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...financial return. But he faced internal organizational challenges every bit as daunting as those he faced in the marketplace. The top team at Mars was siloed and replete with unspoken agendas. Members did not see the benefit of working as a team; they were only concerned with the success of their own region. There was some infighting, but mostly people just left one another alone. Michaels believed that the high-performance, horizontal model represented the best bet for the future. To drive his vision though his organization, he first created a "burning platform" for the change, which centered on business...
Perhaps the program's most crucial success was to introduce family-planning to revolutionary Tehran, an effort that has brought down the birthrate per female, from six children to two, with the full support of religious leaders. They at first urged Iranians to boost the ranks of the "soldiers of Islam" but then promoted contraception to stop the alarming growth in population. The lower birthrate is critical to a nation like Iran as its economy evolves. About 7,000 women went door-to-door in Tehran and talked to mothers about the benefits of smaller families, informed them...
Subjects with a demonstrated propensity toward anger were much more likely to opt for B. That may be a scary outcome when you're talking about public health, but our economy needs people willing to give up certainty for the possibility of grand success. Of course, some people take on too much risk: the day trader who loses his house; the hedge funder who turns an investor's life savings into dust overnight. But right now policymakers should not be afraid of stoking our anger--and therefore our risk-taking. As Lerner has written, anger is associated with a desire...
...networking techniques are almost useless for reaching your goals, says sports and entertainment search executive Beaudine. Instead, rely on your "Who network," meaning your community of true friends--and their friends--to get you where you want to go, both professionally and personally. But don't be so sure success is the answer, he cautions: "If money, power and fame were the magic bullet in life, then Elvis Presley would've been the most deliriously happy, contented person on the planet...
Looking back, why do you think you were so self-destructive after your initial success? Rian Cooney, SAN FRANCISCO...