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...some point during high school, I found my mantra: organized religion was an oxymoron. How could a hierarchical institution be a vehicle for transcendence? I shocked my AP English class when I wrote a biting two-page satire in rhymed iambic pentameter about how hypocritical the high holidays were. Nonetheless, I chose to fast and attend services on Yom Kippur. The ritual made me think about the world’s hunger. It cleared my head. I was touched by the communal confession of sin (I couldn’t help comparisons to that other religion’s mode...
...like Toyota, which overcame consumer prejudice in part by inventing kaizen, a manufacturing process and corporate mantra translated as "continuous improvement," Hyundai has rapidly built up regard for its products through an almost fanatical attention to Getting It Right. Consumer Reports magazine recently named the Sonata the most reliable car in the U.S. And Hyundai rose to second place in J.D. Power and Associates' 2004 survey of initial car quality, tied with Honda and trailing only Toyota. Six years ago, Hyundai ranked among the worst in terms of initial defects. The comeback "is astounding," says Chance Parker, executive director...
...self-help book for the Shopaholic-reading, Cosmo-subscribing generation, James taps into the psyche of a demographic that has largely been ignored by the “you will never be good enough” genre. As if every advertisement wasn’t reinforcing this ominous mantra already...
...Jean-Paul Ago Beauty Buff "Because he's worth it" is now the mantra of Jean-Paul Agon, 48, the French cosmetic giant's new CEO-designate. The head of U.S. operations for L'Or?al since 2001, he will take over next year for Lindsay Owen-Jones, who stays on as chairman. A graduate of the Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Agon will need the skill of a makeup artist to keep L'Or?al looking as good as it has under Owen-Jones, who steered the $19 billion company through two decades of annualized double-digit profit gains. On Agon...
...Because he's worth it" is now the mantra of Jean-Paul Agon, 48, the French cosmetic giant's new CEO-designate. The head of U.S. operations for L'Oral since 2001, he will take over next year for Lindsay Owen-Jones, who stays on as chairman. A graduate of the Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Agon will need the skill of a makeup artist to keep L'Oral looking as good as it has under Owen-Jones, who steered the $19 billion company through two decades of annualized double-digit profit gains. On Agon's to-do list: promoting...