Word: gm
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...impart management wisdom: martial arts, golf (don't ask), rhythmic drumming (ditto), paintball and treasure hunts among them. Some trainers use improvisational comedy to supposedly unleash the inner Jay Leno in trainees, while other consultants bring along wild animals to scare off any doubts about promoting Smithers to GM in the Northeast office...
...sluggish start. Affirmative action proponents intended to raise more than $5 million to saturate the airwaves against Connerly's group, which only has about $2 million, but have only collected about $3 million thus far. "Nobody pays attention until the last month," said Debbie Dingell, a top GM official and co-chair of the One United Michigan campaign, which is organizing to stop the initiative. (Her husband is Michigan Congressman John Dingell.) Opponents of the initiative filed an unsuccessful lawsuit to keep it off the ballot, accusing Connerly's group of misleading people about the initiative's aims as they...
...this kind of wizardry. Cadillac, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz have made retractable hard-top models for several years. But VW's starts at just under $29,000 for the four-cylinder, 200 h.p. edition, far shy of luxury territory. The only comparable model is a Pontiac G6 convertible, though GM's machine lacks the elegance and precise handling...
Minaya isn't just a checkbook GM. He has clearly added value, following what he calls his "Montreal model": look for cheap players no one else will touch. Based on last year's stats, second baseman José Valentin and outfielder Endy Chavez should be in the bush leagues. But Minaya trusted his scouts, and each player has delivered. Valentin hit two homers in the division-clinching win over Florida...
...blame all of Ford's woes on mishaps in Dearborn. Soaring gas prices are killing two of Ford's strongest segments: pickup trucks and SUVs. And like GM, Ford pays crippling "legacy" costs for retiree benefits. David Cole, head of the Center for Automotive Research, estimates that Ford's disadvantage against foreign automakers amounts to an average of $2,500 a vehicle--money that could otherwise go into features like armrests in base models, keeping Ford competitive. "When you're constrained by that level of difference," he says, "it compromises your ability to do things...