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...certain responsibilities cannot be delegated, such as the formulation of the mission (or, at times, the missions) of the organization, its clear articulation, strategies needed to realize the mission, and the continuing monitoring of progress. In my studies, I have been impressed by those leaders—ranging from Martin Luther King Jr. to Margaret Thatcher—who create a powerful story about their organization, engage members through that evocative vision, help members find meaning in pursuit of its achievement, and guide the realization of that master narrative. The most effective leaders personally embody these narratives. In the current...
...godfather, Dresdner Bank chairman Jürgen Ponto. When Ponto turned to pick up a vase, Klar and Mohnhaupt both opened fire, killing him. Two months later, in an attempt to spring their jailed comrades, the pair were part of a RAF team that kidnapped leading industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer; fellow terrorists engineered the hijacking of a Lufthansa plane. When German special forces killed three of the four hijackers and rescued the hostages in Mogadishu, Somalia, Baader and two others killed themselves in their cells; within two days of the attack at Mogadishu, investigators found Schleyer's body stuffed...
...Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X, Shirley Chisholm, Louis Farrakhan, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, to list a few--were all first- or second-generation immigrants. Before them, West Indian leaders paved the way toward involvement with city politics, especially in New York. And this cosmopolitanism extended also to non-African peoples; Martin Luther King's engagement with Mahatma Gandhi is the most famous example. Like so many other West Indians, I have personally experienced this remarkable inclusiveness in the traditional practice of black identity. Becoming a black American meant simply declaring oneself to be one and engaging in their public and private...
...January, a strong indicator of the Oscar winner.Best Director: Clint Eastwood, “Letters from Iwo Jima”; Stephen Frears, “The Queen,”; Paul Greengrass, “United 93”; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Babel”; Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”Ok, this is ridiculous. Three 6 Mafia, the blinged-out rapping trio, has an Oscar, while the man who directed “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” and “Goodfellas?...
...save itself. At first, it seemed, the answer to radio’s problems was music and the public’s faith in a reliable DJ. The burgeoning record industry found its own personal soapbox in DJs who championed new releases.And, for the most part, the format worked. Martin Block, Alan Freed, and John Peel rose to national fame for their good taste and innovative programming. They simultaneously served as tastemakers and barometers for the listening public. At least that was the going logic until August 1, 1981. At 12:15 a.m., MTV began broadcasting...