Sentences with phrase «work of making the changes»

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The goal is not for the CEO to take on more of this work themselves as much as it is to give them the opportunity to assess firsthand what could be done better before actually making any changes.

Which isn't to say, of course, you shouldn't make the bigger changes that will bring you greater life satisfaction, it just means that you're not powerless to start working on your happiness right this instant.

Their brands are not labels but flags that should evoke the kind of patriotism we have for the countries we live in... These leaders want to change the way the planet works — or as Apple's Steve Jobs is widely quoted saying, «to make a dent in the universe.»»

Her final plea to get me to change my mind was, «The strength of the bond my children share is the thing in life that makes me happiest, and I'm petrified that you two working together will jeopardize a lifetime of work.»

What's changed is that today computer scientists have finally harnessed both the vast computational power and the enormous storehouses of data — images, video, audio, and text files strewn across the Internet — that, it turns out, are essential to making neural nets work well.

«One thing we do know is that over the course of the years we have had some macroprudential changes to how this system works and we are comfortable those changes have done a lot to make sure the most fragile or the most vulnerable of those in that borrowing space are in effect being protected or have been prevented from excessive borrowing,» he said.

Kelly says she's made numerous changes based on all that feedback, particularly on the company's Web site, which now features more «eye - grabbing» graphics, plus explications of the company's interview process, training schedule, and samples of client work.

«I want to compliment the Chinese for the changes they've made in the last three months, they've supported both of the resolutions passed by the United Nations Security Council and I believe they're working hard to enforce the sanctions,» he said.

Within two or three months of the, well, career change, Levitt said the woman was making more than $ 200,000 a year, working 15 hours a week.

During the call, Uber also said that it would make changes to the way it works with drivers, many of whom have complained about their pay and input they have on how the service is operated.

They're drawn by the excitement of working in a nimble industry where it's possible to develop products quickly and make changes on the fly.

«People are frustrated and concerned that Toyota can unilaterally make changes to any part of their working conditions,» he says.

Take note of which strategies work, which ones don't, and any changes you can make to expand your network and improve your reputation in the field.

From Adam Markel's Pivot, which will help anyone in transition create a new roadmap for success, to Jon Acuff's Do Over, a helpful guide in dissecting relationships, skills, character and work and preparing them for change, there's no shortage of helpful books that will make your reinvention smoother.

It's better for your business's continual health — and your sanity — to work with a professional who can provide meaningful counsel on a variety of choices you make throughout the year that can drastically change your tax situation.

It's efficiencies like these that make Rose think he and the 100,000 other individuals who compose Canada's plastics business — 400 of whom work at Layfield — are effecting real change in a sector not always known for boasting high levels of innovation.

McChrystal decided to meld both approaches within his team: «We tried to take the best of what we do, put it together with extreme adaptability, and change the way we thought and operated to make it work.»

«To get the full change to happen, we probably need not only greater representation of women, but we need to see also a cultural shift in organizations that really places greater value on gender equity in the workplace, and makes it more legitimate and acceptable for women to lend a helping hand to other women in the work place.»

And while you might think you have nothing in common with Brian, think again: he took over the family business from his father (who took over from his father, the legendary Bill France, Sr.), needs to balance the needs of current customers while making smart changes to his product, must constantly work to build better relationships with partners, and must constantly revamp digital and social offerings and strategies to communicate with customers the way they want to engage.

Insights without action are useless, so when tracking time, take note of any strategies that aren't working and make an active change to them.

Simply put, no company — probably not even Google — and certainly no individual has made as much of a difference or changed the ways things work over the past 10 years as Apple has under Jobs.

Probably no company has made as much of a difference or changed the ways things work over the past 10 years as Apple has under Jobs.

In a letter made public Friday, Apple made a series of suggested changes to the policy that is under development and said it looks forward to working with California and others «so that rapid technology development may be realized while ensuring the safety of the traveling public.»

For some users, the departure of Taylor seemed to sum up a lot of these changes: Poor communication from the site's management, a move that seemed to indicate a lack of respect for the work that moderators and other users do, and suggestions that her firing might have been triggered by her refusal to do certain things that would make the Ask Me Anything feature more commercial.

After the commencement of work, Chevron (the company) has changed scope of work, specifications and requirements which i.e. Variation order or change order to the contractor (CIMIC) that will make the contractor change his cost evaluation.

«We are changing the way we do business, putting integrity at the core of every decision we make and working hard to earn the trust of our customers.»

It had to partner with more than 300 food vendors to make those «clean» menu changes, a process that Panera director of wellness Sara Burnett said took a lot of time but was made easier by the fact Panera often worked with existing vendors to make the switch.

You can't control or change the vendor's processes so to get rid of headaches, make sure to create your methods to work around them.

Studies show that changing posture during working hours reduces odds of injury, so make sure that your chair adjusts in every way possible and has breathable fabric.

They need to come from an understanding, on the part of Wall Street and its supporters, that there are changes that should be made because those changes stand to make capitalism work better.

She is the author of Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life.

Asked about the worst career advice she ever received, Ahrendts tells of the time she was working at a big corporation and a human resources manager told her that she needed to make changes — like not talking so emotionally with her hands — if she wanted to be considered «CEO material.»

«But superficial changes like these won't improve retention among Millennials unless they're accompanied by managers making authentic connections with employees, linking their work and contributions to a broader purpose, providing access to a diverse array of learning and development opportunities, and demonstrating fairness in promotion and advancement decisions.

CEOs can help women develop leadership skills and make internal changes in work environments in terms of preparedness.

«The payee is going to have to make a gigantic change to their lifestyle, and if they're not working, they're out of luck,» added Justin Reckers, a certified financial planner, divorce financial analyst and CEO of WellSpring Divorce Advisors

What follows is a list of six changes companies of all sizes can make to become more equitable places for women to work.

Among them: enhanced dialogue, better decision - making (including more valuable dissent), improved risk mitigation / crisis management, higher - quality management guidance, more orderly work, positive change to the boardroom culture and the behavior of men.

Her book, The Big Payoff: 8 Steps Couples Can Take to Make the Most of Their Money - and Live Richly Ever After, was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Awards, honoring works that have «changed the lives of millions.»

However, for that schedule to work out, Congress will need to make a legal change that allows the Treasury Department to hold prepayments from the big carriers ahead of the auction — according to Pai, banks are not willing to do this anymore due to their capitalization requirements.

Whether it's new management or a need for change that is forcing you out of your job and into a new line of work, making a career switch has the potential to revive your professional passion.

Campbell said the Azure team «makes engineering changes by moving parts of its customers» traffic into the new stuff, seeing if that works as predicted and then building up.

Despite the weight of evidence, the previous government was among the few in the world that worked up the courage to make the change.

Galen Cranz, a sociologist and professor of architecture at the University of California Berkeley who has long crusaded for more active work environments writes via e-mail: «It will take cultural change in order to make significant change.»

You've identified that your style of management isn't working, but how do you effectively make the change without hurting your organization?

«There are the people who just want to keep doing what they are doing, and their concern is that the new regulations will make what has always worked suddenly become legally ambiguous,» says Alex Mittal, co-founder and CEO of Funders Club, an online venture capital firm that has been invited to comment on the changes by the White House, the Treasury and several D.C. think tanks.

«If notable actors working across 25 top films in 2013 had made this change to their contracts, the proportion of balanced films (about half - female) would have jumped from 16 percent to 41 percent,» she says.

As the co-founder of Cisco and Urban Decay, Sandy Lerner has made an impact in the worlds of technology and cosmetics, and now she is working to change the country's food production infrastructure thr...

Comments received by the Department and media reports also indicate that many financial institutions already had completed or largely completed work to establish policies and procedures necessary to make the business structure and practice shifts required by the Impartial Conduct Standards earlier this year (e.g., drafting and implementing training for staff, drafting client correspondence and explanations of revised product and service offerings, negotiating changes to agreements with product manufacturers as part of their approach to compliance with the PTEs, changing employee and agent compensation structures, and designing conflict - free product offerings), and the Department believes that financial institutions may use this compliance infrastructure to ensure that they meet the Impartial Conduct Standards after taking the additional Start Printed Page 16910sixty days for an orderly transition between June 9, 2017, and January 1, 2018.

In our three main lines of business — surveillance, capacity building and lending — we have made dramatic changes in the way we work.

Many millennials are driven to do things outside of work that will change the world and make it better.