Later in his career, Mr. Gonzalez completed Harvard University's Program for Management Development, an intensive course in business management geared for high-performing executives.
After the top leader creates safe passage, establishes a reliable process architecture geared for speed and high engagement, and brings performance and behavior expectations into sharp focus, many team members will commit to the new transformation agenda.
With the firm's 45ft model priced at around $850,000 and the new 55ft commanding a price tag in excess of $1.5m they are clearly geared for the ultra-high-net worth market and individuals with discerning tastes who seek an exclusive yacht that is unique in the marina.
I carried about 30 pounds in my backpack, most of it winter gear for high altitudes.
Jittery bond investors have been gearing up for higher rates for more than a year, but Alan Greenspan, the Fed chairman, was until recently more worried about high unemployment and a prospect of deflation.
Working under the American physicist Robert A. Millikan, Pickering developed cosmic-radiation-detection gear for high-altitude balloon flights.
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Call center telemarketing specialists would contract to supply sophisticated call-handling gear for high-volume sites, but it was simply not cost effective for smaller businesses.
At the heart of the two-mode hybrid system is its sophisticated electronic variable transmission (EVT), which has both continuously variable components for low-load operations as well as four fixed gears for high-load operations.
As we pack away our unfashionable excesses and scale back on jet-set plans, we'll be looking to spend precious dollars on quality gear for high-value, locally focused experiences like packing up the car and heading out to the state park for a nature-filled, toasty warm weekend with friends and family.
