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Solomon believed Israel could benefit - economically and otherwise - by staying on good terms with nearby nations. As game theorists say, he saw relations with other nations as non-zero-sum; the fortunes of Israel and other nations were positively correlated, so outcomes could be win-win or lose-lose. His warmth toward those religions was a way of making the win-win outcome more likely...
Again and again in the Bible, this perception of non-zero-sumness underlies religious tolerance. This doesn't mean religious tolerance is always consciously calculated. The human mind does lots of subterranean work to pave the way for social success. But whether the calculation is conscious or not, people are more open to the religious beliefs of other people if they sense a non-zero-sum dynamic...
...incentive, followed by a 7-day period during which they could reconsider. The first wave began on Feb. 17, and the second began on March 16.Galvin said that in addition to Harvard's normal pension benefits, staff members who accepted the buyout packages received a one-time retirement lump-sum payment equal to one year's annual salary, a "bridge benefit" of $750 per month until Social Security eligibility at age 62, and a waiver on the "rule of 75"--which stipulates that an employee's age plus service must equal 75--for retiree medical eligibility. He said that while...
...hadn't even gone to the same school as Ward was now telling him that he'd ask around to see who was hiring. Ward got a similar message from a recruiter in Texas; he didn't hire for technology jobs but would pass along Ward's résumé to the folks at his firm...
...hadn't asked her for a job. He hadn't even though of it: when they had last worked together, she was fairly junior. He'd missed the part of the story where she'd gotten her MBA and was promoted twice. She passed along his résumé and within days he was having an interview. In the meeting he was up-front: he said he needed to find a new job quickly and was interviewing at other companies, too. The next day, he had an offer. "It's still all about connections," says Ward. "What's changed...