Word: taylorism
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...APHRODITE, an albatross sponsored by Jerry Hall, former model and ex-wife of rock star Mick Jagger; at the Cape of Good Hope. The race follows the migratory route of the Tasmanian Shy albatross. Second place went to Xanadu, sponsored by Nicholas Coleridge, a descendent of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge...
...years after it first opened in May 1891, the Machrie attracted the legendary golfing triumvirate of Harry Vardon, John Henry Taylor and James Braid by offering top prize money (at the time it was ?100) for its Open. But thereafter the Machrie became the course that time forgot. Now the Machrie is waking from its century of slumber: plans are afoot to extend the links and develop the Machrie Hotel, which serves as clubhouse and 19th hole. "If it goes well," says manager Ian Brown, "future visitors will be able to experience a course very similar to the one that...
...Machrie, close to such venerable distilleries as Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Bowmore and Lagavulin, has managed to remain one of golf's best-kept secrets. It was not always so. Ten years after it first opened in May 1891, the Machrie attracted the legendary golfing triumvirate of Harry Vardon, John Henry Taylor and James Braid by offering top prize money (at the time it was ?100) for its Open. But thereafter the Machrie became the course that time forgot. Now the Machrie is waking from its century of slumber: plans are afoot to extend the links and develop the Machrie Hotel, which...
...still active with Home Depot's charitable work in Atlanta. "There was a shift in orientation and culture. Some felt comfortable with that, some didn't." Blank says Nardelli's appointment was the first real management change in a company that was still essentially run like a family business. Taylor says Nardelli's appointment was "as if my mother had come home and said my parents were getting divorced." Yet Nardelli's tireless work and willingness to immerse himself in the business eventually won over many skeptics...
Home Depot's swaggering culture attracted creative managers with a passion for their work. "We were a little bit rebellious, a little bit dangerous," says Tom Taylor, a 21-year veteran of Home Depot. Stores were expected to respond quickly to changes in their local markets, and they did. But Home Depot never took advantage of its size to negotiate national purchasing deals, and there was little communication among store managers. As Home Depot's growth slowed, it became vulnerable to competition from WalMart's cost cutting on one end and Lowe's more polished, female-friendly stores...