Word: trait
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...writes about the rowers and their lessons for business in a book, The Subjectivity of Performance, to be published next year. In building the best teams, de Rond argues, it's sometimes necessary to jettison a bit of skill for sociability. "Talent is not just an individual trait but a social one," he says. That's true for high-performance business teams too: affable B players often bring out the best in the superstars. "They are lubricants; they can act as a buffer between the others...
...innermost desires. And in this contemporary world of acceptance and tolerance, we are adamantly expressing those quirks regardless of circumstance. Therefore, we are isolating ourselves along lines of personal choice rather than age-old divisions like race or class. If a group of people realizes they share a singular trait and rallies for it, Penn claims, they could make all the difference in the world. According to Penn—a former Crimson editor and the Clinton campaign strategist who in 1996 identified “Soccer Moms” as a key voting demographic—the 75 groups...
Consistency--a trait rare in the airline industry--has been a hallmark of SIA's management. CEO Cheong Choong Kong, 61, who will leave the airline in June, has run the show for nearly two decades, having worked his way up from an assistant manager for reservations. After taking over in 1984, he moved aggressively to stretch the airline worldwide; he was the main proponent of Singapore's successful push to become the first Southeast Asian country to sign a bilateral open-skies agreement with the U.S, in 1997. This treaty lets the airline fly to any American city...
...year of high school. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: “I fancy you.” Favorite childhood toy: LEGOs, Beast Wars Transformers, and throwing a baseball against the wall of the garage, because being an only child is awful. Sexiest physical trait: I have a very large head, which prevents me from wearing most hats. Favorite part about Harvard: Breakfast in a dining hall, breakfast anywhere. Describe yourself in three words: Wondrous strange stuff. In 15 minutes you are: Off to rehearsal with half a peck of delicious apples. In 15 years...
...into a sold out museum exhibit by showing my ID and telling the ticket agent that I was a Harvard researcher. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: That I am standing right behind them... Favorite childhood toys: Sand, dirt and my dog, Duke. Sexiest physical trait: My unusually large pupils. Favorite part about Harvard: The D-Hall’s crispy muffin-tops. Describe yourself in three words: Left of center. In 15 minutes you are: Checking the Harvard College Culinary Society Web site. In 15 years you are: Living the dream...