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Much like investment banking and consulting firms that target Ivy League campuses for the work ethic of the students, the powers that be in Hollywood sought us out to fill highly competitive job slots. At the Disney/ABC Company, we met with representatives of Strategic Planning, Window Producing (marketing) and Creative Development. We watched point-by-point PowerPoint presentations that educated us on the structural components of the conglomerate merger, emphasizing the “wholesome and honest” image Disney strives to uphold in order to maintain its mass appeal...
Second City's first law was that onstage its performers should avoid tension and strive for harmony. "You're supposed to make your fellow actors look good," says Ramis, also an early Second City star. "Bill internalized that ethic more than most. Belushi would come out, and the audience would laugh before he opened his mouth, but then he'd go into an extended character thing that would make the other actors feel superfluous. Bill got other people involved. He had energy, integrity. He was fascinating to watch...
...ethic of revolt was infectious nonetheless. Shock jocks like Howard Stern moved to satellite radio to duck government monitoring of the public airwaves. Fox News continued its guerrilla war against its rivals and ended up beating the networks at G.O.P. Convention time. Jon Stewart's fake news show took on real news shows--and won. Richard Clarke waged a lone, self-righteous battle against his former bosses in the Bush Administration. The swift-boat vets launched a publicity-seeking missile at one of their own--John Kerry. On the other side, George Soros helped bankroll a million points of protest...
...already begun reshaping the institution in the trademark no-nonsense style he developed while at Citigroup. He has made key personnel changes in the investment-banking and bond areas, brought the bank's IT management in-house and initiated a risk-management review, while instilling his relentless bottom-line ethic throughout the business. It may take some time for Dimon to deliver the promised $3 billion of annual cost savings from the merger. But by melding his old bank's retail, credit-card and small-business strengths with JPMorgan Chase's investment-banking and asset-management prowess, Dimon has turned...
...thing that never changes is Jeunet’s rigorous work ethic. Before actually filming each scene, Jeunet details extensive storyboards and would use a handheld camera to create a working guideline to follow during shooting...