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...when the five remaining founders retire, so Infosys also asks senior managers each to take half a dozen up-and-comers under their wing. "I firmly believe that a democracy will always avoid a disaster," Murthy says. But those values have to be taught. "It may not be the quickest way to do things in the world," Murthy adds, "but you'll never see a famine in a democracy." Infosys managers hope that what holds true for nations can also apply in the corporate world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meritocracy Is the Model | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...dispute, one of the quickest and most effective ways of shutting up your opponent is to accuse them of being irrationally hypersensitive. “Honestly, you’re taking this entire situation completely out of context. Once you lighten up and learn not to take everything so personally, maybe we can talk...

Author: By Ashton R. Lattimore | Title: In the Back of Your Mind | 5/16/2007 | See Source »

...Protestantism, says Neri, takes root quickest in impoverished urban areas where the state is absent. But significant income gains among the poorest sectors of society, combined with a far-reaching government assistance program, have given hope to people who once turned to Protestant Pentecostalism for financial and social...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Brazil's Catholic Resurgence | 5/8/2007 | See Source »

...Mayweather, who has some of the quickest hands on the planet, was able to land a good shot to De La Hoya's cranium, but the Golden Boy wasn't hurt. Both fighters' faces looked raw, Mayweather with puffiness over his right eye, but no one really sustained serious damage. Going after Mayweather and trying to use brute force was a sound strategy because as recently as 2003, the slighter Mayweather was fighting as a lightweight at 135 pounds. De La Hoya pressed the action, throwing 587 punches to Mayweather's 481. "I felt I won the fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mayweather Wins, and So Does Boxing | 5/6/2007 | See Source »

...liberal arts education at Harvard is provided by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, not the Faculty of Arts or Sciences. A well-balanced education isn’t the quickest path to fulfill requirements for professional school, but rather a slow process that gives students tools through which they can comprehend the world they live in. Harvard needs to take more seriously its commitment to interdisciplinary studies that not only cross departmental lines, but also cross the humanities-science barrier. If not, then we will be able to watch the death of more concentrations in the near future...

Author: By Steven T. Cupps | Title: Killing BioAnthro | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

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