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More than once, the Eagles were forced to golf the ball out of their end to relieve the Crimson's pressure. Boston College didn't pack it in, however. The Eagles received four corners in the second half and Yadao made a few key saves which kept Harvard...
...advance their careers. If a boss is afraid that his interest in a protege's success will be misconstrued, the safer path is to avoid mentor relationships. "While it is perfectly fine -- and normal -- for a mentor to say to a man, 'Let's have a drink, or play golf, and talk about that promotion,' it's harder for a mentor to do that with a woman outside strict business hours without incurring some legal risk," notes Terry Morehead Dworkin, a business-law professor at Indiana University. One solution, of course, is for more women to be in the position...
...that nonstick substance could be wearing thin. "Jimmy Robinson has been asleep at the switch," alleges an executive of a rival credit-card firm. "He's not what you call a hands-on manager. He spends too much time out having fun schmoozing with clients at golf dates." Robinson angrily denies such charges, arguing that outsiders have no idea of his schedule or how he spends his day. "Let them use an 80-hour week as a denominator," Robinson says. He knows it will take that much time, well spent, to retrieve the cachet that American Express has left home...
...Sciences, Visconti measures success through pre and post-tests, and cites as proof of her system's effectiveness the relaxation of those who perform the workout. She points to golfer Rocky Thompson, who claimed in The Boston Globe that the light and sound goggles helped him relax for his golf tournaments...
They are also both joggers, fishermen, golfers and workaholics; Scowcroft puts in such rigorous hours that he often jogs after midnight and involuntarily catches up on his sleep by dozing during meetings. Both men enjoy teasing each other. Bush once placed an exploding chalk golf ball on Scowcroft's tee, and then erupted in laughter when his adviser pounded it into a million particles...