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...wants to dig out the relic and open it. Trouble is, the union can't find it, and the only record the group has of who said what comes from a couple of newspaper clippings. One story says the time capsule was installed in the building's "walnut-paneled boardroom." That, unfortunately, was an error...
...From the boardroom to the back-office fulfillment department, all kinds of Americans are finding out exactly the same thing--and doing the same thing about it. More than ever before, professionals in many fields are feeling the need to obtain fast doses of additional training to keep up with intense competition and accelerating rates of change. Consequently, more and more of them are taking short-term, practical courses at business schools and continuing-education institutions across the country. The numbers are huge and growing: between 40 million and 45 million people are taking classes related to their careers. With...
...greatest collections of business talent that I've ever seen." In fact, the defections can be seen as backhanded praise of Disney's own recruiting: headhunting as the sincerest form of flattery. In many circles Eisner is considered the best executive coach in the business--a boardroom Rockne who delivers wins in the form of profits. Says a spokesman: "This is testimony to the depth and breadth of our management talent...
...stunned. "It was just so different," he says, "so improved." Devlin says he heard of a little more consternation: "'You have to do this in stages! Show them the face first, then show them the body, then...'" But Emmerich was adamant, and they all headed for the Toho boardroom. Says Lee: "It's 15 guys, in increasing age, all looking very stern." When the model was unveiled, there was an audible gasp...
...invoke the name Sony (and thus stir up intra-Japanese competitiveness), Lee asked the Toho board members to think of the pair's model as the "Tristar Godzilla," a line extension of their own "Classic Godzilla" franchise. And most important, he says, "we left the model in the boardroom overnight so they could get used to it." Whether persuaded by all or part of the delegation's arguments, Toho gave its blessing the next day. Says Tatopoulos: "The Japanese told me that the new Godzilla is miles away from the old creature but that I kept its spirit...