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...It’s an issue of whether it’s an escape, or a way to fix things,” Garber says. “So if you’re doing it just to get out of the situation and to not even think about it, then it’s never going to be effective. The people who take time off, effectively and successfully, are the ones who are disciplined enough to know how to use it,” says Garber...

Author: By A. HAVEN Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Harvard to Home and Back Again | 11/30/2005 | See Source »

...trip through bankruptcy court, which could conceivably lead to a breakup of its storied brands? The company's problems run so deep that only a major overhaul could do the job--and then only if a smooth road lies ahead. Wagoner is getting plenty of advice about how to fix things, from cutting GM's $1.1 billion stock dividend to demanding deeper wage-and-benefit cuts from hourly workers. A confrontation over labor issues is looming, in fact, since GM's contract with the United Auto Workers (U.A.W.) expires in September 2007. Until then, Wagoner seems to be gambling that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How GM Can Fix Itself | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...FIX THE RETIREMENT PROBLEM...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How GM Can Fix Itself | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...Wagoner up to the task? Can an insider, who rose within GM, have the nerve to take the ruthless measures necessary to fix his ailing company? So far, GM's board is standing by its chairman's relatively cautious strategy. The same may not be said of Kirk Kerkorian, the casino mogul and billionaire who owns nearly 10% of GM shares. He has lost an estimated $390 million on his stake and has indicated he may seek board representation. Kerkorian tried to take over Chrysler, and while he isn't expected to try that with GM, he's likely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How GM Can Fix Itself | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...that remote, you won't have to memorize a bunch of controller commands to play DVDs and music. (All of the remotes suffer from the same flaw, not being able to scroll through long lists of music or other content fast enough, but with luck Microsoft will fix that issue soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Xbox 360 | 11/23/2005 | See Source »

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