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...towards them as if trying to immerse his head in the music; as the horns played, he leaned back as if to absorb the sounds of the brass. Koh was clearly aware that the success of the orchestra depended on each of its parts working together—a trait that truly demonstrates his maturity...
...will bring authenticity to the UC, a trait that I see as chronically diseased in the current UC,” Martel says...
...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...
...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...