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...performance targets less than 75% of the time and only rarely blow through them by a wide margin, says Pearl Meyer, an executive compensation consultant. Yet since Grasso took over in 1995, the exchange has far exceeded its targets every year, documents show. That suggests the targets are a lay-up, Meyer says. Frank Ashen, executive vice president of human resources at the exchange, says that's not the case. The targets, he says, are designed to "make the organization stretch." One thing is sure: they stretched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grasso In The Stocks | 9/22/2003 | See Source »

...they did, even though Roanoke took the lead twice, at 53-51 and 56-54, before a lay-up by senior center Brian Sigafoos tied the game just after the 16-minute mark. A jumper by Winter put Harvard back on top, 58-56, with...

Author: By Jon PAUL Morosi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hoops Hangs on for Victory Over Roanoke | 1/10/2003 | See Source »

...three-pointer by Merchant and a lay-up by Winter stopped the Mercer rally and secured the Crimson victory. The closest Mercer came again was 80-74, as the Crimson finished the game with...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Seniors Excel in Win Over Mercer | 1/6/2003 | See Source »

...three-pointer by Merchant and a lay-up by Winter stopped the Mercer rally and secured the Crimson victory. After that, the closest Mercer came to approaching Harvard was 80-74, as the Crimson finished the game with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NO HEADLINE | 12/20/2002 | See Source »

...three-pointer by Merchant and a lay-up by Winter stopped the Mercer rally and secured the Crimson victory. The closest Mercer came to approaching Harvard was 80-74, as the Crimson finished the game with...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hoops Extends Win Streak to Five | 12/18/2002 | See Source »

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