Word: disturb
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...water are specially treated with frequent waterings. Whitchurch takes no chances with watering his plants—an ordinary cupful just won’t do. “It’s a light mist, not a harsh watering-can type of water, so as not to disturb the root base...
...generated waves. Return guests are asking for fish even when they don't check in alone. The Hotel Monaco chain in the U.S., one of a few other hotels to offer a similar program, calls it Guppy Love. The fish "are company for someone, but they don't disturb you when you're sleeping," explains spokeswoman Charlotte Morgan Wayte...
Every executive who wants to take over a company and reshape it knows that it's lonely at the top. But few realize that leading real change can also be dangerous. "People push back when you disturb the personal and institutional equilibrium they know," write Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky, authors of Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading (Harvard Business School). "People resist in all kinds of creative and unexpected ways that can get you taken out of the game: pushed aside, undermined, or eliminated." The authors should know: the book draws on their combined...
Although they have counseled many CEOs, the authors define leadership broadly to include political figures and even parents. "You disturb people when you take unpopular initiatives in your community, put provocative new ideas on the table in your organization, question the gap between colleagues' values and behavior, or ask friends and relatives to face up to tough realities," they write. "You risk people's ire and make yourself vulnerable. Exercising leadership can get you into a lot of trouble." The problem isn't just change; it's fear of loss. Says Heifetz: "People love change when they know...
...Smoochy is screwed up, but in a squeamishly delightful kind of way. It is entertaining from Randolph’s opening tap dance and song, “Friends Come in All Sizes,” until the climactic ice show, with enough wicked jokes and horrific hilarity to disturb even the most jaded viewer...