Word: habit
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Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot has a habit of defying the odds. Born in humble circumstances in Texarkana, Texas, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, spent four years at sea, then went to work briefly for IBM. In 1962 he struck out on his own, launching Dallas-based Electronic Data Systems with $1,000 in savings. He sold it to General Motors 22 years later for $2.5 billion. Along the way, Perot has displayed a willingness to use his wealth for heroic purposes -- and a thirst for publicity. In 1969 he tried to deliver two planeloads of medicine, clothing...
...first characteristic that comes to mind about the typical Harvard student is a high degree of academic and extracurricular dedication. Many students, continuing a habit established in high school, devote large blocks of time to activities that naturally draw them away from the development of interpersonal social skills. Have you ever been to The Crimson...
...addition, Tec found that many of the rescuers had a history of doing good deeds before the war -- some visiting people in the hospital, others collecting books for poor students, still others taking care of stray animals. "They just got into the habit of doing good," she says. "If they hadn't perceived that pattern as natural, they might have been paralyzed into inaction." At the same time, most of them never planned to be rescuers. They found themselves responding to a need first and the danger second. Many shared a sense of universalism. "They saw the Jews...
...habit of cutting people," Kirshnan says. "We're committed to developing riders from within Harvard...
...management-led leveraged buyout in 1987 by Borg-Warner has put tremendous pressure on Burns' middle managers to produce revenue. Former employees say president Rodger Comstock's intimidating management style and the firm's alleged habit of breaking bonus promises have contributed to an exodus of managers, forcing Burns to recruit and train new ones, sometimes at the expense of clients' needs...