Sentences with phrase «to performance»

«As a result, though our numbers and our performance is still good, we're being passed by other countries that are now outperforming us.»

At $ 383 million, EBITDA was up 7.9 % on the high first - quarter 2017 performance, with a significantly stronger euro particularly compared to the US dollar, which resulted in a $ 26 million negative currency effect (on translation only).

The order bars Lumosity from making claims that its games improve cognitive performance or stave off cognitive decline without first collecting scientific evidence from randomized, blinded and independent trials.

This increase was driven by the High Performance Materials and Industrial Specialties divisions.

Improvement in the attendance and performance of that small group would pay big dividends to organizations.»

They offer the full range of outsourcing capabilities, including standout performance management features.

Ford Motor Co on Monday said it was replacing Chief Executive Officer Mark Fields with James Hackett, the head of the unit developing self - driving cars, in response to investors» growing unease over the U.S. carmaker's stock performance and prospects.

To help customers learn more about iPhone's rechargeable battery and the factors affecting its performance, we've posted a new support article, iPhone Battery and Performance.

It's that the performance metrics are nowhere near as good as they are through FBA.

The company attributed the performance to its international business, where it saw higher expenses, lower profit margins and weaker gains from sales of assets.

Earlier this year, for example, Judy Zaichkowsky of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business published a study indicating that the presence of just one woman on a company's board resulted in significantly higher standards of corporate governance (which has an established correlation to better financial performance).

That vision and his company's incredible financial performance — Nvidia has been growing profits at better than 50 % annually and its stock has leapt from $ 30 to above $ 200 in two years — make Huang the clear choice as Fortune's Businessperson of the Year for 2017.

After a 2017 equities run in which almost every stock market across the globe went up, this year the average performance across 137 single - country stock ETFs is flat.

We recognize good work often, giving shout outs and rewarding great performance, goal achievements, and the like.

Easterbrook said that he wants to see another quarter or two of positive performance before management switches its mindset from turnaround mode into a longer term growth strategy.

Adjusted Ebitda, which is a real measure of performance, was down to $ 229.2 million from $ 244.2 million.

Others foresee Trump's tenure to be not so much unsuccessful as tangential to the performance of their clients» portfolios.

And Mic has observed that the patch seemingly evens out the game's performance when using the Switch in handheld mode or connected to a TV.

Founder / CEO Andrew Mason was fired for a plummeting stock price and poor business performance just fifteen months after the second largest IPO in US history.

Moreover, with nearly half all of business R&D conducted by just twelve firms, there is even more reason for concern about long - term BERD performance.

To find the wealthiest people in the world, Wealth - X looked at its database of dossiers on more than 110,000 ultra-high net - worth people and used a proprietary valuation model that takes into account each person's assets, then adjusts estimated net worth to account for currency - exchange rates, local taxes, savings rates, investment performance, and other factors.

It also gets input about a product's performance: How do running shorts hold up if users wear them five times a week?

American engineers assessed the design, performance and limitations of MiGs in an attempt to learn their vulnerabilities — knowledge that could come in handy during combat situations.

Device use also affects the performance of a battery over its lifespan.

To be specific, Comcast's subscriber base grew by 53,000 during the most recent quarter, substantially more than most analysts were expecting, and a much better performance than the same quarter a year earlier, when the number of subscribers shrank by 8,000.

On the flip side, you have leaders who choose to focus entirely on how they can inspire the people reporting to them to rise above their normal level of performance and innovation.

Those categories are: muscle building, weight loss, and sexual performance.

The headline finding was that the working memory performance of both age groups improved when walking at their chosen speed compared with when sitting or walking at a fixed speed set by the researchers.

He is a lifestyle entrepreneur, high performance business coach and keynote speaker.

The Desmarais family kicked off the new year by snapping up Performance Sports Group, the company behind the Bauer and Easton brands, for $ 575 million with partner Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

One connection involves resorting to unethical behaviour to cover up for mistakes or poor performance.

When you think about Steven Spielberg movies, you think excitement, thrills, powerful performances — all done over a wonderful score (often by John Williams).

«Leadership ability over and above technical and managerial competence, and consistent performance is what we seek.»

Fortune's research partner, Great Place to Work, analyzed each organization's performance on over 50 survey questions anonymously rated by their staff.

Your Best Digs also ranked this throw highly because of its easy - to - use controller and excellent performance.

The club quickly emerged as the epicenter of the Los Angeles rock»n' roll scene, presenting local acts like The Byrds, The Doors and Buffalo Springfield, and later showcasing some of the earliest headlining U.S. performances by British bands Cream, The Kinks and Led Zeppelin.

Your mother may have warned you not to walk and chew gum at the same time, but when Schaefer compared the performance of both children and young adults on a standard test of working memory when they were sitting with when they were walking, her results contradicted mom's advice.

«If they don't announce plans for local production, they will struggle to sustain this performance,» says Bill Russo, former head of Chrysler North East Asia and managing director of Gao Feng Advisory in Shanghai.

In this year's revamped report, 10 indicators were used to evaluate the innovation performance of Canada and 15 peer countries.

Their performance management options are considered to be outstanding, but overall the company really is targeted toward the largest corporate clients.

«The gig economy is typified by irregularity, meaning there is no job security and instead of having a boss who trains you and helps you improve, your performance is rated on a scale of 1 - 5 stars by strangers who have no understanding of your growth as a professional,» explains Scot Wingo, founder and CEO of Spiffy, a modern on - demand company.

Brady lays out his diet in his new book, The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance.

These types of positions are most successful when their compensation is tied to their performance.

Members of the Trump administration walked out of the White House Correspondents» Dinner Saturday night during a performance by standup comic Michelle Wolf, who attacked the administration's relationship to the truth as well as the past behavior of the president, who did not attend the event for the second year in a row.

The study included over 200 employees at a variety of companies, and had participants self - report their performance on a daily basis.

(Granted, Whole Foods» systems are almost certainly not up to Amazon's performance levels or expectations.)

In fact, it saw the sharpest drop since the financial crisis as weaker corporate performance sacked cash bonuses and accounting regulation hampered pension growth.

The lawsuit describes an employee ranking system that is «not based on valid and reliable performance measures» and favors men and white or Asian employees.

As a leader, being consistent not just in performance, but also in attitude and demeanor, is crucial.

The chart below shows indexed month - end stock prices for each bank during their CEO's tenure, as well as the performance of a benchmark, the S&P / TSX Composite Index Financials Sector Index GICS Level 1 (STFINL):