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Perhaps above all, those who wanted Powell to lead American foreign policy have seen him somewhat at odds with the rest of the team on its very essence. The U.S. is at one of those fortunate--and rare--moments in history when it can shape the world. Like others on the Bush team, Powell is a natural conservative, with a keen sense of the need to protect American interests. But when he accepted his job, he focused not on the threats challenging the lone superpower but on the opportunities victory in the cold war offered. America could lead, he said...
...prizes the chain of command--just like his boss. In today's messy world, maybe doing nothing stupid is the only doable agenda. Powell, surely, sees himself as a man who is worth more than history's appreciative footnotes. But you need to impress something of your own shape on the world if you want to rise to the level of the men whose portraits hang in Powell's office--George Marshall and Thomas Jefferson...
There is plenty of work yet to do on the portfolio that Welch created. GE's long-cycle businesses, such as power and aircraft, where orders are locked in years in advance, are in good shape. Not so the short-cycle divisions, such as appliances and lighting. Many observers expect Immelt to get out of the cutthroat business of selling dishwashers and refrigerators, which Welch was unable to do. Still, "having a few consumer brands is worth something," says Noel Tichy, a University of Michigan management professor who ran GE's famed Crotonville executive-training center in the mid-1980s...
...injected with dangerous levels of HIV. But on the other hand, we?re not talking about something that?s immediately transferable to humans." There?s also the issue of mutation, he adds. The virus is infamous for its ability to adjust to any attack, to alter its shape or defenses in order to escape detection or destruction from vaccines and treatments...
...Robbie and [junior backup placekicker] Anders Blewett clearly put a lot of time and effort into their summers,” Murphy said. “They came back in great shape, worked extremely hard, and they’re just confident kids...