I have declined to comment on what has been written about me, imagining that
with time the attention would dissipate.
Not exact matches
With nearly 2 billion users worldwide, Facebook controls a huge portion of Americans»
time and
attention.
Being in charge is demanding on your
time, however, you should always give others your full
attention when they speak
with you.
I often feel that I am competing
with the laptop for his
time and
attention.
Taking a few moments every day — while I'm still invited — to join them in a match is not only great quality
time with my family, it keeps me grounded in what's important and in a positive frame of mind when I turn my
attention back to work.»
When you run a small company
with limited
time and resources, the last thing you want to do is divert your
attention from the core business that's your bread and butter.
I'm not just talking about Square's losses ($ 154 million in 2014, which the company's on track to match this year), its disastrously expensive deal
with Starbucks (which cost it $ 28 million in 2014), or Dorsey's other CEO job at Twitter (which, as the Square prospectus drily notes, «may at
times adversely affect his ability to devote
time,
attention, and effort to Square.»
It's like wisdom — it can be improved
with time, if you're paying
attention, but it has to exist in your character.
«
With everyone trying to capture
attention, demand for excellent writers is at an all
time high.»
If we also add scheduled
time for exercise, meditation (even 10 minutes a day), and grocery store trips instead of running to the vending machine, we can take the wellness we pay
attention to while on vacation back to work
with us.
Here's how you can shower them
with attention, even
with limited
time and money.
If nothing else, says Rahn, it's stretching the venture capitalists of the world very thin: They're involved
with so many companies, that they don't have much
time or
attention to lend their expertise and advice to any particular one in a meaningful way.
Despite the obstacles we are faced
with, in terms of creating content that captures the
attention of our online judges, it's
time to get over it.
In this regard, pay particular
attention to those tasks that you perform redundantly (e.g., daily, weekly, or monthly) as the same tasks performed
with routine frequency are the ideal candidates for delegation and
time saving management.
Take the
time to create a new email
with an
attention - grabbing subject line.
By taking the
time to cultivate your prospects, and showing why you are different from all the other marketers clamoring for their
attention, you can gain traction
with your prospects.
With all these different areas pulling for our
attention it gets really tricky to have enough
time left in the day for the actual «work» involved.
Captivate your audience
with a few minutes rest from the maddening crowds and they'll give you their
time and
attention in return.
His visit was partly aimed at bolstering support in Congress for NAFTA at a
time when tax legislation is consuming lawmakers»
attention and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is growing frustrated
with the slow pace of NAFTA talks.
It received little
attention compared
with hurricane Sandy in the U.S., which occurred at almost the same
time.
Systrom had developed a few concepts in his spare
time, but in late 2009, he concentrated his
attention on one: An iPhone app that would combine elements of Foursquare
with elements of Mafia Wars, a popular game developed by Zynga.
Cater to your most loyal customers
with the utmost respect and
attention and use the increased traffic during the holiday
times to gain new ones.
In a very short period of
time,
with no cost other than my creativity, I got
attention for my brand, engaged
with followers, and added new followers to my power base.
Now that Google no longer rewards bad customer service
with top spots in searches, it's a good
time to examine how your business can get more positive
attention in legitimate ways.
On what has and hasn't changed at Yelp over the years: I still spend a ton of
time with product and engineering, we do seem to get a lot more press
attention these days, but perhaps most fortunately I haven't had to invest a lot of
time with Wall Street (if you pardon the pun)... our CFO Rob Krolik handles most of that.
Based on my short hands - on
time with the OnePlus 5T, anyone looking to upgrade from an older smartphone should pay seriously close
attention to OnePlus» new device as a potential candidate.
Then she grabbed my
attention with a simple exercise that demonstrated the downside of multi-tasking: Pons showed me a row of letters and a row of numbers and asked me to transcribe them twice: the first
time, row by row as they appeared, and the second
time, alternating between letters and numbers.
But, four sources familiar
with Elliott's thinking said Europe offered a lot of scope, as fewer activist funds operated there than in the United States, and European companies have been subject to the
attentions of activists for less
time.
The ad proved to be a public relations coup for Airbnb as the New York
Times and others called
attention to the commercial and to the speed
with which it was put together.
Rather than spending
time trying to get their
attention for your seed round, it may make more sense to start building relationships
with them for a series A and B round.
Remember, you're not competing solely
with other entrepreneurs» content: You're competing
with social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for readers»
time and
attention.
Another paid
attention to which patients seemed to have few visitors or none at all, and would make sure to double back to spend some
time with them... What these workers were doing, Wrzesniewski came to realize, was quietly creating the work that they wanted to do out of the work that they had been assigned — work they found meaningful and worthwhile.
Con artists are motivated both by a desire to be the center of
attention and the power that comes
with that ability to manipulate others, psychologist Maria Konnikova, author of «The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It... Every
Time,» explained to me earlier this year.
What you really want is to capture customers»
attention with content that inspires likes, shares and, perhaps most importantly,
time spent watching.
Trying to squeeze in phone calls, computer
time and meetings
with the kids demanding your
attention is one sure fire way to make yourself crazy and the children unhappy.
This case exposes an all - too - often overlooked board issue — namely, the need for boards to establish protocols so that information brought to the board's
attention is shared
with everyone on the board as close to the same
time as possible.
With attention in France now focused on the ever - present threat of jihadist attack, the trial in Paris will reach back to a
time when Europe was repeatedly targeted by ruthless groups sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
We need to make better choices
with our
time and
attention.»
«He was intoxicating
with his story of his line of software and how it warranted more
time and
attention than anything else,» Bordon recalls.
We're constantly torn
with decisions about how our
time should be spent, which areas need closer
attention, and whether a request of our
time is worthwhile.
«At the same
time, however, there are certain important tasks that require undistracted focused
attention, and having nothing but open space interferes
with those activities.»
As Slashdot points out, the incident comes at a bad
time for Microsoft, which has been recently focusing its
attention on Azure in an effort to compete
with the cloud platforms offered by Amazon, IBM, and Google.
The discrepancy is to some degree attributable to a custom dating back to the boiler - room days of the early 1980s, when financial commentators felt obliged to ignore offerings deemed unsuitable for laypeople's
attention (
with good reason, considering that some underwriters actually served
time).
However, when top stocks begin succumbing to the weight of the broad market's downward pressure, it quickly grabs our
attention and tells us it's
time to lay off the gas pedal and take a more proactive stance
with regard to managing existing positions for maximum profits and minimal losses.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships
with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including
with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer
time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's
attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated
with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
Ethereum has been getting a lot of
attention in recent
times, and there are plenty of digital currency enthusiasts figuring out a way to mine this currency
with their computer.
He sells his ability to communicate unique thoughts and what he's asking people to part
with are
time and
attention.
«We appreciate the
attention and focus Rev. Jackson brings to these issues and look forward to continuing our discussions
with the Rainbow PUSH Coalition,» the company said at the
time.
With upwards of 8 - year backlogs investors are paying close
attention to on -
time delivery numbers and, by this metric, one of the two takes the win.
Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated
time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees»
attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files
with the SEC.