Sentence examples for defies management from inspiring English sources

At an estimated 28% success rate, the current level of investment defies management logic.

After watching Mr. McCain and Mrs. Clinton take their hits, it seems fair to ask whether the era of the inevitable candidate has now passed, the victim of an increasingly chaotic campaign environment that defies management by even the most expert campaign.

That may be because the largest shareholders have little incentive to defy management recommendations.

Hints were made that staff would be sacked if they defied management's wishes.

Investors defied management to elect a director selected by Active Ownership Capital ("AOC"), voted down Chairman Martin Abend and rejected the company's remuneration plan.

That has happened to some extent in America, where shareholders at several technology companies have defied management and voted in favor of reporting the cost of options as an expense.

Over lunch a few years earlier she stated that her chances of going to Hollywood were ruined by one of her colleagues, "a silly bitch who defied management by taking poor roles in the US, after which they would not let any of us go there".

The chain of events that leads to strong and sustained business results starts with great managers who defy common management practice at virtually every turn, says Curt Coffman, global practice leader for employee and customer engagement consulting at The Gallup Organization.

Nevertheless, he defied the management by playing "Jackie" and was dropped from the programme.

But the striking pilots are expecting Delta to force the question soon, leaving pilots at other carriers to choose between union solidarity and defying their management.

That decision was reached over vehement objections of an executive producer in Washington, who later defied the management in Doha and removed the most gruesome portions from those programs of Al Jazeera under his control.