Word: bells
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...fact, elements of the management structure championed by former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who instituted a "forced ranking" system, have infiltrated deep into corporate America. Such systems rank employees along a bell curve in which the top 10% typically receive an A grade or equivalent, the middle 80% earn a B, and the bottom 10% earn a C--and a send-off if they don't improve. Such "rank and yank" systems gained popularity in the 1990s, and about a third of companies now use them, up from 13% in 1997, according to the consulting firm DDI. "Of course...
...relaxation of environmental-protection laws and states and cities that are bankrupt. If Bush is a President of the people, I would like to know who those people are. I will be very active during the next presidential race working to remove this prancing peacock from office. FRANCES J. BELL Pittsburgh...
...have nonsensical, free-associative narratives. Collage and full-page illustration mix with the likes of Jeffrey Brown's "Don't Look Them in the Eye," a recollection of every encounter he's ever had with a vagrant. Of the 25 or so contributors, others include Renee French, and Marc Bell, author of "Shrimpy and Paul" (see review) whose sense of color is revealed as equal to his delightful sense of absurd humor. Huge, kaleidoscopic and indulgent, "Kramer's Ergot" number four is like a jawbreaker for your...
...crew to a launch-pad fire and nearly lost Apollo 13 on its way to the moon. Though a capsule was no guarantee of safety, and nothing really could be in an inherently dangerous business, the laws of physics that govern inertia and aerodynamics favor a five-ton bell-shaped capsule over a 100-ton winged shuttle. Among the early supporters of a capsule idea were many of the pilots and commanders in the astronaut corps, even though the shuttle has had no more enthusiastic constituents. "Would I fly a capsule?? says Brian Duffy, a recently retired shuttle commander. ?Absolutely...
...well for long. I was appalled at the controversial, risky stocks that began popping up in the stock portion of my account. (Do Tyco and WorldCom ring a bell?) I opted out of this part of the portfolio and requested more input into the selection of my fixed-income investments. Then the unthinkable happened. I was dropped! I was told that our relationship wasn't "philosophically consistent." Actually, I think I asked too many questions--like, What is this extra $50,000 doing in my account? In any event, it was a humbling experience. As a friend...