If you spend, enough
time planning you spend, least time, to, execute.
Not exact matches
Even though the planners had, in effect,
spent more
time thinking about their task, with no progress made on the task itself, as Baumeister and Tierney explain, «their minds had apparently been cleared by the act of writing down a
plan.»
Effective
time management involves
planning the amount of
time spent you
spend on all of the tasks of running a business — and your personal life — to get things done in the most effective and productive manner.
The more
time you
spend bogged down in day - to - day stuff, the more you're working in your business, and failing to
plan for the growth you dream about.
One Belt, One Road represents China's biggest overseas
spending effort ever, a project that, adjusted for inflation, is at least 12
times the size of the Marshall
Plan, the history - changing U.S. program that helped rebuild Western Europe from rubble after World War II.
Marketers used to
spend their
time designing ads, writing copy, studying demographic segments and
planning events.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the
timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension
plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24)
spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase
plan, among other things.
Usually, automakers
spend a lot of
time on
planning and prototypes before going into full production.
The party
plans to find $ 1.3 billion in government
spending cuts (just like the Liberals, but in a shorter
time frame), which would be achieved partially through a hiring freeze in the public sector.
Underpreparing for meetings When you prepare for an important meeting, how much
time do you
spend thinking about what you're going to say versus how you
plan to communicate that message with your body language?
«
Spend a lot of
time in the
planning phase,» he says.
Anyone
planning to
spend tons of
time outdoors this summer is bound to get a lot of mileage out of these waterproof boots.
Now that you understand why you need a business
plan and you've
spent some
time doing your homework gathering the information you need to create one, it's
time to roll up your sleeves and get everything down on paper.
Now that you understand why you need a business
plan and you've
spent some
time doing your homework gathering the information you need to create one, it's
time to roll up your sleeves and get everythi...
Reader Heather H. wanted to know how Fake Jane
planned to
spend this spring -
time windfall.
If you
plan to raise money for your business through crowdfunding, get ready to
spend lots of quality
time with a good lawyer.
This professional can help you determine how much you will need to pull out of a qualified retirement
plan versus
spending non-qualified assets, the
timing of optimizing your Social Security benefits and annuity contracts, determining an appropriate asset
spending rate and the transition from an accumulation phase to a distribution phase.
And while we don't suggest you'll necessarily have the resources to do exactly what White did, there's still a lesson here: «
Spend time on your
plan.
Gerdes
spent much of her
time in corporate marketing, scrutinizing the business
plans of companies eager to form alliances with her then - employer.
Whether you're raising seed funding for your business or you're bootstrapping,
spending the
time to research and build a better business
plan with appropriate forecasting will save you money — and will likely save your business.
Only 20 % of your
time should be
spent planning.
For those who didn't get the memo about Einstein, Salesforce's
planned artificial intelligence effort, chief executive Marc Benioff
spent quite a bit of
time talking very generally about it.
Trump's
plan seeks to revamp how projects are approved and funded by reducing permitting
time to two years and allocating $ 200 billion over 10 years — mostly as incentives to spur states, localities and the private sector to
spend at least $ 1.3 trillion.
How much
time will you
spend online today — to shop, bank, stay connected with friends, get the latest news or
plan a trip?
The White House released few details in advance about how Obama would
spend his afternoon in Orlando, and aides said the trip had been hurriedly arranged in a fraction of the
time usually required to
plan a presidential trip.
More importantly, take the
time to
plan and budget your campaign in a measured way and make sure you are
spending your money wisely.
Based on responses to the 3 - Hour Web Site
Plan hiring someone to build your Web Site has hit the big
time with small business owners who are realizing that often the
time and energy
spent doing - it - yourself may not only be better
spent other ways, but also may not provide the results you want.
«We
spend so much
time making long - term and strategic
plans, and then something happens that takes all of those good intentions and spins it out of control.
Tools like online dashboards and online strategic
planning tools allow your accountant to
spend more
time strategizing for your business and less
time running reports and crunching numbers on a moment's notice.
Every year around this
time, I like to
spend a few weeks reflecting on the year and
planning the next one.
Rather than
spending all that
time and energy
planning a meeting, automate it instead.
The company announced
plans to
spend up to $ 8 billion on content in 2018, putting it on par with
Time Warner.
Instead of
spending your
time creating an elaborate business
plan or relying on a focus group, entrepreneurs need to continuously test their business ideas and be willing to adapt quickly in order to stay competitive.
If you're going to do something like intentionally ignore your email for a few hours, you need to be just as intentional about
planning how you're going to
spend that
time.
He and his family just bought a ranch down in Costa Rica, and
plan on
spending a lot more
time there.
According to Ian Lurie, founder and CEO of SEO consulting firm Portent, «A good consultant
spends the
time to
plan out a successful project with their client.»
In other words, you would
spend all day putting out fires and neglect putting any
time into creating or producing the actual product you sell — that being building
plans.
«Boards
spend an extraordinary amount of
time looking in the rear - view mirror,» says Mark Wiseman, CEO of the Canadian Pension
Plan Investment Board and a vocal critic of director myopia.
My clients work with me because I save them
time every week (
time they used to
spend planning, shopping, cooking and cleaning up) and they still get to enjoy delicious and healthy food.
While the
plans to build your own TieFi are real (it calls for a tiny Raspberry Pi computer and some software customizations), the launch is a stunt — a tongue - in - cheek reminder to close the laptop and
spend some
time with your kids this Father's Day, lest you find yourself Cat's Cradled a few years from now.
When I started at Clorox, a classic packaged goods brand marketer, we
spent 80 % of our
time on
planning.
Severe weather has slammed parts of the country, forcing some travelers to
spend more holiday
time in airports than
planned.
It's possible to
spend so much
time planning a startup that you miss your window of opportunity or to schedule such frequent updates of a
plan for an established business that it becomes difficult to administer its other details.
Thinking about these decisions in advance is an important way to minimize the
time you
spend planning and to maximize the
time you
spend generating income.
It's a syndrome that occurs when you
spend so much
time planning your business that you never do anything.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or
timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future
timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital
spending and research and development
spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the
timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any
time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension
plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The smart business owners I know
spend time thinking up every conceivable thing that could go wrong in a partnership and have a
plan for dealing with it.
A lot of
time is
spent on understanding business financials and building a business
plan around them.
Your design
plans need to fit with your existing business and how you
spend the majority of your work
time currently.
In large corporations with strict
planning routines requiring annual, semiannual and quarterly
plans and
plan updates, managers
spend at least part of their
time working on or thinking about a new
plan or
plan update.