Word: fiat
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...might expect an Agnelli would prefer. The anointed heir to Italy's greatest industrial fortune is settling into his chair at Vittoria, a homespun Turin trattoria where plates clank every time the nearby kitchen door swings open. But for John Elkann, the 30-year-old vice chairman of both Fiat and IFIL, the Agnelli family's €6 billion holding company, this is the perfect place for a power lunch. After ordering his favorite Vittoria dish - a lightly fried veal cutlet with fresh tomatoes - Elkann leans in to better explain his choice. "You know why I really like this place...
...Bhutan startled the world by announcing that he will voluntarily dethrone himself to encourage democracy in his country. In nearby Nepal, King Gyanendra moved in the opposite direction, claiming absolute power for himself and reinstating his parliament only after his people rose up to protest his rule by fiat. Similar, though far more peaceful, demonstrations took place in Thailand, against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The country appeared headed toward political chaos until King Bhumibol stepped in this spring and urged the contending parties to settle their differences...
...humanities, social services, and theology. After graduating from college, Ty received a Kennedy Sheldon Fellowship, which allowed him to study moral theology and philosophy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In the Vatican, he met his future wife, Robin Crotty, and together they founded Fiat Productions, a Catholic theater Company. Ty’s involvement in religion was also coupled with a commitment to charity. Ty met Priest Chaplain Bruce Teague when he interned at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. When his internship was over, Ty chose to stay on as a volunteer continuing...
...would make weekly trips to Cuomo?the capital of the textile industry?in a tiny Fiat 500 and then hang around the factories and watch the silk-screen-printing process. "The moment I learned something new, I was driving back to Florence to use it." His printing unit grew from one man helping him to a factory of 30 workers in 1967. He was the first to print patterns on suede and leather, a technique that turned out to be lucrative when both Hermès and Pierre Cardin in Paris snapped up Cavalli's materials. By the early...
...leadership for many years and having had the opportunity to know a number of impressive heads of educational institutions, I cannot accept Pinker’s dismissal of others who occupy the demanding position of college or university president. The most effective academic leaders do not rule by fist, fiat, furor, or fear, but rather by listening, building consensus, and creating a context for the institution to thrive.Leaders, as opposed to managers, are expected to have a broad vision of their institution, a set of ambitious but manageable goals, the skill to choose and trust lead staff members, the capacity...