of managing the Thruway Authority's transition to new leadership, following the abrupt resignation of two authority officials.

Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat, said Democratic leadership has not yet taken a position on the drilling amendment added last week, which would move the buffer to 45 miles and allow drilling even closer to shore in a gas - rich region called the Destin Dome.

She was hugely successful because [when] she was asked to take on important leadership positions,... she made something of them.

But the question for us as a family, we have got a new baby, do I continue to throw my body at a problem, on the road 70 % to 80 % of the time, dealing with political crisis after political crisis, or take on this leadership position?

The report points out that «great strides have been made in enrolling more women in undergraduate courses, especially in the biological and chemical sciences (success has been more limited in the areas of physics, mathematics and engineering), there remains significant challenges in ensuring that the best women scientists are able to have fulfilling careers with increasing levels of responsibility, eventually taking up leadership and decision - making positions.»

And a power - affiliated person who is frustrated by her lack of influence might take a leadership - training course or apply for a supervisory position.

Snap's Chief Executive Officer Clifford Lerner commented, «Mobile is the primary platform for an increasingly large segment of online dating users, and we were determined to create an excellent experience on all mobile platforms to take a leadership position in the market.

At the tail end of last year, Zoosk announced a major shakeup, with co-founders Shayan Zadeh and Alex Mehr stepping down from leadership positions, and Kelly Steckelberg taking over as CEO.

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Enable the delivery of the rapidly growing list of premium content available in Dolby Atmos, and take a leadership position in delivering immersive audio for live sports to draw fans closer to the action and the experience on the field.

As Chris describes on his blog, passing around his iPad suddenly created a student - driven learning experience where more of his students had opportunities to explore, hypothesize and take a leadership position in the class.

When I published my now - infamous piece earlier this year, it prompted, in addition to Rhames» piece and others, an «open letter» signed by 170 «white education leaders» (including, not incidentally, much of the staff of Education Post) who took serious exception to my critique and lamented reform's failure to put people of color in leadership positions.

They constitute one of the pillars of the MBA program contents, which aim to prepare participants to take high - responsibility positions in sectors where their analytical and leadership skills will enable them to implement in - depth solutions to address complex problems.

She taught middle school humanities in several New York City public schools for 11 years and took on various leadership positions serving as a director of middle school curriculum and instruction, curriculum developer, project advisor, and teacher mentor.

The top reasons TFA corps members said they left teaching were to pursue a position other than K - 12 teacher (34.93 percent), to take courses to improve their career opportunities within education (11.79 percent), to take courses to improve their career opportunities outside of education (10.26 percent), and poor administrative leadership at their school (9.83 percent).

SMB: We should take a page from the successful, ongoing efforts that address the lingering lag in girls» and women's participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and leadership positions: 1) mentoring and role - modeling programs that involve more men in schools, particularly men who hold other than traditionally male jobs so that students see men in a variety of careers; 2) a national fathers» reading campaign to engage more fathers in reading to their children; and 3) increased funding for innovative programs that engage students in literacy activities in and out of school.

Before taking her current position with Boston Public Schools, she was the director of leadership and organizational development with the Pacific Educational Group.

The couple's first child was born there in 1964, but in 1969 Payzant was tapped for his first district leadership position and came back east to take the reins of a small, 4,500 - student school district in Springfield, Pennsylvania.

For me, this demonstrates the breadth of his commitment not only to the details of what it takes to support educators and students in schools to do their best work, but also to use his leadership position in the community to advance the welfare of students and their families.

When The Mind Trust, a local nonprofit incubator of educational leadership and innovation, released its «Creating Opportunity Schools» report in December 2011, it outlined in great detail its core position that IPS «is broken» with catastrophic results for students» and would take radical restructuring to achieve needed and lasting change.

Leading Educators is a national nonprofit organization founded in New Orleans that seeks to improve student achievement by leveraging the positive impact of experienced teachers who take on leadership positions in their schools.

After being a curriculum consultant supporting regional schools, Kate took up various positions in school leadership in the north west of Western Australia.

No other higher education program has ever reported comparable percentages of graduates taking leadership positions, particularly in 100 % high - need schools.