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...achieve, even if nations have not yet overcome terrorism, mixed religions, a sad history of and a violent end to colonization, imperfect democracy and socialism, political missteps and years of wars. India's rebound in the global economy is multifaceted, but what inspires most is its ability to reach into a beleaguered past and a struggling present to continuously build a dream. Moses Ida-Michaels, Lagos...
...standstill in the capital while lawmakers wait to hear what Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, has to say about progress--or the lack thereof--in the country. But over the past week, a handful of military officers have made statements telegraphing the conclusions Petraeus will probably reach. And that has jump-started debate once again...
...Ancona and Bresman have laid out a framework for doing it another way. In X-Teams--their name for groups that get it right--the authors dive into the nitty-gritty details of engineering a better team: how to reach outward, build a support structure, be more flexible and navigate a corporate culture that might be less than enthusiastic about border crossing. They use examples from teams at Microsoft, Motorola, Toyota and Southwest Airlines and describe in depth how a team at Merrill Lynch created a distressed-equities desk that spanned debt and equity--something that had never been done...
...authors don't entirely ignore the internal workings of teams. They acknowledge that what happens between team members is half the game but argue that it's the overemphasized, overanalyzed half. In their rendering, inner dynamics are best understood as they relate to the team's efforts to reach outward. That means shared timelines, transparent decision making and frequent meetings to integrate knowledge and efforts. And a bedrock for any successful team is a culture that supports frank discussion, even if it's about bad news or mistakes. How do you cultivate that sort of environment? Well, there might just...
...Obama held out the promise of bilateral talks with a post-Fidel regime. But he also stressed that he would refrain from any other concessions until Havana made more dramatic steps toward political reform. "As we reach out in some ways now," Obama wrote, "it makes strategic sense to hold on to important inducements we can use in dealing with a post-Fidel government, for it is an unfortunate fact that his departure by no means guarantees the arrival of freedom on the island...