Sentences with phrase «valued than their talent»

Their testimony was obviously more highly valued than their talent.

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In 2007, a paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology described perseverance and passion for long - term goals as «Grit» (a non-cognitive trait that measured persistence), and rated it of equal or greater value than IQ and talent.

Deploying a vast number of veteran dealmakers who are renowned for their talent for assembling sophisticated, cross-border mergers, Goldman Sachs advised clients on 368 deals worth $ 710.6 billion in 2013, a higher value than any other investment bank, according to Dealogic.

Every year, smarter writers than I come up with a «trade value ranking,» in which players are ranked based on a combination of talent, production and salary.

It's got ta be BPA or biggest hole at 26; we have other needs and the value of that spot is worth way more than acquiring one or two more «could be» talents..

If i recall exactly we had a whole argument over the valuation of Sterling, you refuted on numerous ocassions when i stated that Sterling would cost more than 35 million the point i made over 2 months ago and still make now and im sure most fans would agree is not that gnabry is better its just he is promising talent, and for the value City paid for Raheem (which is almost criminal considering Di Maria, cost PSG less) it would have been better to see Gnabry given a run out or sign someone actually worth 50 million

But while The Patriot espouses the values associated with the revolution, it's all too willing to ignore or distort history, and inadvertently it has less to say about patriotism than about our own talent for delusion.

Not only are local superintendents of KIPP schools better positioned than our national staff to identify and groom local talent and ensure long - term sustainability; the pooling and sharing of support services allows the energy and time of our school leaders to remain focused on the highest - value activities: working with faculty, students, and families.»

She longs for an assessment that relies on more than just written problems, that could capture the more diverse skills visible in her classroom and valued in the workplace, such as artistic talent, computer savvy, and the know - how to diagnose and fix problems with mechanical devices.

The paradigm shift is even present in the vocabulary we use: we have gone from the idea of qualifications (objective, verifiable, defines a profession or trade) to that of skills (personal, harder to measure, cross-functional) in the 1990s, to move on to the idea of talent, where soft skills are more valued than hard skills.

I agree that poorly prepared teachers is one cause of the high dropout rate, but as with most problems, many causes exist, including an anti-intellectual culture that values over-paid athletes and celebrities w / no obvious talent (e.g. Kim Kardashian); parents who think all their male children will grow up to be Yankees so never put books in the kids» hands; pseudo education reformers who sell a narrative that a first year teacher is no different from a veteran with a grad degree and thirty years teaching experience, administrators who hire based on coaching rather than teaching, school boards that cut library programs rather than sports, etc..

Students with extreme verbal talent rated themselves as having the lowest social standing of the four groups, a finding which Dauber and Benbow perceptively attribute both to society's higher valuing of mathematical talent than verbal talent, and to the fact that while extreme mathematical ability may be less obvious on social occasions, students who are extremely talented verbally may be conspicuous due to their sophisticated vocabulary.

In a country that values the ballroom dancing talents of washed - up actors, writers were less than afterthoughts.

In fact, as I will now attempt to prove in terms of that other obviously agricultural matter which obviously isn't well known in NYC publishing circles, logic — in terms of talent, on average, agent - selected, traditionally published authors are... third class bestsellers, and quite possibly of less value than even midlisters, or largely indistinguishable from those.

«What could be more satisfying than to be engaged in work in which every capacity or talent one may have is needed, every lesson one may have learned is used, every value one cares about is furthered.»

Of course, since I'm guessing you have more design and programming talent available than I could bring to a problem, its major value, if any, would be stimulating ideas.

Green Point's value added legal services, which make US legal talent in Israel available to US law firms on an as - needed hourly basis, at rates for lower than equivalent US rates, is also growing at a steep rate.

Bringing this talent in - house is seen as higher value and more cost effective than using outside counsel.

Lawyers generally under - appreciate or do not understand the value of business professionals, relegating them to «overhead» or the homogenous «staff» label and treating the talent as generally administrative rather than specialized.

There is demand today from more than 68 % of clients for seven out of the ten services listed, indicating that there is clearly value in the use of external consultants for executive talent solutions.

Rather than outsource recruitment, on - demand talent solutions provide greater value to an organization's brand and value proposition when attracting and approaching talent.

This will not only help companies attract and retain talent, but ensure their medical sales reps feel like more than just a cog in the wheel, but part of an organization that values them as a person and their work.

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«It is in fact the case that you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether it's the music business or yourself doing the pimping... Nothing but harm will come in the long run, from allowing yourself to be exploited and it is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be valued (even by you) more for your sexual appeal than your obvious talent.»