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...Crimson will rely on another superb performance from the senior point guard tonight for a win. Presently, Hill leads the league in assists (7.6 apg), ranks third in steals (2.1 spg), and is sixth in scoring...
Speaking of lovely characters, Alison Walla, a first-year at Boston University, wins the award for "Best Performance in the Role of a Lovely but Airheaded Infanta." Walla is not only an entrancing and sweet-throated singer (when she is--you guessed it--being loud enough), but also a superb actress who manages to portray the beautiful ingenue (wrapped up in faux Venetian lace get-ups) with just the right amount of whiny, aristocratic empty-headedness...
...Jafar Panahi's The White Balloon, a fable of a five-year-old trying to retrieve lost money, was an art-house hit. Panahi's superb new film sends another little girl (Mina Mohammad Khani) on a quest through the streets of Tehran: her mother has not come to pick her up after school, so she figures she'll get home on her own. Mina has star quality to burn. Turns out she also has a star's attitude. Halfway through, she shouts, "I'm not acting anymore!" and storms off. The Mirror, broken in two, now becomes a little...
Countries other than America have also grown superb business leaders. One legend in Japan is Konosuke Matsushita, whose company includes Panasonic and other well-known brands. Witnessing his father's bankruptcy as a small child prompted Matsushita to develop new values of how an enterprise ought to be run. Like Sam Walton, he paid attention to the consumer and sought ways to increase demand and reduce prices. He forced the competition to embrace this concept, making the market grow while creating more profit. He also showed that human well-being and making money are not inconsistent. In downturns he found...
...these four share common traits other than their leadership and superb business acumen? Yes. They were curious folks and hence lifelong learners. And they paid attention to people, realizing that the potential of any enterprise hinged on giving subordinates the maximum opportunity to succeed. Even in the 21st century, these characteristics will still be required of great managers...