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...what I term “voluntary organizations,” I have been impressed by those individuals who can convey a powerful positive narrative about their organization and who can indicate how members of that organization can find meaning and fulfillment in working toward those goals. The strongest lever available to these leaders is their personal embodiment of that narrative—as the saying goes, “They walk the talk.”A good concrete example is James O. Freedman ’57, who in the late 1980s was appointed to the presidency...
...clear that any actions by the President as Commander in Chief that affect domestic policies or U.S. citizens are subject to the exclusive control of Congress. "Congress can't completely cede wartime power to the President," the source says. Talk of an amendment could end up as merely a lever in hearings. Then again, the first 10 amendments--better known as the Bill of Rights--were demanded by the states in part to curb the Constitution's broad presidential powers...
...instance, when we did not sufficiently make amends for having visited Taiwan, they just froze all economic ties at the official level. We are a very small part of their economy, but they are a significant part of ours - and they are fully aware of this. It's a lever they will use from time to time...
...seat belt. Instructions for operating the seats run a dozen or so pages in the manual. Mercedes has put the gearshift back on the column to create more console space. It's an almost quaint touch, but you aren't shifting anything: the shifter is merely a lever that signals some other mechanical minion to go into reverse. There's also a remote-entry system that lets you unlock the doors and start the car without inserting a key in the lock or ignition. You wouldn't want to exert yourself...
...felt there was a kind of anger being expressed,” Kirshner said jokingly. “Students really wanted to dunk me.” Despite heckling the students who hurled softballs towards the release lever, the astronomy professor hit the water and found that “gravity never fails...