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...views of the mail-room kid with the green hair. "We tell our clients, 'You have to win your followers every day,'" says Dotlich. Some of the unnatural acts the authors recommend are: "Coach and Teach Rather Than Lead and Inspire," "Expose Your Vulnerabilities" and "Trust Others Before They Earn It." Cairo says what's missing from other leadership manuals are instructions on how to practice the techniques. So each chapter in this book ends with exercises like "acknowledging your shadow side" (the power-hungry, micromanaging stuff) to smooth the transition from arrogance to unnatural humility...
Harvard is in itself an honors college; as the admissions office has made efforts to bring to campus a more diverse and academically talented student body over the years, it seems natural that the percentage of the students who earn honors would increase. After all, with the influx of women and minorities who were not previously given a fair chance in the admissions process, what Harvard has done is turn out the bottom half of the white men. In the process, admission has become tougher for everyone, and it therefore seems only right that more and more students qualify...
Honors are not a comparative tool meant to separate the great from the good in a personal way; they are a reward for four years of hard work at a high level. Those deserving should earn them...
Kirby’s sense of humor would earn him friends among faculty members, colleagues...
Traditionally, boats that earn Eastern titles are also awarded the option of racing in the Henley Royal Regatta, pending funding. Last year, Harvard’s first freshman boat won the Temple Challenge Cup. But, as a significant number of rowers from that boat now row in the second varsity boat, the 2V is not eligible to race for the Temple, though this year’s freshmen are. The 2V could race for the Ladies’ Challenge Plate, which Harvard won in 1998, or could split into fours and enter another event...