Not surprisingly, we heard a lot about creating a culture that expects direct, open, and honest feedback.
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The Internet allows more direct and open communication than does the real world.
Even more foreboding than these reports are statements by Obama's foreign policy advisers regarding his plans to open direct contacts with Iran.
"When I decided to open a direct air route, my proposal was opposed by the military, " he told the visitors.
It took more than six seconds to open our direct messages and another four to see if we had any new mentions.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said he thinks the United States needs to open a direct dialogue with North Korea to ease the crisis.
Last week, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said that Washington is open to direct talks despite both nations' longstanding dispute over the Iranian nuclear program.
Velayati has deferred to Khamenei on any possible overtures to the U.S. But Qalibaf and others suggest they would urge the leadership to remain open for direct talks.
"In New Bombay, this new centre, what we've done is try to use some very simple, direct housing which uses open-to-sky space, which is very important in the tradition, " he said.
Sonia Gandhi almost never gives interviews, although the few she has done on Indian television have been surprisingly open and direct, recounting the tragedy of her husband's assassination in 1991 and her own inclusive social ideals.
The trick is to open with a direct, brief answer to any question the reporter asks.
Yet both Delhi and Dhaka say that their recent agreement to open the first direct overland link between the far-eastern states of India and Bangladesh is hugely significant.
Consumers felt less stressed when there was an employee or an electronic screen near the front of the line to direct shoppers to the next open register, Mr. Underhill found.
Direct entry is intended to open up recruitment to senior policing posts to the wider public and business sectors, rather than promoting only officers who have completed their training and worked their way up the ranks.
It also has a greater range than similar-sized planes, which Boeing hopes will mean it can open up new, direct long-haul routes.
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. military is ending its policy of excluding women from combat and will open combat jobs and direct combat units to female troops, multiple officials told CNN on Wednesday.
An attempt therefore, to re-open the case and direct allegations against Ms Thanou for an offence which has already been settled, with the official approval of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, would violate many rights afforded to Ms Thanou and which they could be dealt with by the appropriate Courts of Law.
What is more, as Mr Anderson points out, China is more open to imports and foreign direct investment than South Korea, which helps China's quest for intellectual property.
The armed forces' rules of engagement stipulate under what circumstances British forces are allowed to open fire, either in direct contact with the enemy or to prevent an imminent attack.
It also has an underground retail and restaurant area where direct access to the Otemachi subway station will open in 2013.
Baltacha is not generally at her best on clay and the win comes less than a week before the start of the French Open, for which she has direct entry into the main draw.
Wearing a blue blazer and open-neck shirt, Armstrong was direct and matter-of-fact, neither pained nor defensive.
Most continued to open up, particularly to equity and foreign direct investment.
Resellers at this conference like the Office 365 Open licensing program because it allows them to direct-bill customers for use of the suite, in addition to paying for the bundle of their services.
Over several years, there has been growing pressure to open the archive for historical research and for survivors to have direct access.
But more than 40 occasions that this administration has engaged with Congress on Libya, both in closed and open session, and in larger and small meetings, and in direct consultations, and we will continue to do that.
Although the deal does not have any direct impact on BP in the short-run, it potentially leaves the window open for its competitors to step in and sign the deal with Rosneft, or at the very least, it could miss out on a deal that it wanted.
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Another used Twitter contacts to direct customers into another channel like email or private Twitter messages where they can be more open and communicative.
General Electric, who will be creating over 600 direct and indirect jobs at their Technology Center in New Orleans, made the decision to open its new division in Louisiana after FastStart created unique enterprise software talent recruitment initiatives for the Fortune 500 company.
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