Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...personality types are far more successful than others in gravitating to the top of the corporate heap, while the rest are either forced out along the way or drop out on their own, for lack of desire. Three of the identified species--the Craftsman, who succeeds because of his skill in producing a fine product, the Jungle Fighter, whose specialty is high-stakes politicking and backstabbing, and the Company Man, who gets ahead because he'd rather lose his family than his job--are familiar types who have had their day but are being slowly phased out by a fourth...
...educated in the genteel bower of Oxford afterward, he falls into an existence in which occasional bumps are easily cushioned by his status and talent. His marriage fails and his brief career as a London dramatist is not the roaring success he had hoped for. But Martin's skill at writing dialogue lands him movie jobs, money, amorous actresses and, eventually, a well-heeled expatriate life in Hollywood...
What makes all this unappetizing material worth going over once again is the show's energy and storytelling skill...
Turner's reputation as the "Mouth of the South"-whether on land, at sea or hi Bowie Kuhn's hair-has tended to obscure his extraordinary sailing skill. He began to sail when, as a boy, he was too small and uncoordinated to excel at any other sport. "I didn't have a lot of natural athletic ability," says the immodest man modestly, "but this was a game that took nerves and brains and heart. And I had a lot of heart. I could hang in there." Hang in he did, and over the years, Turner emerged...
...history to control every aspect of a 12-meter from drawing board to helm. Hood has decades of Cup experience -including a dramatic last-minute takeover of a struggling Courageous and a four-race sweep of Australian contender Southern Cross in 1974-and his considerable knowledge and skill were poured into the lovely rake of his boat's hull and the complex curves of her sails. But Independence has been a lackluster performer, winning only seven races while losing 13, despite a full year of sea trials, including frigid sorties in the dead of a most bitter winter...