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...know of a company in which employees agreed to work longer hours without extra pay in exchange for a guarantee of no layoffs this year. But then the ceo raised his annual salary more than 50%. In an instant, he lost the respect of his workforce. If ceos would set a good example, roll up their sleeves and cut their exorbitant salaries, workers would gladly tighten their belts. But when the ceos make big salaries, often without doing a good job, it is not surprising that the workforce doesn't want to do them any favors. Sylvia Dörflinger...
...accept Turkey as a member are completely ignoring the will of their citizens. There were moments in European history when people's freedom was severely threatened. But now it seems there is no freedom to speak of. Decisions are made over the heads of European citizens without any respect for their opinion. Rudi Verstraeten Sint-Niklaas, Belgium...
...politician but as a prosecutor, the archetypical kind. When he announced his first indictment in the byzantine two-year-old CIA- leak investigation on Friday, he spoke for an hour, almost entirely without notes. It was easy to understand why juries like him. He sounded reasonable, and his plain respect for the law wasn't marred by sanctimony. As if making an opening statement at trial, he laid out the facts clearly and carefully--and then gracefully elevated the rhetoric. "When a Vice President's chief of staff is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice," he said, "it does...
...Stephen A. Greyser ’56, Chapman Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at HBS and in the past both an MBA student under Raymond in WAC and then a case-writer and faculty member for the program, said the reaction to WAC was “fear now, respect later.” “The course provided structure and discipline regarding written and oral communications,” he said. “The WAC slot was sort of a metaphor for hard, hard work and all that was rigorous and pressure-laden at the Harvard Business...
...election in 2000, Cheney tapped the like-minded Libby to be his right-hand man. In the months before the Iraq war, Libby, Cheney and Wolfowitz formed the core of an influential group of neoconservatives that pushed President Bush to remove Saddam Hussein from office. Their ideas and their respect were-and are-mutual. "I'm a great fan of the Vice President," Libby told Larry King in 2002. "I think he's one of the smartest, most honorable people I've ever...