Word: bettered
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...girlfriend, try to get her phone number." In some ways I want to talk about this, but in other ways I don't want to give them the satisfaction. You have to remember that they're just one person, and there are so many other fans who deserve better, so let it ride...
...Heaths find a better example of a public-health campaign in West Virginia. The message used there: drink 1% milk because a glass of whole milk has as much fat as five strips of bacon. That's specific, vivid and easy to remember when you're in the grocery aisle...
...closer to home, think about how you would go about paying off a series of credit cards. Mathematically, it makes the most sense to start with the bill with the highest interest rate. Yet the Heaths argue that beginning with the one with the smallest rate is the better approach. Why? You're more likely to successfully pay it off, feel good about yourself and keep going with plan...
...being hailed as the leader Cardinal needed to restore its vigor. It came at a critical time, given that any health care company has to be in a position to pivot off of whatever health care reform plan emerges from Congress. His strategy? Return to basics: strong leadership, better customer service and refocusing on what the $95.9 billion company has always done best--supply-chain management. "This is an entirely different company," says Mike Lynch, who heads Cardinal's medical-supply unit. "We've seen a much needed reinfusion of capital into our core businesses, a clarity of vision...
...Cardinal announced that its second-quarter revenue increased 3%, to $25 billion, supplemented by a 38% increase in profit on the medical-supply side. But perhaps even better news came when AmerisourceBergen and McKesson unveiled their earnings a few days earlier. Whereas a year ago, one of the two might have boasted about winning some of Cardinal's business, this time around, says Gill, "the same competitor is saying the exact opposite: 'We think all of our competitors are in good places, and given the stickiness, we don't expect any big accounts to change hands.'" In other words, Cardinal...