We call it the adjustment period to a new job, or to a new manager or leader, where you start to understand what is really being said and how they prefer to interact.
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So, too, does it provide C-level executives with a geographical blueprint of where to go if they retire or move on to start a smaller company.
But most people do not know where to start or how to proceed.
Those first days were filled with a lot of emotions, not knowing where to start or who to turn to.
The influence of regional power systems has quietly become a critical component of the competitive calculus that firms consider when evaluating where to expand, start or scale back operations.
Instead, they talk earnestly about building their companies, and about the problems of managing growth in a place where every new idea, engineer or building seems to start a bidding battle.
"I think having the NHL play here is great for the fans and also does encourage people to find out where their nearest ice rink is either to go and watch a game or for the youngsters to start playing, " he said.
No matter where you go there is going to be freeware or smaller local start-ups that can compete with you on price.
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It is where you find out about each new mission, but also where you tell scientists to start exploring new technology or have engineers build a containment area so you can interrogate alien captives.
Ditto the shy woman (Joan Allen) looking to start a center where prison inmates help rehabilitate sick or injured horses.
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Race organisers are in talks with two unnamed cities and are likely to announce where the 2009 race will start in February or March.
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If you want one, you better start flying walking to either India, Turkey or Africa where the phones will be launched over the next few weeks, or you can just gaze at Fonehome's hands-on video of the 150 after the break.
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But when Britain's future - inside or outside the club - is so uncertain, it is difficult to even know where to start.
"He said: "There used to be just four or five potholes, now it's so bad it's almost impossible to know where to start.
And there comes a point where, as with any outsourced service or good, your own volume means that it might be better to start producing that in-house.
Most got their start on Taobao, where barriers to entry are almost nonexistent because the site collects no membership or transaction fees.
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