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...opponents, such tactics mask an ideological emptiness that will show up sooner or later. "Technique doesn't replace politics. There have to be ideas, convictions, a discussion of the stakes," says former Prime Minister and two-time presidential candidate Lionel Jospin, whose disdain for Royal's approach led him to challenge her for the party nomination. (He withdrew from the race last week, removing a major hurdle for Royal.) An adviser to Strauss-Kahn issues a similar criticism: "What the polls measure is popularity, not competence. Socialists have a furious love of debate, and she's not debating. What does...
...when change is managed or communicated badly. In one American Express department, for example, reports human resources officer Carol Mimon, a restructuring and leadership change reduced trust and engagement among top talent. Her department worked with the Reinas to rebuild trust and hang on to top people. The Reinas' approach is a seven-step program that starts with acknowledging what has happened, then segues into taking responsibility, spreading forgiveness all around, letting go and moving on. In the current climate of restructuring, Michelle Reina says, "trust is built and broken every day. The changes and downsizing don't break...
...million advantage over Democrats. The R.N.C. plans to lay out more than $60 million on turnout efforts and advertising vs. the more than $14 million set aside by Democratic National Committee (D.N.C.) chairman Howard Dean. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, who has been critical of Dean's approach, complained at a D.N.C. fund-raising luncheon in Washington last week that the G.O.P. "is pouring tens of millions of dollars into races, and we're not matching that." House Republican officials contend that many of their Democratic challengers are so little known that they could be buried...
...9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights,” examines the human rights advocacy world after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and the challenges that liberals face in campaigning for human rights while maintaining national security. Schulz’s goal will be to articulate a new approach to human rights in the context of U.S. foreign policy, he said...
...against the renowned difficulty of the Yale University Golf Course, whose 6,232 yards demanded length off the tee but whose massive, undulating greens called for laser-guided precision on mid- and short-irons. “The course puts a premium on accuracy, probably most so on the approach,” said rookie Claire Sheldon, who shot a two-day 155. “There are certain places around the green that you don’t want to be.” Despite an eight-shot improvement over the first day, the Crimson?...