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...blueprint for high performance. In Michaels' case, his team spent two intensive days in heated discussions about what they needed to accomplish, who was responsible for what and who had the authority to make which decisions. They called one another out on unacceptable interpersonal behavior: failure to share information, lack of follow-through, riding roughshod over others, unilateral decision-making, backbiting and subterfuge. Michaels made it clear that he expected to be treated like every other member of the team. He wanted direct feedback and insisted on being held accountable for commitments and results...
...fact, establishing diplomatic relations with Iran would allow the US to use the rising price of oil to its advantage. Currently, Iranian oil production is barely 60 percent of what it was in 1977. This fall in production has been largely attributed to a lack of foreign investment. Without formal diplomatic relations, US companies cannot effectively do business in Iran. Similarly, US diplomats are unable to make credible promises. If the US re-establishes official relations, American oil companies—who have some of the most advanced petroleum extraction technologies in the world—could easily increase Iranian...
...lease the Bike Room to a local business. The owners of a mediocre burrito joint and a purveyor of useless but overpriced knickknacks will come to blows over the space, and two WASPs will sustain minor injuries as they flee the kerfuffle. The College will finally remark on the lack of social space on campus...
Girl Talk will return to the Harvard campus to deliver the Commencement speech after feeling bad about his performance, or lack thereof, in November’s Harvard-Yale pep rally...
...That lack of motivation is widely shared by the young adults at the camp, even among patients with decorated academic backgrounds. Didi, a 20-year-old college sophomore who did not disclose his full name, picked up online gaming almost as soon as he got into the prestigious Tsinghua University. He says he became so obsessed that he skipped all his classes for an entire semester and eventually received academic warnings from the school. As many as 30 students from Beida and Tsinghua - China's most storied universities - have been to the camp, says Tao, and it's becoming...