Sentences with phrase «what leading executives»

That's what leads an executive like Mahieu to declare that BlackBerry is coming into 2018 «with a feeling of mission accomplished» following its first flagship launch as a united BlackBerry - TCL venture.

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What will happen over the next few months leading up to the election will have far - reaching effects, not just for American public policy but for global leaders, business executives and foreign policy throughout the world.
«Waterfront Toronto's refusal, for what it says are «commercial reasons,» to release the text of the preliminary «agreement to agree» it signed in the fall with Sidewalk has led to accusations of excessive secrecy,» reports The Globe and Mail, which also notes that «despite briefings from Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk executives, some city councilors say they still have little idea what Sidewalk actually intends to do — or where.»
This may mean making a map of which team members are experts, and who is in charge of what, from product leads to executives.
In her accomplished career (which has included executive roles at the CBC, Twitter and, currently, Diply) she has come to appreciate like few others what it takes to effectively lead teams through big changes — including exponential growth.
With centeredness so important for truly inspirational leadership, it's no shock that so many executives and entrepreneurs are turning to meditation, a leading way to train yourself to stay centered no matter what whirlwind surrounds you.
Nonetheless, Trump appears unmoved by nationwide protests or any other signs of oppositions against clamping down on immigration, which leads me to wonder what are the risks that America, particularly tech executives, see that Trump does not?
Top Starbucks executives and about 40 Philadelphia clergy and community leaders met in what local leaders say was the beginning of an effort to push the coffee company to play a leading role in addressing racial injustice.
The learning model of UCLA Anderson's Executive MBA program emphasizes mastery of the fundamentals of business, proficiency in analytical problem - solving skills, plus the development of an explicit point of view on strategic leadership and on what it means to lead.
«We are pleased to see the Obama administration will not cause harm to citizens and states by shutting these businesses down, and hope this will lead to an expansion of sensible policies related to marijuana, such as allowing these businesses access to banking, and taxing them at a fair rate,» said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a Washington, D.C. - based trade group that represents what it says are the thousands of firms involved in marijuana production and sales.
In San Francisco rising property prices have been blamed on the inflated salaries in the tech sector, and led to company buses carrying employees from the city to the sprawling tech campuses in the Valley being stoned by protesters — what one tech executive described to me as «the Google bus piñata».
CyberX invites you to a 1/2 day seminar, where you will network with your peers and hear CISOs and executives from leading organizations in the electricity, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors, share their experiences, challenges and what path they took to maximize operational resilience.
«What's going on is that many CEOs, COOs, GMs, and other executives haven't figured out that sales and marketing alignment is more about culture, philosophy and business orientation than it is about marketing providing sales with leads, marketing messages and sexy product brochures and sales selling enough so everyone, especially those in marketing, gets to keep their jobs.»
What many executives are discovering is the search for understanding and insights into changing buying behaviors can be confusing and lead to dead ends.
I attend a church where a woman is the Executive Pastor but most people in the church don't know she's the Executive Pastor because her Lead Pastor is a guy and he does most of the preaching and most of what you would see the Lead Pastor do but at the same time the Lead Pastor is having to submit to the leadership of the Executive Pastor.
Led by Brock and Executive Chef Travis Grimes, a Lowcountry native, the kitchen reinterprets the bounty of the surrounding area, exploring an ingredient - driven cuisine that begins in the rediscovery of heirloom products and redefines what it means to cook and eat in Charleston.
With these being the obvious initial goals of the executive order, what are the more long term ones i.e. where does the administration think it will lead?
«Nobody's talking about Buffalo as ground zero for the lead problem, but when it comes to the levels of lead that's been identified in children, it's higher than what you see in Flint,» said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
Executives of the NDC have instituted a committee to investigate what led to the loss of the party which had campaigned on massive infrastructure development.
What: Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. will be issuing a proclamation to recognize Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Norman Reimer, executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, which supported the bill, said it was an opportunity for New York to take the lead on what he calls a crisis in public defense.
That's what a new group of advocates led by former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra is saying.
In reality, what happened last Thursday was the culmination of months of simmering tension between the Afoko - led National Executive and sections of the Party's hierarchy that had been at loggerheads with each other since the former was elected into office about a year ago.
From October 2 through October 5, the North Tonawanda Common Council, spearheaded by: - Aldermen - at - Large Jeff Glatz and Bob Pecoraro, Along with partnership from: - the North Tonawanda High School led by Katie Harrington, and - Unyts Account Executive Greg Eastmer are promoting a North Tonawanda «Roll Up Your Sleeves» Challenge to all the residents of North Tonawanda to accomplish two things: - Blood Donations - Member Donor Registry These individuals understand the needs of the community and what a blood or organ donation can do to save or improve a life and desire all residents to support this challenge.
Steven Greenberg: What we see in this new Siena poll is that Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to have a very large lead over his Republican challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.
«You know, this is going to lead executive leadership in this process and it's going to need everybody to come together to look at what makes sense,» said McDonald.
County Executive Picente said of the upgrade «Today's news from the leading credit rating agencies affirms what we have seen over the past 8 years.
On Tuesday, Cuomo said the Democrat - led Assembly blocked a bill that would have done much of what is contained in his executive action, even though it was passed unanimously in the Republican - led Senate.
Brian Sampson, executive director of Unshackle, says businesses should not have to bear the costs for what he says is past mismanagement by the state's Thruway Authority, that has led to a potential shortfall.
Leaders of the South and Middle Belt, Thursday condemned the President Muhammadu Buhari - led federal executive for what they described as flagrant disregard for the legislative arm...
«What is exciting about this is that it's the most up - to - date information,» says Lisa Cohen, executive director of the Washington Global Health Alliance, representing many of the world's leading global health nonprofit organizations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Lewis Hay, executive chair of NextEra Energy, based in Juno Beach, Florida, stated that young students often don't know what jobs a STEM education can lead to, and so acquiring math and science skills doesn't interest them.
The company's founders, Shayan Zadeh and Alex Mehr, abruptly handed over executive control to former CFO Steckelberg at the end of 2014, leaving some to wonder what happens when a founder - led company loses its founders.
During this recent interview to discuss the TV version of Zombieland, co-creators and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick talked about the journey from TV series to movie and now back to TV pilot, what it's been like to work with Amazon, what motivated the decision to have the same characters from the movie on the TV show, how they envision it as a road show, how much gore they can have, what Kirk Ward (who was originally cast as Tallahassee before being replaced by Woody Harrelson) brings to this version of the character, what led them to the 30 - minute format, whether they could have any surprise cameos (Bill Murray made a very memorable one in the film), what will determine whether the pilot is successful enough to go to series, and when they might know if they're picked up.
The film runs for a taut 83 minutes, and part of what's impressive about it is how economically, in a wholly unobtrusive way, it sets up the conflict between the two leading characters, an executive and a woman roughly half her age.
What he has concocted with The Chronicles of Riddick is an increasingly messy and incomprehensible film that although it may attempt to be elegantly complicated and intricate, is really just a bunch of mumbo jumbo devised by Twohy, who it has been told, never really had any concrete plans for a spin - off from Pitch Black but was coerced into doing this film after being approached by Universal executives who saw potential in having a second Vin Diesel led franchise after The Fast and the Furious.
But what made Levy's ascension so highly symbolic was its unique combination of all the elements of urban school drama: a mayor whose desire to wrest control from the city's elected school board was long voiced; a city fed up with failure on a grand scale and in the long term; a competition between city hall and school leadership to pass the blame; and the realization, finally, that a system the size of a Fortune 500 company might be better led by someone with the skills of a Fortune 500 executive.
After months of criticism from both President Clinton and leading Republicans over what they consider socially irresponsible programming, television - industry executives were treated to several days of political plaudits last week, when they announced that they will craft a voluntary ratings system.
Rocio Abundis - Rodriguez, who serves as both California's Region 5 lead for after - school programs and executive director of California After School Technical Assistance, advocates getting students involved in the design and delivery of their program, so what's being offered is of interest to them.
In this webinar, Karen Cator, chief executive officer of Digital Promise and former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, will lead a conversation with assistant state superintendents from the Florida, Tennessee, and Delaware Departments of Education to discuss: • Each state's work on competency - based professional development using micro-credentials, • What changes they believe states and districts will look to make in the future, and • What the impact on teacher quality and retention will be.
In the words of Hasan Bakhshi, executive director of creative economy and data analytics within the leading think tank NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), «this makes it all the more important that we set learning priorities for young people today that are grounded in a rigorous assessment of what skills will be required of them when they enter the workforce».
In a series of interviews, EdSource Executive Director Louis Freedberg interviewed several leading experts about the continuing gap — and what additional reforms are needed to narrow or... read more
In a series of interviews, EdSource executive director Louis Freedberg interviewed leading experts about the continuing gap and what additional reforms are needed to narrow or close it....
Tia Morris, Executive Director of Teach for America New Jersey, led the discussion, asking the panel: «What can be done to help young people of color navigate through a space that is predominantly White - controlled?»
(11/17/2015) Jonas S. Chartock, Ed.D., Chief Executive Officer, Leading Educators named in Moneyball's latest list; «This exceptional group of leaders is committed to doing what works.
In a series of interviews, EdSource executive director Louis Freedberg interviewed several leading experts about the continuing gap — and what additional reforms are needed to narrow or close it.
In Stone's investigation into Amazon's background for this book, he recounts that a former Amazon business executive told him to find out what the «cheetah and the gazelle» means, leading him to discover that it was a statement from Bezos about how Amazon should approach the publishers.
Past presenters include Leigh Cunningham - Executive Director of the Association of Independent Authors (AiA), Dete Meserve - president of Wind Dancer films (Home Improvement, What Women Want with Mel Gibson), Steven Spatz - President of BookBaby (industry leader in author services), Burke Allen - CEO of Allen Media Strategies (industry leading P.R. and media firm for authors), Eddie Price - marketing expert and successful self - published author, Darlene Chan - Hollywood publicist that specilizes in promoting independent authors, and Mark Wayne Adams - multiple award - winning illustrator, Readers» Favorite Illustration Award Judge, former Disney artist, and former president of the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.
The discoveries made during the testing led the company to aggressively play to its strengths, meaning a focus away from what company executives described as the «in and out» application experience of other smartphone OSs.
Or so it seemed, because the finished device led me to think their executives looked around on the airplane at the people holding books, decided they understood what those people were doing, called their research complete, and based the product design and system architecture on a largely imaginary reading use - case.
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