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...winces at talk about changes in her body as she keeps trying -- mostly successfully -- to surpass players half her age. Tennis is a game of intimidation, and Navratilova's renown used to have opponents beaten before a ball was struck. Now, though she prides herself on candor, she struggles not to sound vulnerable. "Am I a little slower? Maybe. But Billie Jean King thinks I'm hitting the ball as well as ever, and I definitely have more shots than I did eight years ago. If I'd had a forehand down the line back then, I would have...
...contends that the memos are being taken out of context and that the pre- 1988 trucks meet, if not surpass, federal safety standards. For example, GM notes that the trucks passed the traffic-safety administration's 20-m.p.h. side-impact crash tests. In 1980 GM began conducting its own 50-m.p.h. crash tests, even though they are not required by law. Explaining why the tanks were mounted outboard for so long, a high-ranking GM executive points out that exhaust pipes and other mechanisms usually crowd the center of the chassis, leaving little room for a large gas container. Says...
Meyer himself has said that HMC'sresponsibility is not simply to meet the nationalaverage of endowment performance but to surpass itby a meaningful margin, something he conceded hasnot happened for several years...
Management consulting firms must change inresponse to the shifting marketplace. Consultants,too, must change and upgrade how they provideservice, they must hone skills and expertise whileremaining broad-based enough to forge connectionsacross diverse issues. Ware stressed, "At everyturn we have to match and surpass our client'sknowledge. We also have to make change happen.Today, clients demand far more than a writtenreport." Golonka added, "Consulting is a continuallearning experience. We get a chance to work onleading-edge issues; to be one step ahead of therest of the industry." The expectations for anindividual consultant are very high. Clientsrightly expect consultants to make...
More Texans died from gunshots in 1990 than from traffic accidents. No other state has seen gun deaths surpass car fatalities. Look for fresh gun-control efforts...