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...founder and president of ASK Computer Systems in Mountain View, Calif., Sandra Kurtzig has adopted a style that would have shocked the button-down troops that Howington trained with. "I have a style of walking around and stroking people," says Kurtzig, 44. "Whenever possible, I try to compliment them in front of their peers and go up and hug them. A woman can show the warmth that a man often can't." While a woman's emotional range and empathy were once looked upon as distinct disadvantages in business, nowadays some executives see them as potential resources. "The best...
SEVERAL Black men have been sighted around Harvard's campus in black berets and Army-style boots. The same men are seen in sections wearing button-down Oxford shirts and black ties...
...style that can be bought, often dearly, in the dozens of stores crammed into the crowded area. Along Takeshita-dori, a narrow street in the heart of the district, are shops with curious names -- Octopus Army, Short Kiss, Good Day House -- that offer a variety of identities. There are button-down collars and plaid pants for the preppie look, floral prints and batiks for the Third World ethnic look, tennis and soccer equipment for the ultra-fit look. One store sells nothing but Batman gear for the Caped Crusader look...
...McCormick Place. The first half-hour of the weekend service is devoted to such attractions as Christian rock music, drama and multimedia slide shows. Parishioners sit in posh theater seats rather than pews. When pastor Bill Hybels, 37, finally appears on the stage wearing a natty business suit and button-down collar, his message sounds more entrepreneurial than churchy. Preaching from a Plexiglas lectern, he talks about "taking risks" to be Christians and the "user value" of doctrinal studies...
HELP WANTED: Savvy, hard-nosed strategist desperately needed to jump-start stalled campaign. Experience in overcoming innate caution of button-down Greek candidate a must. Prior misdemeanors no problem. For the right stuff, we will take public guff. Contact Dukakis campaign...