Sentences with phrase «than new ideas»

So it came as a surprise when Monday's announcement focused on corporate restructuring, rather than new ideas about food and service.

«Innovation» came to mean modest twists on existing items (think Pantene for curly hair, medium - thick hair, Heat Shield, and Ice Shine) rather than new ideas.

Nothing is more effective in helping a company stay ahead of its rivals than new ideas that are executed well.

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While he's had less than two months on the job, the new CEO, who quietly shed the «interim» part of his title, has many ideas that include a return to some traditional BlackBerry designs.

Often, they spend much less than they earn and invest their profits in new ventures or better ways to work on the same idea.

I could tell you that we consider new ideas when we hear dissenting opinions from those who think or look different than ourselves.

But as bestselling author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt from his new book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise — well intentioned as it might be — actually does more harm than good.

The idea that underperforming sectors eventually outperform is not new, but last year's dogs are tending to rebound more rapidly than in the past, says Ratner.

According to a host of new studies outlined in a recent PsyBlog post and elsewhere, dreamers who come up with great ideas often also display some less than initially endearing qualities.

Not only do these opportunities boost our economy and make us all wealthier (in more ways than one), they help diversify our populations and give us access to new technologies, better ideas, and more cultural perspectives.

Other new steps outlined by the administration include an online policy challenge to encourage entrepreneurs to offer new ideas to foster innovation, educational programs and commitments from more than 100 community colleges to promote entrepreneurship.

Rather than taking time off, he immediately began work on a new idea: an online financial services firm that would make traditional ones obsolete.

It's also still a good idea to follow best practices for establishing a new habit — like giving yourself a trigger and starting with small, winnable goals — rather than relying on hormones or scheduling to magically get you to your goal.

He showcased his ability rather than his experience: he read the company's IPO filings in their entirety, built a website analyzing the company's business model and suggested four ideas for new features.

It's true, everyday we hear of a new startup ideas (some more obscure than others) that have been able to get funding in order to jump - start their small business.

After being rejected by at least fives Canadian banks, one foreign financial institution believed in their grassroots idea and contributed a little less than half of the $ 7 million investment they needed to get the new brewery going.

But, I had a new idea — a different concept than anyone had thought of for a camera store.

Grow VC is more than crowdfunding — it's an ecosystem where entrepreneurs can connect with experts, funders, team members, new customers and partners to realize their ideas.

Rather than possess an insatiable drive for greatness or an impressive ability to constantly churn out new ideas, great leaders seem to excel in soft skills.

It makes sense, then, that when new employees joined Brasilata and embraced the identity of inventor, they naturally conjured innovative ideas and contributed more than they would have if they didn't call themselves inventors.

«No matter how open you are as a manager, our research shows, many of your people are more likely to keep mum than to question initiatives or suggest new ideas at work,» wrote James Detert of Cornell and Ethan Burris of University of Texas as Austin on HBR recently.

For example, if a team is working on coming up with new product ideas, they could be given a variety of constraints to work with like «only items made from recycled materials» or «only things that weigh less than a pillow.»

Senior employees may not find the idea of every worker receiving unlimited vacation days very rewarding — after all, they worked hard for their positions within the company, and may feel they deserve greater perks than new hires.

Schroeder has for the past two years cleared his calendar so that more than half his time is spent doing what he loves: nurturing new ideas while getting his hands dirty in the greenhouse, and calling impromptu brainstorming sessions.

But when a company rebrands after it's failed to launch successful new products, and that rebranding makes no sense whatsoever, it's a sign that it has run out of ideas and is now focusing on appearances rather than substance.

Faster than using software platforms like Whinot and Ideaken, polling customers through an already - engaged fan base may be the quickest way to generate new ideas for your company.

The new measures try to extend the «kiddie tax» idea to children and other family members older than age 18 who have not been actively involved in the business.

Thanks to websites like Kickstarter and EquityNet, it's now easier than ever before to drum up interest around your new idea or innovation and find small loans and pledges that supply the money you need to take things forward.

More than anything else, to be adaptable or creative in this new environment, even to be an effective leader, requires a practiced ability to be «open» to new ideas, to questioning old ways, even to where those questions and new ideas come from.

Giving a new college graduate an 832 - page book by a professor sounds like a terrible idea — except your gift will probably register when you say it's on the recommendation of none other than Microsoft cofounder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates.

When culture is something more than just nice words, the spirit infuses everyone in the company so that, as leader, you know whether a new person, idea, customer or change is right for your culture.

Big Idea: Likely to be looking for a new role now that she will be stepping down from Shine, the independent TV production company she founded after a successful but tempestuous spell as No. 2 at her father's U.K. satellite broadcaster BSkyB and then sold to 21st Century Fox in 2011; now being merged with Big Brother - maker Endemol and American Idol producer Core Media; seen as more business - proven than Lachlan and not phone hacking - tainted like James.

The idea of parity, that «we're no worse than the next guy» is being blown up by new entrants with new business models that aren't held to the same old standards and aren't doing business in the same old way.

But more than that, it's also a great way to open yourself up to new ideas.

With governments scrambling to find new sources of revenue to pay for important social objectives such as health care and education expect to see the idea raised in Parliament sooner rather than later.

«advocates of this neat idea conveniently ignore the century of less - than - successful experience with this tax, including New York State's own failed attempt.»

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If pre-product, pre-revenue companies (i.e. loss making, just idea stage) can be valued for $ 10 — $ 20 million, why can't Financial Samurai, which is highly profitable, has six years of existence, can pay a nice dividend if it wants to, has way less risk than all these new startups, and can grow revenue by triple digits every year with promotion, be worth a similar range?

More than 1,000 fast - food workers gathered outside Chicago for a two - day convention which aimed to celebrate recent successes in the campaign for better workers» rights and drum up energy and ideas for a new wave of demonstrations.

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At the end, you exhort your professional colleagues to come up with some new ideas to combat secular stagnation — an excess desire to save rather than invest, with consequent drag on the world economy.

After our brainstorming, I realize that the new approach is better, lower cost, and lower risk than my original idea.

No one knows more about using the new Real - Time tools and strategies to spread ideas, influence minds and build business than David Meerman Scott.

The Canadian Telecom Summit brings a dozen keynote addresses — and more than 40 panelists — over 3 unmatched days of presentations, discussions, sharing ideas, forming new relationships, renewing existing ones and even deal making.

While every single day of every single year is a great opportunity to build out and increase your wealth and passive income, the start of a new year is a particularly good time to look at investment ideas that could hold the potential to deliver better results than most other investment ideas available.

Some ideas are new, some are old, but hopefully there's more here than the normal value investing fare.

There are many factors to be considered when discussing job creation in a new emerging industry, and there's no better way to get a clear idea of what's going on than to cooperate with other individuals who share a similar vision with you.

We prefer to invest in first - of - a-kind new ideas, rather than incremental enhancements to common products and services.

An event last Wednesday at the American Enterprise Institute showcased two new studies that use actual tax data from the IRS — rather than flawed survey data — to get a better idea of how retirees are doing financially.