Sentences with phrase «talent base of»

Not exact matches

Roberta Matuson, a Boston - based business consultant and author of the 2013 book Talent Magnetism, says small firms need not be bound to rigid formal HR processes, which creates the opportunity for more creative hiring practices.

Their employees volunteered about 188,000 hours in communities in 47 countries, with more than 40 % of their time spent devoted to providing their unique talents and abilities (skills - based volunteering).

But in the real world, running a business requires making choices based on the needs of today weighed against the available talent pool.

As the freelance economy continues to grow, more organizations follows the lead of PwC to transition their knowledge to the talent platforms and stay connected with their freelancers as an ongoing resource for the company — while preserving these connections and data as part of the company's base of institutional knowledge.

It's finding top talent, says Jason Lapp, CEO of the Calgary - based firm.

You still praise results, but you praise results that are based on the premise of effort, and not on an assumption of innate talent or skill.

Upload a data base of your best performing talent in your organization to Facebook and create a look alike campaign to find more people with behaviors and interests that align with your current team.

With growth in mind, Yahoo has made several high - profile acquisitions aimed at building the Sunnyvale, California - based tech company's audience reach and depth of talent.

It would effectively raise the minimum exempt H - 1B wage to $ 132,000, and its «market - based allocation» system would favor H - 1B visas for candidates who are offered the highest wages, an indicator of their relative talent and value to the U.S. economy.

Based on his observations of Trump, Finkelstein believes Trump is more focused on himself than he is the fulfillment of a vision or the cultivation of a talent network.

While India has benefited from impressive GDP growth and watched its IT sector blossom into a $ 100 billion industry in the past two decades, its focus on developing engineering talent has left the country dry of Indians with leadership and management skills, says Srini Kandula, vice president of human resources for iGATE, a Freemont, Calif. - based outsourced software developer with 28,000 employees and operations in Bangalore.

More than a third of employees eat lunch at their desks on a regular basis, according to a survey by talent management company Right Management.

Then, hire based on talent, and pay for that talent to perform at a high level of accountability and integrity.

The following is based on a five - year study of key entrepreneurial strengths by Gallup, a global research and consulting firm, which studied more than 4,000 founders to understand the talents that foster business creation and growth.

To ensure a robust pipeline of talent, Birchwood offers every employee, regardless of rank, in - house training, including a three - day course based on Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Birchwood University, an eight - month virtual leadership course accredited by the University of Winnipeg.

The way Caplan saw it, online exposure and a chance to build a bit of a fan base would be great for some of Ford's up - and - coming talent, in that it might lead to more work.

Bodenhamer says the Georgia capital's network of talent — particularly veteran logistics experts, as UPS is already based there — is the main draw.

StandBy Talent Staffing Services provides project - based, temp - to - hire, and direct - hire staffing services to businesses and organizations in the areas of IT, accounting, and finance.

Based on 6,000 interview requests and 3,000 first - round interviews with 250 companies, Hired recently worked up a ranking of the most attractive startups for the tech talent with several years of experience that the company targets.

Instead of doing what he did, says Garrett, «Hire based on talent, and pay for that talent to perform at a high level of accountability and integrity.»

J.B. said that his ultimate decision to make an investment in Signal (which topped Crain's Chicago Business 2016 Fast 50 list) was largely based on his confidence in the experience, talent and prior successes of the CTO recruited to the founding team.

• Comvest Partners acquired Engage2Excel, a Statesville, N.C. - based provider of employee recognition, sales incentives, talent acquisition and consumer loyalty solutions and services.

«What we bring to the table is that we're able to unlock the culture of a faith - based organization and find talent that matches their core values,» Vanderbloemen says.

Atlanta has a very interesting mix of executive talent with companies like Delta Airlines, UPS, Coca Cola and Home Depot and CNN / Turner all being based there.

B. I will annex the talents of other investors to aid Aikins Venture Capital to acquire more properties; income is based on commission.

The ensuing rush of fresh talent, including stunt master Devin Super Tramp, singer Sam Tsui, and science geek Emily Graslie, has been good for YouTube, which says more than 1 billion people worldwide visit the site on a monthly basis, up 25 percent from the previous year.

Sean is a Founding Partner of GrowthX, a Silicon Valley - based venture capital fund, market development training school and corporate advisory firm helping companies bring new products to market and reduce the innovation failure rate through capital, talent and know how.

By basing the issuance of visas on salary, startups could find themselves less competitive in finding the right kind of talent.

The founding partners of the new Seattle - based venture firm Flying Fish met as angel investors deploying capital in the talent - heavy, cash - light region around Amazon and Microsoft's corporate headquarters.

Christy Johnson is the CEO of ArtemisConnection, a consultancy that creates holistic talent solutions based on data and using design based thinking.

Basing your business in this global industry cluster brings enormous advantages: Network effects, economies of scale, access to the world's best talent, deep pools of capital, a rich ecosystem of resources and know - how for both startups and mature companies, a nurturing entrepreneurial culture, infectious energy, and strong trust relationships that make the impossible possible.

Living Goods» staff consists of about 5 US - based staff, about 35 staff on country - level teams in Uganda and Kenya, 2 field supervisors, and a Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager at each of eight branches in Uganda and one Branch Manager in Kenya.58 Country - level staff include staff specializing in training, product development, sales, health impact, logistics, technology, finance, talent, monitoring, and partnerships.59

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

The board and the talent and compensation committee, based on recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee, have determined that the deficient control environment, among other things, would impact executive compensation decisions with respect to 2015 compensation for certain members of senior management.

Previously, as a practice head at Fuld & Co., a Boston based consulting firm, Kevin, leading the delivery of insights and recommendations on competitive business and talent practices, facilitating scenario planning and war - gaming exercises for Fortune 500 executive teams to align team members with long - term strategic initiatives.

Overall, we anticipate that our executive compensation program following the offering will be based on the same principles and designed to achieve the same objectives as our prior executive compensation program and will allow us to compete for executive talent and align the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders.

Although the majority of compensation for HP Co.'s executives is performance - based and largely contingent upon achievement of financial goals, the HRC Committee continues to believe that the SPEO provides important protection to our Section 16 officers and is appropriate for the attraction and retention of executive talent.

«We can not overemphasize how essential stock - based compensation is to a startup's ability to recruit and retain talent,» they wrote in a missive, organized by one of their Washington, D.C. - focused advocacy groups, called Engine.

The Best Home Businesses for People 50 + features seventy comprehensive profiles that show how to select, start, run, and build a home - based business suited to the needs, talents, and ideals of the over-fifty generation.

Employers are recruiting with an emphasis on technical skills, but are hiring talent based on the mindsets for growth required to thrive in their organizations and in the future of work.

In 2013, a group of entrepreneurs and leaders within the business community set out to establish a program to accelerate the growth of technology based startups and to increase the level of technical talent in central Arkansas and in May 2014, The Venture Center was officially launched.

For clarity: When I refer to equity crowdfunding, I am referring to equity - based crowdfunding portals that will support non-accredited investors post-JOBS AngelList, a platform where startups can connect with investors and talent, announced the launch of Docs yesterday, a feature that allows startups to execute seed - round transactions online (techcrunch).

Research findings from the Center for Talent Innovation, a New York - based think tank headed by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, found that having something inherently in common with the funder, decision maker or investor makes an enormous difference, since 56 percent of decision makers in the study did not value ideas they didn't personally see a need for, even when evidence suggests that it's a good, marketable idea.

The region has a well - developed venture capital base, a large pool of well - educated talent, especially in technical fields, and a wide range of government and non-government programs fostering new ventures and providing information and support to entrepreneurs.

FKG also created a diversity index, ranking companies in the Fortune 500 based on the number of women in senior management, board roles, and «pipeline» positions where rising talent can be groomed for the next level.

reviewing and approving the linkage of corporate goals and objectives to the compensation of our CEO, evaluating the CEO's performance in light of those goals and objectives, and (either as a committee or together with the other independent Directors who satisfy the independence, «non-employee» and «outside director» requirements under the Talent and Compensation Committee Charter) determining and approving the compensation of the CEO based on such evaluation;

It is amazing how efficient and productive faith - based projects can be, when participants are giving of their time, talents, and means of their OWN free will.

VanHagar wrote on Wdenesday, May 2, 2012 at 7:47 pm, stating, «It was in faith in God that gave us the Salvation Army, Abused Children «s Fund, Freedom 424 (serving victims of s.ex trafficking), Bright Hope International (working with the poor), Children «s Christian Lifeline Hunger and Medical Relief, Christian World Relief, Five Talents - USA, Inc., Habitat for Humanity International, Living Water International (providing clean water), etc. etc. and hundreds (if not thousands) of other faith - based charities help the poor and disenfranchised.

It was in faith in God that gave us the Salvation Army, Abused Children «s Fund, Freedom 424 (serving victims of s.ex trafficking), Bright Hope International (working with the poor), Children «s Christian Lifeline Hunger and Medical Relief, Christian World Relief, Five Talents - USA, Inc., Habitat for Humanity International, Living Water International (providing clean water), etc. etc. and hundreds (if not thousands) of other faith - based charities help the poor and disenfranchised.

«I'm proud of our ability to retain fantastic talent through our acquisition strategy,» says Mike Cate, CEO of the Mount Prospect, Ill. - based company.