As is often the case
with public decision - making, the unintended consequences of encouraging «no win, no fee» litigation have been a disaster and we can now see that one of the results is the diminution of the supply of competent lawyers who are unable to work because the businesses they had been employed in have had to stop doing personal injury litigation.
We also have a rich tradition of individuals engaging
with public decision - making processes and have found strength in our diverse voices, which, when considered, lead to high - quality results.
Not exact matches
In a supervisory setting, good leaders are able to debate and argue behind closed doors and then fully support a
decision in
public — even if they privately disagree
with that
decision.
In the meantime, we would advise careful deliberation about future
decisions about the industry to balance energy needs
with environmental and
public health considerations.
The Morgan Stanley presentation was requested by Founders and Board to have options for review and informed the
decision - making process for all — and everyone agreed
with the
decision that the company would not go
public in 2018.»
«It's a much harder
decision to make than if you are a
public company
with a discount,» says Nordlicht.
I think history's lessons tell us that
public scrutiny and competition favors the harsh realities of the
public spotlight
with its trials and tribulations over the easy of autocracy, control and cloaked
decision - making.
However, despite
public fear and criticism of Steinbrenner's controversial
decisions, eventually he led the team to an amazing comeback,
with six World Series entries between 1996 and 2003, and a record as one of the most profitable teams in Major League Baseball.
The email came after Kalanick failed to assuage
public outrage over Uber's
decision to turn off surge pricing at JFK International Airport at a time when taxis refused to stop there in solidarity
with a protest against the order.
Her reputation as a conciliator was part of her appeal during the 2013 leadership contest, a skill she's used to make peace
with public school teachers angry over wage - freeze legislation and appointing herself agriculture minister to mend fences
with communities upset over
decisions to cancel the slots - at - racetracks program and the installation of industrial wind turbines.
Either way, don't expect Pai to make his
decision based on which position is more popular
with the
public; as we've noted before, the FCC chief has already declared that he'll only take comments that he feels provide «substantial evidence» into consideration.
Corporations agree: «It makes so much sense that you would expect
decisions like these to be made
with your senior management, starting
with your CEO,» says Tod MacKenzie, Aramark's head of
public affairs, who also worked on animal welfare policies
with Balk and HSUS at DineEquity, owner of the IHOP and Applebee's brands.
It is good for the investing
public to know that the company is making
decisions about things like dividends
with the best interests of shareholders in mind, rather than the best interests of the CEO.
Having dabbled in improvisational theater early in his adulthood, Costolo inspires confidence
with his refined
public speaking ability, quick wit, and fast
decision - making skills.
The Liberals are unlikely to make any final
decision on drug testing until the Supreme Court of Canada rules on its legality in a case between Suncor and workers at its Alberta oil sands operation, said Troy Winters, senior health and safety officer
with the Canadian Union of
Public Employees.
The
decision, which ended an unusually
public, months - long search, offers a bit of both worlds, allowing Trump to select a new Fed chief while getting continuity
with a Yellen - run central bank that has kept the economy and markets on an even keel.
In China, however,
decisions are usually made behind closed doors
with much less
public input compared to Western democracies.
Tillerson's awkward
public contradiction of Trump's
decision to agree to talks
with North Korea, just hours earlier, was not the only
public disharmony between Trump and his secretary of state in the days before his firing.
He seldom interferes
with their
decisions and often praises them in
public.
As Chief Economist, Brian is tasked
with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of
public policy
decision makers.
«The PSA is always significantly involved
with processes, investigations and
decisions which result in serious disciplinary actions against any BC
Public Service employees,» wrote Whitmarsh.
As Chief Economist for Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Brian Emmett is tasked
with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of
public policy
decision makers.
The opposition New Democrats declared themselves «profoundly disappointed»
with the Nexen deal, suggesting that proper
public consultation did not occur before the
decision was made.
March 15, 2012 A National
Public Safety Broadband Network: One Major Step Closer to Reality
with Industry Canada
Decision to Allot Dedicated Spectrum Towards its Development
In a
public letter to the Board circulated last Monday June 24, Zimmer wrote said it was clear he was let go «to avoid addressing my growing concerns
with recent board
decisions.»
Canada managed the financial storm of 2008 better than others because we anticipated risks and acted proactively
with public policy foresight, responsible oversight of our financial industry, and better
decisions and performance by financial service providers and our clients than was the case in other countries.
The New York City area,
with its many interest rate - sensitive industries, has prospered when
decision - makers in the
public and private sectors could have confidence that the Federal Reserve was committed to a rigorous set of policies that promoted price stability, in a growth - oriented economic environment.
The current impasse between the Parliamentary Budget Officer and the Government is the result of a clash between the Government's business model, based on a lack of transparency, and accountability; non-evidenced based
decision - making; and hostility to
public debate and discussion; and, a Parliamentary Budget Officer business model
with the exact opposite principles.
In sum, the
public corporation succeeded in large part because it provides a hierarchical
decision - making structure well suited to the problem of operating a large business enterprise
with numerous employees, managers, shareholders, creditors, and other inputs.
-- Introduce your business to thousands of potential customers in the entire market area of Cape Cod, the Islands, and the South Shore — Influence the buying
decisions of thousands of potential customers — Speak to people who will make a
decision to buy your product or service this week — Create a consistent flow of new customer opportunities via foot traffic, phone calls, website traffic, e-newsletter sign ups, social media engagement — Tell «the story» of your business — Differentiate your business from your competitors — Encourage customer loyalty — Educate past customers on why they should come back and do business
with you again — Grow your market share — Make your business a household name and create top of mind awareness — Build the credibility of your business — Control the
public's perception of your business
The Liberal government has preferred to make a politically motivated
decision to press ahead
with this $ 9 to $ 10 billion project without proper oversight and without good evidence that the power is needed or that the project is in the
public interest.
It would be good to know who stands to gain
with this Canada Post
decision, a quick glance tells me that the Canada Post Digital Delivery Network, Direct Marketing industry
with location data analytics gain, and that would include companies like Pitney and Bowes, while the Physical Delivery Network which is the one that serves the
public, loses.
The company's board of directors announced that the
decision was «mutually agreed upon», but did not provide the
public with any additional information.
Publishing an Infrastructure Sunshine List will ensure that
decisions about new schools and hospitals are made
with public oversight and full transparency.
The banks should be nationalized, at least temporarily, and every person and institution involved (otherwise known as the elite banksters and politicians who served and supported the government and «quasi» government
decisions) in each of the bailouts and heists of the taxpayer's (i.e. the «common» mans) money, should be divested of their personal assets and earnings and put in a stockade for
public viewing, smack dab in the middle of Wall Street, to be pelted
with rotten vegetables.
We partner
with organizations ranging from household brands, government bodies, not - for - profit organizations and the media who want to better understand
public opinion and inform their
decisions.
Cushman began holding informal meetings
with banks last year, and any
decision on moving forward
with a
public listing would be based on the company's performance and market conditions.
Instead, the number one lesson Foster says he learned from the experience was not to share every investment
decision he makes
with the
public.
CNN: Health secretary addresses health care, religious freedom in protested graduation speech In an anticipated and controversial address Friday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius delivered a speech that blended inspirational messages to graduates
with a discussion of
public policy's tough
decisions, including health care and honoring religious freedom.
2) Make it clear in
public that if you don't like the rock and roll, there are plenty of other churches,
with hints that this
decision is a moral choice which reflects badly on you, not the community.
After those
decisions, Americans became more and more uneasy
with public expressions of religion until, by the early 1980s, religion had been almost completely banished from
public discourse.
Before the 1970s, evangelicals voted as often for Democrats as for Republicans, but in the wake of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, a Supreme Court
decision ending prayer in
public schools, and the legalisation of abortion in 1973, the Republican Party recognised an opportunity to build a new coalition of Christian conservatives upset
with the cultural changes sweeping the country.
Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as
with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than
public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the
decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.
Editor's Note: In light of the Senate's
decision to strike down a bipartisan proposal to extend background checks on gun purchases — a proposal that had the support of 54 senators, 80 % of the American
public and President Obama — we've decided to rerun an article published in January on the complex issue of guns, the regulation of them and how Christians should wrestle
with this issue.
The virtue of socialism, it is argued, is that it does away
with such irresponsible authority, and forces those who make economic policy to appeal to the electorate and to justify their
decisions in terms of the
public good.
Nor will they deny that a Christian of that kind, absolutely faithful to the Church and its principles, can make the most terrible wrong
decisions with catastrophic results in private and
public life, without perceiving any contradiction between his
decisions and the principles of the Church which he accepts.
This past May, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF),
with the approval of the Holy Father, issued a communiqué indicating that the
decision had been made «to invite» Father Marcial Maciel «to a reserved life of penitence and prayer, relinquishing any form of
public ministry.»
Between January and September of 2003, after conducting seven different polls, researchers found that the answer was yes: «A substantial portion of the
public had a number of misperceptions that were demonstrably false, or were at odds
with the dominant view in the intelligence community... [These misperceptions] have played a key role in generating and maintaining approval for the
decision to go to war»
What the just war tradition is really good for is that together
with pacifism it can identify and denounce the less restrained views which in fact dominate
public discourse and
decision - making.
Despite the rhetoric of democracy there is a lack of transparency m discussions of officials
with the IMF / WB authorities and their
decisions regarding conditionalities often imposed on the debtor countries without clear exposure even to Parliament and its select committees, much less to the general
public affected by them.