More than one year on, though, there is still no formal plan of action.
Of course, Hewlett never issued a formal plan for HP, nor did he offer a strategic alternative to the Compaq deal.
Use the opportunity to ask for a formal plan of development, whether through mentorship, involvement in bigger projects or another path to advancement.
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It is typically conducted by senior management, and usually results in a formal written plan.
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In a matter of weeks, and without a formal business plan, he had secured money from two sources.
They would qualify for a larger tax credit if they took the next step and made contributions to a formal pension plan.
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Eden Dedrick, 46, started puzzle and board games company Buffalo Games in 1986 with her husband Paul with no formal business plan and very little money around a kitchen table.
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So I was waiting for a robust clarifying response from the NCAA. The answer was that players have the same opportunity as other students to select a formal meal plan allowing them three full meals a day.
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Mr Osborne's advisers would say any increase in investment that is large enough to have a material effect on the recovery would set off alarm bells in the markets, even if the formal deficit plan had not been undermined.
Anguilla established a 24-hour emergency operations center, developed multiple ways to receive tsunami warnings and alert the public, developed a formal tsunami hazard plan, conducted emergency exercises and promoted public readiness through community education.
Some of those leaders will also be on hand at Kananaskis for the formal launch of the plan.
But one little-noticed strategy is a formal ten-year plan (2010-2020) backed by the Chinese government to seduce the best and brightest Chinese who have moved abroad to return.
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Under assault from developers who wanted to drain it and farmers who polluted it with pesticides, restoration of the Everglades has been a national priority since former US President Bill Clinton signed a formal clean-up plan in 2000.
Prosecutors plan to enter formal charges during a second hearing next Monday.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs plan to release a formal statement about the win on Tuesday.
The ambulance service said it would await a formal response from the unions before implementing the plan.
The original plan for its layout included a formal design of tree-lined walks around various sports facilities.
The action plan is the government's formal response to recommendations made by the Biomass Task Force, headed by former National Farmers' Union president, Sir Ben Gill.
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Still, they say they are not building a campaign, taking formal steps to run, or even developing a plan for how Walker would do so.
The plan, which was announced last year, was given formal government approval this week.
And even though most hospitals have rehabilitation services, there may not be a formal program to identify cancer-patient needs or coordinate a care plan among different therapists.
In an effort to address these challenges and in order to foster effective post-conflict socio-economic rehabilitation, reconstruction, peace and development, the government of Sierra Leone adopted the National Education Action Plan (NEAP) through which extensive literacy and non-formal education programmes were initiated.
Spratton Parish Council said it would now submit a formal letter of objection to Daventry District Council, which will rule on the plan in November.
Hamid Karzai, the president, said he would convene a loya jirga, a formal conclave of tribal elders, to discuss sensitive questions raised by America's plan to withdraw its forces by 2014.
The states of Texas and New Mexico were able to convince USFW to forego a formal listing last year, but only after agreeing to the adoption of a fairly onerous conservation plan that will delay projects and increase costs to consumers on a number of fronts.
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The closure plan - part of a wider schools review programme on the island - now goes to formal consultation.
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