Word: preciousness
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While his new audience may be a tad precious, Stanley is anything but. Growing up in the Clinch Mountains of Virginia in the 1930s, he learned the banjo from his mother while his brother Carter took guitar lessons from the mailman. The Stanley Brothers were naturals, and soon they were performing live out of a Bristol, Va., radio station and recording for Columbia. At one point, they were the biggest act in Appalachia not named Bill Monroe...
Another suggestion is for business leaders to "think politically." This advice is key to events such as downsizing. Say the authors: "People are willing to make sacrifices if they see the reason why. Indeed, boys go to war with the blessings of their parents to protect values more precious than life itself. So it becomes critically important to communicate in every way possible the reason to sacrifice." Acknowledge people's loss when they are making sacrifices at work, advise the authors. "Grieve with them and memorialize the loss. This might be done with a series of simple statements, but often...
...yourself together, goodbyes are never easy to execute. They can’t be too long and painfully drawn-out, or too short and callously impersonal. But do you just engage in normal conversation? Or do you broach new topics? Or spend the entire time reminiscing? Time becomes more precious than ever in the final hours, and it’s nearly impossible to say farewell to everyone near and dear. So is there blame to assign? Guilt to suffer? And even if you plan for a final goodbye, it’s inevitable that you will run into...
Prevented by my slight stature and my academically driven parents from excelling in athletics, I began to follow professional baseball, basketball and football religiously. Jordan, Maddux, my precious Blue Devils—those larger-than-life athletes all fulfilled my athletic aspirations, and I was content to cheer from the other side of the television...
...plate these days, but last week the Vatican's tirelessly vigilant Fides news service found time to publish an editorial chastising celebrities for wearing fancy crosses. The opinion piece, "A Matter of Coherence," observed, "There is a spreading fashion of wearing crosses decorated with diamonds and other precious stones." It cites JENNIFER ANISTON and NAOMI CAMPBELL, among others. "Is it consistent with the Gospel," the article asked, "to spend millions on a copy of the sacred symbol of the Christian faith and perhaps forget that there are people all over the world who suffer and die of hunger?" Response...