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Former Russian prime minister Sergei V. Kiriyenko spoke yesterday afternoon about his country's economic woes and provided insight into Russian politics before a large crowd in Science Center B in an event sponsored by the Davis Institute for Russian Studies...
...Republican Party must move away from the fanatical right, just as the Democratic Party has moved away from the radical left. Most Republicans identify themselves as conservatives. However, few consider themselves reactionaries. The loss of the South and West in the elections was the result of a lack of insight and leadership. Newt's resignation is not the "honorable thing"; it is the necessary action to allow the party to move forward and return to championing the issues. ED GROOMS Taylors...
Suburbia required cars, highways and government-guaranteed mortgages. It also required William Levitt, who first applied a full panoply of assembly-line techniques to housing construction. That insight enabled him, and the many builders who copied him, to put up houses fast and cheap. Levitt's houses were so cheap (but still reasonably sturdy) that bus drivers, music teachers and boilermakers could afford them. And the first place he offered them was Levittown, N.Y., a town that is as much an achievement of its cultural moment as Venice or Jerusalem...
...sprawling company, clearly defining the issues of planning, strategy and organization. He mastered the concept of market segmentation--Chevrolets for Everyman, Cadillacs for the wealthy--to better target GM's sales and avoid internal competition, a strategy that left Ford behind. Sloan also understood what managers today call "consumer insight" by visiting Ford dealers incognito to learn about buyer behavior and competitive offerings...
Roberto Goizueta, the late longtime CEO of Coca-Cola, proved that there is no such thing as a mature business. His critical insight was an ability to define exactly what business Coke was in--a task that is far harder than you think. For instance, he taught his executives that when they set goals for market share, they needed to focus on the share of stomach, not the share of carbonated beverages. His adversary was water, not soda. By this definition, Coke's 40%-plus market share became 3%, changing the company's view of growth. He then redefined...