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...It’s hard to predict the future but...what the Democratic Party needs over the next three years is a really robust internal dialogue about the way it works. It is not a problem that you can sweep under the rug,” he said.Gregory M. Schmidt ’06, president of the Harvard College Democrats, said college students could benefit from the study’s application of past lessons to the present.“College students who are concerned with politics should definitely read it. It offers some good perspectives....We don?...
...whose problems in many ways reflect those of its signature car company. The task will fall to new DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche, 52, who has already worked miracles in overhauling the once disastrous Chrysler division. "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king," says Peter Schmidt, a British-based auto-industry consultant. "Zetsche is a brilliant choice, but it will be very arduous to get Mercedes back to where...
...worldwide racing to produce ever better cars ever more cheaply, Mercedes slipped because it became too complacent about its technological prowess, took on too big a workload and rushed out new models before they were ready. "They partly got into this mess by resting on their laurels," says consultant Schmidt...
...That?s a tall order, even for Schmidt. At Novell he learned first hand just how tough it can be to fend off Microsoft; Novell continues to roll along selling its network products. But that defeat spurred him on to golden success at Google. ?Schmidt knows the danger and the risks,? says Rymer. ?You can learn from your experiences, and he?s been effective at Google...
...Every epic needs a dramatic confrontation as its climax. Can Schmidt finally capsize his old rival? Steve Allen, an analyst with Sierra Tech Research, put Schmidt in Silicon Valley perspective: ?This is a story of redemption,? Allen says. ?Everyone loves a story of redemption. Here's a chance to come back the third time and see if he can do it. That's part of what's driving him. Google isn't going off to do that just because he has a personal vendetta. But that does play into the mix.?-With reporting by Amanda Bower/San Francisco