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...find and keep the best black reporters. That sometimes involves hiring minority reporters whose experience was "significantly below what we'd normally require because we wanted a lot of minority reporters," says one Times senior manager, who notes that a special training program helps bring young reporters up to speed. As Blair's record came to light, some colleagues concluded that he got second chances that others might not have. But others deny that race ensured Blair's rise or delayed his fall. He is variously described as charming and cunning, ambitious and lazy. "He was a picture of affability...
Jacques Nasser finally got his wish. As Ford Motor's CEO from 1999 to 2001, Nasser campaigned to put more women and minorities in executive suites, which put off some of the firm's old-liners. Some sued, claiming reverse discrimination, while others worked quietly to speed the CEO's ouster. Yet 18 months later, with Nasser's policies embraced by successor William Clay Ford Jr., Diversity Inc., a New Brunswick, N.J., publisher that tracks hiring and promotions, named Ford as America's most diverse company. Ford topped a list of about 100 firms that answered a 50-question survey...
...flexible work force is especially critical for maintaining line speed if the model mix changes frequently. After a switch, a worker who formerly needed two minutes to help install a wiring harness might need only 90 seconds, meaning he or she could do another job--if allowed. But at some Big Three plants, assigning a new task to a worker requires consulting the local union leader, who might approve the extra job but insist on a quid pro quo--say, extra break time. Such complications can make it more costly to adjust the vehicle mix--leading to unsold vehicles...
...midway point, however, Radcliffe shifted into another gear and made its move, losing Brown with a quick burst of speed before pouncing on the Tigers...
...going to win the race. If you have a really strong body of the race, you stand a good chance to win it. And that’s what we’ve been focusing on the last half of the season—building our base speed. The second and third 500 was where they won. They didn’t allow Brown to come back into them and were at the same time able to reel Princeton back...