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Mark Gottfredson, a partner at consultancy Bain & Co., studied that subject at 75 companies in 12 industries and found that as firms became more complicated, growth slowed. Companies lowest in complexity grew 1.7 times as fast as their average competitor, even when taking firm size into account. "Complexity creep is the most natural thing in the world, especially in retail," says Gottfredson. "The challenge is that while every one of those decisions seems to make sense, underneath you start building up enormous amounts of systemic cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Gulp at Starbucks | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

...epee, foil, and saber. They were led by junior saber fencer Alexa Weingarden, who won all three of her bouts and was only touched twice the entire match. Crimson coach Peter Brand referred to Weingarden as a “very consistent, very smart fencer, and a real competitor.” “She’s been brilliant right from the beginning of the season,” Brand said. Junior saber fencer Carolyn Wright went undefeated in her three bouts as well, and the saber squad finished the match, 8-1. The women?...

Author: By Loren Amor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Judges Adjourned as Harvard Squads Earn Win | 12/8/2006 | See Source »

...captain Max Meltzer said. “We’re at a higher level early in the season, and it just helps our overall confidence.”Given his quiet demeanor, Ogunwole’s coach and teammates agreed that he leads by example as a competitor, as a mentor, and as a teammate. “He’s just really thoughtful and conscious of what’s going on in other people’s lives,” Meltzer said. “He’s like a big gentle giant...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Gentle Giant’ Leads Team | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...competitor, the University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Sioux, has drawn ire for its tribe-inspired monicker, leading Dartmouth’s director of athletics to apologize last Wednesday in the school’s newspaper for scheduling the match...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ivy Apologizes for Hosting ‘Fighting Sioux’ | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...pool record with a time of 4:31.17, besting the previous time by over three seconds. “Sam’s probably the best trainer on our team,” Rathgeber said. “His effort [in the 500 yard freestyle] against a formidable competitor was outstanding. He had a dominating finish to the race, and it was really good to see him get a pool record since he works so hard in practice.” Rathgeber matched his classmate’s victory total by winning the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Splits EISL Dual Meet | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

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