Word: controller
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...talent show," in which each person sang or told stories for the group. I don't know how long my daughter and I can hold out without TV, but we've learned some discipline and some alternatives. Maybe we can't kill the sucker--but we can control...
...Franco-British Channel Tunnel). With assets like these, the country is well placed to benefit from the cyclical upturn lifting all European economies. Meanwhile, aggressive French firms are making their mark abroad. Vivendi last month announced a merger with Canada's Seagram that will give the new company control of Universal's film and music interests and make it a major player in the entertainment field...
Another word for that may be pragmatism. In fact, the politicians are no longer in control of the process. One reason is that political and business elites have been discredited in a decade of financial scandals. Since the early 1990s, at least 30 prominent figures of all political stripes, including former Cabinet ministers and corporate CEOs, have been investigated for offenses ranging from influence peddling and embezzlement to illegal party funding and bribery. The judicial independence evident in this sweeping cleanup is one of the most striking aspects of the new France; such investigations would have been quashed under...
...have with small business is in the area of health care. Family coverage for our 95 employees is $7,000 a year each. The insurance companies claim that they need it because of the rising cost of health care. That may be true, but I think government can help control those costs. The expense is suffocating a lot of people...
...refusal to buy out a sibling or other family member before a portion of the business is sold. The elders should also make some dispassionate judgments as to which of their offspring has the skills and experience to take over. The designated CEO should then be given voting control of the business. Owners should never assume that each of their children will have the same role in the company. Each family member needs a definitive title and written job description. "There should be a logical, sensible employment-and-promotions policy, no matter what size the company is," Fay says. "Junior...