Sentences with phrase «than their skill as»

Warren Buffett says that the success of a manager is more determined by the favorable nature of the boat they get into than their skill as a pilot.

But there was much more to him than his skill as a sharpshooter.

In his 15th case, Joe Gunter will meet one of his deadliest opponents to date, and he will need far more than his skills as a policeman to protect the people closest to his heart.

One friend of mine said that a large portion of his interview for an analyst position at a state - run organization focused on his skills in conflict resolution rather than his skills as an analyst.

Not exact matches

Ted Cruz is known more for his arguing skills as an attorney than for his business acumen, but he's banking possible votes like a real pro.

«Once fully realized, the programs in this announcement will support more than 18,000 highly skilled jobs in the U.S. and thousands of jobs in Saudi Arabia as part of maintaining and modernizing these platforms over the next 30 years,» Lockheed Martin said in a statement on May 20.

This is harder than it might seem, though, because many people are unaware of their talents: Exercising certain skills comes as second nature to them.

As of July, the voice platform surpassed 15,000 skills, which is 5,000 more than it had in February.

As often as not, they're no more advanced and informed in terms of their people strengths and skills than they are in any of the other areas of operating and growing a businesAs often as not, they're no more advanced and informed in terms of their people strengths and skills than they are in any of the other areas of operating and growing a businesas not, they're no more advanced and informed in terms of their people strengths and skills than they are in any of the other areas of operating and growing a business.

Instead, find one in which customers come to you based upon something other than your skill, such as your location.

As their companies grew, they hired employees based on skills rather than location.

With good workplace culture being recognized more than ever as key to productivity, these professionals are finding their skills in demand in many parts of the corporate structure, both private - and public - sector.

The CEOs also see acquiring foreign language skills to be beneficial, and most of them believe having Chinese language skills is more important than fluency in other languages, such as Spanish or Japanese.

Amazon's Mechanical Turk (also known as M Turk) is a micro-task website, and the mechanical gigs on this site don't require much skill, pay little — less than a nickel — and only take seconds.

For social entrepreneurs, it's often just as difficult to hire other employees who may have skills or experience beyond yours, but that's no different than a for - profit entrepreneur building a team.

Although designs and processes usually originate in each company's home country — as do most of the founding management teams — the barriers between local and international staff are much more permeable than in low - skills manufacturing.

There is room here for activist public policy aimed at assisting people as soon as they become unemployed — including very fast interventions to have resumés updated, interview skills improved and much shorter - duration job training programs (rather than ones that last months or years).

If you're less than confident in your social skills, these aren't so much opportunities for enjoyment and networking, as occasions for serious stress.

Attributes where Trudeau performed as well or better than Harper include solving Canada's high unemployment rate (Harper 32 %, Trudeau 31 %) and addressing the skills shortage (Harper 30 %, Trudeau 31 %).

The dirtiest, most physically demanding, and most dangerous of these jobs — in fields such as construction, landscaping, and building maintenance, for example — are overwhelmingly filled by immigrants, who now account for more than half of all low - skilled workers in the U.S..

More than 40 programs have popped up in the last half decade offering services such as mentorship, networks of partners, access to investors and business skills development, according to a recent report by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs and Village Capital, which surveyed 52 programs.

Interleaving for musicians could mean practicing scales, arpeggios, and chords all in the same session,» the post offers as examples, though it cautions that learning this way may initially feel harder than focusing on a single skill.

Partly as a result, Black has noticed that Gen Zers are a bit more inclined than Gen Y to favor the idea of developing skills and building career in one place, rather than hopping around from one employer to another.

Several people Business Insider spoke to who move in hacking circles were also dismissive of «Vamp,» describing him as a «skid» — an abbreviation of the derisory term «script kid,» or someone who is reliant on scripts and pre-written code to hack, rather than using their own skill.

You have to be scrappy, and you'll spend far more time leveraging soft skills, such as being patient, managing change, connecting with people, and making tough decisions, than doing the accounting.

Rather than rest on his laurels as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Johnson, who retired in 1996, now spends his days honing his skills as an entrepreneur.

There are plenty of people out there who have pretty positive self - assessments: Ninety percent of drivers think they have above average skills behind the wheel, an even higher percentage of college professors think they're better than average teachers, and, as we all know, every single child in Lake Wobegon is above average.

While leading teams of diverse individuals is probably more challenging than helming a homogenous group, the results can be significantly greater as a result of the combined skill sets.

Research shows that leaders spend more than 75 percent of their time communicating, and extraordinary leaders have developed unique communication skills as part of their personal leadership practices.

Building a new business takes more than technological skills and creative genius — it needs people, and if you're going to create a great culture as well as a great product, those people need tending to in a plethora of different ways.

Skilled Agile teams record success rates twice those of unskilled teams.13 Scrum projects deployed through an experienced program management office report success rates of 93 %.14 Teams that are at least 95 % dedicated to their projects are nearly twice as productive as those that are less than 50 % dedicated.

It also wouldn't hurt to test them on these skills, as evaluating someone in action is much different than hearing them talk about it.

With a highly skilled and educated workforce, more than 150 + leading research facilities, five Centres of Excellence such as Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) and world - class incubators and accelerator programs, we are accelerating the future.

The New York Times recently highlighted the long - term impact difficult schedules can have on family wellness, in an article called: «A growing body of research suggests that a child's language and problem - solving skills may suffer as a result of their parents» problematic schedules, and that they may be more likely than other children to smoke and drink when they're older.»

In another study, Kabacoff noted that 60,000 managers and executives in more than 140 countries rated a strategic approach to leadership as more effective than other skills like innovation, persuasion, communication, and results orientation.

As you look at SEO and content marketing jobs side by side, it's immediately apparent that there are more similarities than differences in backgrounds and skill sets.

As a professional speaker, I thought all my presentations were interesting and dynamic — I soon learned that my stand - up delivery skills were much better than my telephone presentation skills.

Whether its learning to colour - in between the lines, or discovering that art work belongs on paper rather than on your parents» walls, being creative as a kid allows us to develop our skills at the same time as having fun.

The skill and edge of a fund manager will become more evident as good managers will show higher returns than lucky managers.

And, as professionals are willing to upgrade their skills more often than before, startups such as Simplilearn, offering online certifications and courses have found the market more favorable now.

Remember that an ability to preserve capital in a bear market is generally a more important skill than outperformance in a bull market, as if you lose 10 % of your money, you have to then make more than 10 % to return to what you originally started with.

Gain these skills is far more time intensive than using a trading robot, but it is going to help you to grow your skills as a trader and give you the background that you need if you want to be successful over the long haul.

But Gouw and Fonstad view diversity more broadly than gender or ethnicity to include different skill sets such as investing, operating, marketing, technology and product development.

This was largely a function of the coincidence of high real interest rates and high asset price inflation over much of the period — more so, perhaps, than the exercise of exceptional investment skills as such.

As they age, and given that folks are living longer today than any point in history, there is going to be massive demand for skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living (Senior Community) facilities as well as all the square footage for offices to support those networkAs they age, and given that folks are living longer today than any point in history, there is going to be massive demand for skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living (Senior Community) facilities as well as all the square footage for offices to support those networkas well as all the square footage for offices to support those networkas all the square footage for offices to support those networks.

Here is the bottom line as far as I can see: IF you are self - employed when filing for early retirement, and *** if, on your application, you are asked how many hours you work *** (and I would like to hear from anybody here who has actually filed for benefits before their Full Retirement Age) and IF you work more than the allowable hours to be considered «retired» (again, I believe it's no more than 45 for most people but no more than 15 if you work at an occupation requiring a «specific skill» or own a large business),

As companies realize that content publicity and link building must be a core part of online marketing, rather than just the latest SEO fad, those same companies are faced with the challenge that there's no consensus or body of research to help them pinpoint the person with the perfect skill set to do that job.

As such, over the past 15 years, we've seen considerably faster jobs growth in skilled positions than in lesser skilled ones, as shown in the chart abovAs such, over the past 15 years, we've seen considerably faster jobs growth in skilled positions than in lesser skilled ones, as shown in the chart abovas shown in the chart above.

Rather than avoid volatility, we see the challenge of managing risk as trying to take advantage of the market's movements — an essential skill for any successful active manager.»

«As technology threatens to displace countless jobs and skills, the ability to communicate is becoming more important than ever.