Word: laddered
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When Bill Strauss and Al Gore graduated from Harvard College in 1969, both were headed for Capitol Hill. But there they took divergent paths: while Gore gravely climbed the political ladder, Strauss made a career of pointing and laughing...
...almost a given that most physicians enjoy teaching and sharing knowledge,” HMS student James E. De La Torre said yesterday. “However, we are presently in a system of health care that rewards research as opposed to teaching. To this end, the ladder in academia is more quickly ascended if you run a lab and produce literature...
...responsible for products that bring in more than 80% of Xerox's sales, including high-end publishing systems that helped the ailing copier-and-printer company return to profitability last year after major restructuring and a $10 million fine for accounting fraud. Burns, 45, says climbing the corporate ladder has also taught her to shut up a bit more. "If you give people a chance to speak, they probably will," she says. As for nabbing Xerox's top job? "The responsibilities I have today will keep me busy and keep me learning for quite a while." --By Julie Rawe
...worked in hospital maintenance before joining a bank, while Joyce got a job as a nurse in Britain, then in New York State. The couple met and married in Albany, N.Y., and finally settled in Springboro, Ohio, where Mervyn's banking career flourished. He worked his way up the ladder to become the president of KeyBank's Dayton office. Joyce worked at local hospitals and raised the children...
Meanwhile, Hendricks will compete this year despite lingering ankle problems that will likely result in surgery in the offseason. Her return should greatly strengthen the bottom of Harvard’s ladder as it prepares for an uphill climb back to the top of the Ivies...