Sentences with phrase «training was of no help»

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The reality of an astronaut's job is all about being on Earth and preparing and helping other people fly in space and supporting them and training each other.

«This book helped me understand that doing your best work and being your most focused takes practice and training — and not necessarily the kind of practice you might imagine.

Relevant industry data gathered via this technology can help any B2B vendor develop a holistic informational approach where radical remodeling of resources and training courses for sales teams are required quickly.

«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.

The double - tracking has helped raise the average length of Union Pacific's intermodal trains — which are now less limited by the need to fit on sidings — from 158 cars in 2007 to 170 today, meaning that UP is handling far bigger volumes.

Pages and pages of stats and text in your training manual isn't going to help matters, so why not make things easier?

And he or she must be supported by a senior political leader who serves as a public sector catalyst to build coalitions of governments, workers and training and research institutions and help to pitch investment proposals to head office decision - makers.

The team in the Coverall Support Center of Tampa provided hands - on commercial cleaning training, and the team members were always available to help me and made me feel so welcome.

Don't be afraid to invest in some training and coaching to help these sales professionals understand how to showcase your solutions to different types of buyers.

«When you say, «I have all the answers,» what you're really saying to your audience is, «I don't need your help,»» says Bart Egnal, president and CEO of The Humphrey Group, a Toronto - based executive communications training firm.

Say «our objective is to cut through the slump intact, preserving as many of our skills as a high - trained workforce as possible, and we're going to need a little help,»» says Yager.

That may help to explain why, although it's had some difficulties in finalizing the lease for its first Canadian location, it has already sent staff to be trained in the art of fabrics and fit at the company's «suit school» in the Netherlands.

Managing shipping on your own is complicated, often requiring the help of additional employees who require training on the vast array of shipping options, tax consequences, customs clearance rules and international trade policies.

Whether you're willing to invest a Google search or a hefty portion of your training budget, entrepreneurs who want help boosting their creativity quotient will find endless tips, exercises, and affirmations.

This feedback can help business owners find out if their products, stock, pricing, and placement are appealing to customers; measure the training and performance of frontline employees; learn if competitors do a better job at sales, service, marketing, and operations; identify if employees are following company procedures or compliance practices; and, increase focus on service and selling to help convert browsers to buyers, Warzynski explains.

For years, he'd been administering a test to help board members assess their decision - making skills, as part of a training program he'd developed for corporate directors.

Ward said the science helps demystify behaviours and cites another practice he's adopted as a result of his gender - intelligence training: asking women who have been keeping quiet during a meeting to share their opinion.

Reclaim Detroit is currently training 300 new employees to help with the city of Detroit's deconstruction plan tackling blight.

As we age, two forms of exercise are the most important to focus on: aerobic exercise, or cardio, which gets your heart pumping and sweat flowing, and strength training, which helps keep aging muscles from dwindling over time.

Farmers Insurance, which is affiliated with Swiss giant Zurich Insurance Group, has started a major initiative to train its army of claims adjusters with the help of Oculus Rift headsets.

The amount of training and support franchisees receive can be critical in helping them get up to speed quickly.

If certain aspects of training are not available internally, there are lots of outside resources and companies that will help you.

Even so, adding just a few deliberate brain exercises to your daily routine can help you reap the benefits of brain training, and it doesn't have to be another item on your daily to - do list.

Though CEOs are supportive of international business opportunities, they weren't as enthused about loans to help new Canadians acquire skills and training.

VR is already being used for the treatment of PTSD, autism, social cognition, meditation, treatment of burns, and to help with surgical training.»

While unions tend to be hesitant about automation, they are eager for training programs that can help advance their members» skills, says Daniel Wagner, the director of education, standards, and training for the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA), which reviews and validates training programs.

Being aware of a pregnancy, marital problem or a rigorous marathon - training schedule will help you with assigning work, judging reliability and offering the best support to the team.

Great leaders understand that steepness of the growth curve and the velocity at which they are traveling is purely a function of the quality of the people they hire, train, develop and help build that trajectory.

«We are teaching wrestling moves and wrestling training but of course this is helping women become more confident and self - assured,» O'Reilly told Business Insider.

Trained specialists are on - hand to help you indulge in a collection of treatments from ten Eastern cultures, including Chinese reflexology and aromatherapy.

Through decades of experimentation, she has demonstrated that while you may be born with certain innate talents or aptitudes, it is training, personal effort, and experience that can help you become the person you want to become.

Chick - fil - A says its service is so consistent because it invests more than other companies in training its employees and helping them advance their careers — regardless of whether those careers are in fast food.

Julie Menin, commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, says there's interest in a training program that would coach those unfamiliar with these technologies and potentially help them with job placement.

Aaron Gowell, CEO of SilverRail Technology, which is helping to build an online travel platform for high - speed trains in Europe, decided to start blogging in July of this year.

«By the time of the Tokyo Olympics, technology is going to help specific training plans for coaches about how the body responds to certain levels of sleep and nutrition and how it helps or hinders your performance.»

The youngest of the family, a brother, studied winemaking and is now looking for a vineyard to take him on and help train him.

The survey is part of its Government Contracts Program, which helps train and educate small - business owners on how to win government contracts.

Monitoring sleep helped in training and ultimately was part of why Phelps swam so strongly at the 2015 national meet in San Antonio.

As the 35 - year - old considers creating a new venture that would help train medical doctors on the use of software tools, she is taking a page out of Silicon Valley's playbook: She plans to incorporate a mix of sector specialists that include business experts and scientists.

One of his first assignments was to help staff up the call center and create a formal training program.

This robust 500 - hour program offers an encyclopedia's worth of video training (including 99 total courses) to help you truly grasp if your business is profitable, and to navigate the intricacies of finance so you can make smart investments that will pay dividends for your business.

While a candidate's deep - rooted passion for Saturday Star Trek conventions or service dog training might not sound relevant to your business, how we choose to spend our free time is probably the most honest gauge of what we find intrinsically rewarding, and in entrepreneurship, understanding these deep motivations could help you put together a team with similar aims, character and cultural fit.

It's not hard to imagine that clear use cases will emerge, nor that training would help mitigate some of their adverse effects.

James said the proposal will help address the issue of poverty, noting that individuals are prevented from going to school, getting jobs, seeking employment and seeing their doctors if they are unable to afford train fare.

Some recent examples of companies using VR technology include Farmers Insurance, which is using Facebook's Oculus Rift headsets to train its claims adjusters and PG&E, which also uses the Rift headset to help train workers in inspecting electrical equipment.

To help prepare them for the annual onslaught of bargain hunters, some retailers are using Oculus Rift headsets to train employees on how to handle challenging customer scenarios before they interact with busy shoppers in the real world.

It's never a good idea to schedule training outside of normal work hours if you can help it.

That's one reason America's largest bank is now steering some $ 250 million annually into community - building investments like small - business development, job - skills training, and neighborhood revitalization, and deploying a «service corps» of advisers to help those investments bear fruit.

My eyes were closed, but I couldn't help overhearing the conversation of the four women next to me on the morning commuter train.

From training aircraft mechanics and flight crews, to helping golf pros and fans get more out of their game, I'm inspired by the experiences you are creating.