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...alternative is quietly saying no and making sure to let your competitors know you are saying no so they can pile onto the policy of fiscal discipline. There are lots of other things you can give talent besides money. For years Goldman Sachs convinced people that their highest value was their connection to Goldman Sachs. And people hardly ever left the firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sizing Up Murdoch, Redstone and Other Moguls | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

Critics of lavish executive compensation can be forgiven for sounding weary; their fight goes back to ancient Greece. Plato recommended that a community's highest wage should not exceed five times its lowest. By the late 1890s, the banker J.P. Morgan had increased it to 20 times the average. The Securities and Exchange Commission enacted strict executive-compensation-disclosure laws in 1938, but four years after that, the New York Times denounced President Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to cap Americans' pay at $25,000 (about $331,000 today) as a ploy to "level down from the top"; Congress rebuffed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History: Executive Pay | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...strong team showings, the Harvard cross country teams did not disappoint at the Heptagonal Championships this Friday. The men’s and women’s squads traveled to Van Cortlandt Park in New York and emerged with the first individual men’s title and highest women’s finish since...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Shows Depth at Heptagonal Championships | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...each program, Braga used his knowledge of statistical analysis to help the organizations achieve their goals. Working with Operation Ceasefire, Braga studied quantitative data to identify Boston’s most dangerous gangs, allowing law enforcers to focus on those areas with the highest levels of violence. He also used his statistical expertise to evaluate the Boston Re-entry Initiative and determine its effectiveness in preventing repeat offenses...

Author: By Louis R. Evans, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gun Violence Guru Receives Award | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...page State Department report to the U.S. Congress that took to task the conduct of both government forces and the Tigers. Now, what appears to be an attempt by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to interview Fonseka about the war has raised angry protests from the highest official ranks in Sri Lanka...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.S. Wants to Talk to Sri Lanka's Tiger Tamer | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

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