Word: regretably
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...True love, whatever its virtues, is a more difficult issue. Collins' ultimate solution is for the lower-ranking executive to leave the company, although the person should be given help in finding another job. Writes Collins: "Coming to the recognition that someone must go is painful but, I regret to say, inevitable." Collins concludes that unresolvable conflicts of interest will exist within the firm if both executives stay. She admits that in nearly all cases, this still means that the woman leaves, because female executives generally hold lower posts. Moral of story: Do not play where you work...
...hostility shown Tanaka in 1974, Nakasone's reception in Indonesia was warm. Apparently confident that Nakasone will not lead his nation on an expansionist path, President Suharto did not even raise the question of Japan's recent military buildup. In Manila, Nakasone expressed his deep regret to President Marcos over Japan's wartime depredations in the islands. According to Nakasone, Marcos was sufficiently moved by the gesture to declare that "the era of stability has opened in Asia." In the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, Nakasone firmly rejected the notion of any future military superpower status...
Japanese negotiators can also confuse outsiders by lapsing into silence to mull a point. Western businessmen may then jump into that pool of silence, sometimes to their regret. Howard Van Zandt, a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas who spent 17 years as ITT's top manager in Japan, recalls how the head of a Japanese firm did nothing when a contract was presented for his signature. Van Zandt's ITT boss then hastily sweetened the deal by $250,000. Says Van Zandt: "If he had waited a few more minutes, he would have saved...
...process is repeated with the other important contributors to his life. The guide steers the patient away from abstract comments and complaints and focuses on his ingratitude toward the sacrifices of other persons. Many patients break down crying, and some want to commit suicide out of guilt and regret. The final message from the therapist is that the only escape from mental anguish is to plunge into acts of service. The naikan program is used in prisons, schools and offices. Some companies require everyone from the president to the newest hireling to go through...
McMullan seldom produced results from either his community or his own staff by asking politely. Miami Police Chief Kenneth Harms, who has battled with McMullan over the causes of Miami's recurrent racial disturbances, police brutality and civilian review issues, does not regret McMullan's departure. Says he: "It will be like missing a sore tooth." Despite the paper's editorial excellence and its emphasis on local community reporting, many Miamians resent the Herald's power and tone of parental authority, often viewing it as an extension of McMullan's own abrasive personality...