Sentences with phrase «think in the short term»

The challenge is to change the societal outlook to one that is long - term and accounts for humanity's central role in shaping the planet's destiny, instead of one that reacts to immediate crises and thinks in the short term.

Wonder if the Chinese manufacturer will think in short term horizons like how much of the fiber communications companies in North America thought back in 1998.

But in the short term — and our politicians think in the short term — the deceptions can work for the political leaders in question.

C: oil is down to $ 57.50 / barrel so all this is a bit academic in the short term (and many people think in the short term).

And I think in the short term we are still going to be looking at books as horseless carriages.

People generally think in the short term — years, decades, or a lifetime.

That's a very tempting thought in the short term, but incredibly dangerous.

These employees often think in the short term, which is driven by a «visceral sense of uncertainty in the world.»

Do you think in the short term or long term financially?

People generally think in the short term — years, decades, or a lifetime.

«I think in the short term you may see a reduction in casual interest in DFS, as news of the allegations may dissuade some from trying DFS or continuing to play if they're already signed up,» he told the E-Commerce Times, «but...

Although volunteers and leaders often think in the short term regarding their relationship with the association (such as the few years of volunteering or the one year of presidency), CEOs take the long view.

I think in the shorter term our goal is to get a place that also allows us to move out, but once we start looking for solely investment properties, I will definitely look into both of those areas!

Not exact matches

But in the short term, he thinks Potdevin should focus on managing expectations.

I think that's definitely going to happen in the shorter term.

Things that make sense in the long term might seem crazy to people who only think of the short term.

He goes on to say, «They get outside of their to - do list of short - term priorities and they realize that the real key to creating more margin in their life isn't about working faster, or somehow «prioritizing» better, it's about learning to think differently.»

«There might be a short shock in terms of currency, but I think it would only be temporary,» he said.

He thinks the US economy will expand by 2.9 % in 2018 and inflation may breach 2.5 % in the first half of the year because of the short - term moves in oil and the dollar.

Now he's stepping down as CEO of the fast casual restaurant company — in large part to focus on a problem that extends beyond the restaurant realm: what Shaich says is short - term thinking in capital markets and the national debate.

In the short term at least, the Facebook CEO seemed to think that speed will win:

And the last announcements by our competitors have comforted us into thinking that it's becoming mature and they're not getting to that next level in the short - term.

Lehmann and Wiseman also think natural gas — which is at US$ 3.69 per thousand cubic feet — should climb to at least $ 5 in the short - term and $ 9 longer term.

Though immigration may strain some local budgets in the short term, costs and benefits tend to balance out in the end, said Alex Nowrasteh, immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

It might save you some money in the very short term, but your remaining employees will think, «They certainly don't love us here.»

«And the prime minister had a very well - thought - out answer that it's for economic development in the short term.»

Lobbying which might profit an individual corporation in the short term can hurt investor portfolios in the longer term — think of the effect all that lobbying for financial de-regulation in the United States ultimately had on investor portfolios in 2008.

If you've been thinking of your mental horsepower solely in terms of high school report cards or a single number from an IQ test, you're probably selling yourself short.

Kullman didn't comment on the DuPont - Dow merger specifically, but she said that deals in which companies are put together only to be broken up — which is what is happening in the DuPont - Dow transaction — are the product of short - term thinking, and not what's best for long - term shareholders or the company.

In fact, it is thinking of lowering the 6.5 % threshold for a short - term rate hike because it believes the headline number still gives too optimistic a picture of the situation in the labour markeIn fact, it is thinking of lowering the 6.5 % threshold for a short - term rate hike because it believes the headline number still gives too optimistic a picture of the situation in the labour markein the labour market.

But HBR has also recently begun incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rankings into their methodology in order to highlight corporate leaders who think beyond just short - term gains and dollars and cents.

So if we can expect 3 more quarter - point hikes this year it would seem to make sense to stick to short - term CDs yielding around 2 % now and then look for a longer - term one at around 3.5 % at EOY, especially if one — I am in this camp — thinks that by EOY the odds of recession will have risen enough that further rate hikes in 2019 will be looking doubtful.

I think the short - term challenge for us that is creating some headwind is the shift in where a lot of the business in the department store channel, in particular, is coming from.

That said, what do you think Sam about replacing at least half the bond holdings in traditional portfolios with short term TIPS?

In the short term, this thinking can crush your team's ability to close deals, and in the long - term, it can kill your company's ability to make moneIn the short term, this thinking can crush your team's ability to close deals, and in the long - term, it can kill your company's ability to make monein the long - term, it can kill your company's ability to make money.

I think the answer to these questions are that 1) it's not at all clear that this trend is as definitive as Graham suggests; 2) it's a mixed bag for entrepreneurs (more positive in the short run, potentially negative in the long term); and 3) it's clearly not a positive trend for early - stage investors.

I believe you think we are heading for a long period of low returns, but still, with such a long investment horizon ahead of you, don't you think it could make sense to be more exposed to public equities, maybe in passive index funds, and trust the long term wealth building power of that asset class without so much attention to continuous portfolio rebalancing trying to anticipate short term returns?

I think in my experience we have gained a lot of value in the long - term search traffic for posts, and we feel like having a short, keyword - rich URL is key for this.

Our impression of the structure and parameters of such models as these is that the result of the thought experiment above — a rise in short - term rates in real terms of 1 per cent — looks broadly similar in terms of its bottom line effect on activity.

The target is a medium term one, so there's a little bit of flexibility over the short term, and I think experience shows that in trying to do economic policy and trying to control inflation there really isn't an ability to fine tune these things over very short periods of time, you have to take a more medium term perspective.

In the short term, industry analysts do not think so.

«Over half of the mangers think climate risk is already a factor affecting share prices and they see more risks crystallising in the short term.

Here's a piece I wrote recently for Bloomberg talking about both short - and long - term volatility in the markets and how investors can think about its meaning.

«That kind of shows you that we are in the period of short - term exhaustion and I think people are just tired of being whipsawed,» he said.

Koch, whose company Koch Industries is the second largest privately held company in the U.S. wrote that tariffs will hurt the U.S. economy and called the move «short - term thinking.»

Instead of «going on a diet,» which is a short - term behavior, more people seem to be thinking of their diet in the broader sense and are focused on eating more healthfully, which for them is a longer - term proposition.

... I think some of the things that we would be looking at in terms of applications would be short - run production in automotive, highly customized parts for high - end automotive and aerospace industries.

«I think one of the inefficiencies in the market is investors are generically too short - term oriented and time arbitrage is one of the best inefficiencies in the market» David Einhorn

In fact, we have and will continue to willingly make decisions that negatively impact short - term performance when we think we can lower risk and improve our long - term returns.»

«One factor that has caused some reluctance on my part to write semi-annual letters is the fear that partners may begin to think in terms of short - term performance which can be most misleading.