Sentences with phrase «talks to us about the work of»

Nicolas Mounard talks to us about the work of Farm Africa to empower smallholder farmers in eastern Africa and the opportunities for collaboration with the food and drink industry.

Not exact matches

«I believe — and I think the president believes — that we must be proactive, the years of talking about these problems has not worked, and that we must use all instruments we have to make it expensive to engage in non-economic behaviour, and to convince our trading partners to treat our workers, farmers, and ranchers fairly.

Gates wanted to talk to him about a novel concept Sadoway was working on to develop a new type of battery that could make renewable energy a practical, affordable mass market option, once and for all.

Even though we're working with early - stage founders, there's a clear indication very early on of what they've been able to build, not what they're able to talk about.

This is the first thing we talk about in Lean Startup because you can not do any of the techniques of Lean Startup — the rapid experimentation, the scientific approach, the broad development — none of it makes any sense and can't work unless you have a vision for what you are trying to accomplish.

Get her talking about the philanthropic impact of her work — with every sale, each of her brands contributes to a related cause in the developing world — and it's apparent there's nothing at all flippant about her audacity.

The best companies to work for tend to have managers who see the reality of the situation, and who are free to talk about their own mistakes as well as the mistakes of others.

Anecdotally, you could see this bias come in to play if you hear one millennial homeowner talk about how they've achieved some degree of financial success due to their own hard work, and another millennial blame their inability to buy a home on a housing market that was destroyed before they got there.

• Speaking of Time's Up... Attorney Tina Tchen, who Bloomberg describes as «arguably the most well - connected person working in women's rights today, thanks to her six years as an assistant to President Barack Obama and as first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff,» talks about why it was so important that Time's Up include a legal defense fund: «The fastest way to make sure that someone isn't getting bullied by a lawyer for someone rich and powerful is to make sure that person has a lawyer, too.»

«There's a full section that talks about pay equity, and what is the larger impact that the gender pay gap has on our society, our economy, our families,» says Deepti Gudipati, vice president of member leadership programs for the AAUW, who is working with the city to roll out the program.

«A lot of times people will just talk about what they're working on or turn to their neighbor and ask them,» says Bacigalupo, (who, by the way, was recently featured on the cover of Inc.).

My team and I organized a field demo of 50 individuals and talked to each one about our team and the way we work.

We are talking about being the kind of leader who can sit down, engage and get buy - in, who can take the authority of the position and use it to work with others to get things done.

Spieth says they talk constantly about how to grow UA»S golf business and that Plank has also taken an interest in Spieth's goals outside of golf — whether it's charity work or business work.

When people ask me what it's like to work with KP, I always talk about how, they are the kind of the company that if you want to build something that is a company as vast as Google or Amazon, basically, KP is a must.

Business Insider talked to Krieps about the experience of working with Day - Lewis and finding the strength to get through one of the most grueling shoots she's ever been a part of.

We're not talking earnings in the billions of dollars from multinational, multi-industry conglomerates anymore - we're talking about the ability for people to work together in harmony, understanding and mutual respect, along with cooperation.

But make no mistake: The kind of lewd talk heard in the video could get you fired in many work environments — even if the remarks aren't about the person being spoken to.

«At the end of the day,» he says, «you want to see people roll up their sleeves and just go to work and stop talking so much about it.»

In this short video, Lewis Howes talks about one crucial element to making the startup of your dreams work.

Zuckerberg says that she often talks with businesses about the morale - boosting value of showing employees gratitude, but it's important to express appreciation to people outside of work as well.

Both former President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg have publicly talked about how they like to regularly kick back with a good work of fiction.

Example: Everyone's talking about the benefits of outsourcing, but nobody teaches how to onboard new contractors quickly and manage their work effectively.

Talking of all this in the Frank + Oak boardroom, Song shifts into guru mode, opining about a future that seems (to him) crystal clear, even if — always working to be a step ahead — he won't share exactly what he sees.

As Clooney led off the first episode of The Late Show, the actor freely admitted he had nothing to plug and instead spent some time talking with Colbert about his humanitarian work in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Asked about the worst career advice she ever received, Ahrendts tells of the time she was working at a big corporation and a human resources manager told her that she needed to make changes — like not talking so emotionally with her hands — if she wanted to be considered «CEO material.»

«As a result,» says Welch, «she came to the interview ready to talk not just about her fit for the requirements of the job — but my interests, values, and, perhaps most impressive, the intellectual content of my life's work.»

«You don't have to worry about being the talk of the water cooler at work,» Bradford says.

«A lot of work we do is sourcing — talking to leaders about other leaders,» says Vasudeva.

Talk to them about how they've worked with customers to get their stories out, and ask them for specific examples of creative campaigns they've executed in the past.

And that's before we start talking about the coming $ 20 - a-year subscription service («Nintendo Switch Online») designed to offer access to an ever - expanding library of classic Nintendo games, or the «Smash Bros.» game that's in the works.

It's natural to feel squeamish talking about money, particularly when it's tied to the value of your skills and hard work.

Toys «R» Us is in talks to sell its entire Canadian business as it works to shutter its 70 - year - old U.S. operations, but analysts are skeptical about the future of the brick - and - mortar toy retailer's existing business model.

When working on a major reorganization of Emory University, BrightHouse enlisted Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon; he talked about how constant training can leach fear from the unknown.

He added, «All three of them will talk about the importance of regulatory certainty and the need to work together and share from each other's experiences.»

So a player of an action game such as Call of Duty would be able to download an app to his (and, let's face it, we're usually talking about guys here) smartphone or work computer and crow about his scores or schedule a game with buddies through Facebook - like status updates even when he's away from his console or home PC.

Rethink «retirement» «I've been on this agenda for a number of years now, that we need to quit talking about retirement planning and start talking about planning for when you can no longer work,» McClanahan said.

We talked for a few minutes about William's childhood (he dropped out of high school in Amsterdam at 15 to become a DJ), his past work experience (he was a party planner for years), and how he had heard about us (he attended Hustle Con last year).

«If the answers show a consistent theme of talking about BS factors rather than a clear line toward being able to do interesting work related to their field, it's hard to project them as passionate in their field,» cautions Dunn.

You can talk to your employer about working from home one or two days a week to help defray the cost of a full week of child care.

And even if you don't see a single tree on your jaunt out of the office, getting away from the need to think about work, keep up appearances, and make small talk with colleagues will make your break hugely more refreshing, Jarrett reports.

When I have talked with managers about the risks of supervisory - subordinate dating, many have said, «If I can't date people with whom I work, I won't be able to date at all because I am always working.:

In response to such a call from the G - 20 in Washington, D.C. last week, Germany's finance minister side stepped the issue and talked about the need for the ECB to start withdrawing its money market liquidity — i.e., whatever remains of a meager life support to economies crushed with 19 million people out of work and 3.6 million of young people unable to find jobs and make a living.

We also do regular «coffee talks» where we get staffers from different teams who don't normally work together for a video chat session to learn more about each other's lives outside of work.

Apple had been reported to be in talks about a TV project starring Witherspoon and Aniston over the summer, and the company is also working with iconic director Steven Spielberg on a reboot of his 1980s sci - fi and horror anthology series Amazing Stories.

In the case of Lululemon, the employee (which the company calls an educator) talks to the shopper (called the guest) about her passions and pursuits, and they work together to select the ideal garment.

The rest of my time is spent working on launching a beer school series in Toronto and preparing to speak at beer festivals — the latter of which involves coming up with fun ways to talk about beer to people who've been drinking it all day, which is challenging.

It will take at least a couple of years for Theralase Technologies Inc.'s cancer treatment technology to become regulated (and at least a year before we know how well it works on humans), but the healthcare tech they have under development is worth talking about.

Productivity guru Tim Ferriss often talks about the concept that «being busy is a form of laziness,» which is essentially the idea that we would prefer to feel like we are getting work done, rather than going through the struggle of actually getting work done.

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