Word: leader
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Whether you're a manager, a parent or a civic leader, getting people to change can be tricky business. In Switch, brothers Chip and Dan Heath--authors of the best-selling Made to Stick--survey efforts to shape human behavior in search of what works...
Indeed. Yet six months later, Barrett is being hailed as the leader Cardinal needed to restore its vigor. It came at a critical time, given that any health care company has to be in a position to pivot off of whatever health care reform plan emerges from Congress. His strategy? Return to basics: strong leadership, better customer service and refocusing on what the $95.9 billion company has always done best--supply-chain management. "This is an entirely different company," says Mike Lynch, who heads Cardinal's medical-supply unit. "We've seen a much needed reinfusion of capital into...
...China tensions flared anew on Feb. 2 as the Obama Administration reaffirmed the President's plan to meet with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and China denounced the U.S.'s $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan. Beijing has warned against the meeting and says it will punish U.S. companies like Boeing and United Technologies for selling arms to Taiwan, even though they are obligated to do so as participants in the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program...
Malaysia's opposition leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stood trial on Feb. 3 for allegedly sodomizing his male aide. The judge interrupted testimony at the defense's request to continue at a later date. Anwar, who served six years in prison on a previous conviction of sodomy and abuse of power (which, he maintains, was politically motivated), claims that this new charge has been orchestrated by the Prime Minister, Najib Razak, in an attempt to end his career...
...record $66.9 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Percy Jackson held second with $38.8 million; The Wolfman was third with $36.5 million. Avatar held strong in fourth, slipping only 2% from last weekend for $30 million. The James Cameron eco-epic has now earned $667.6 million, the all-time leader in current dollars and, in real dollars, is now 17th on the all-time list, between two Steven Spielberg adventures: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jurassic Park...