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What Makes Teams Work? » RAY OGLETHORPE President AOL Technologies, America Online Dulles, Virginia “What’s the secret to a great team? Think small. Ideally, your team should have seven to nine people. If you have more than 15 or 20, you’re dead:... by American Way Staff
What Makes Teams Work? » RAY OGLETHORPE President AOL Technologies, America Online Dulles, Virginia “What’s the secret to a great team? Think small. Ideally, your team should have seven to nine people. If you have more than 15 or 20, you’re dead:... by American Way Staff
Are Men Half-wits? » So men listen with only half their brains. Yeah, well … um, what was the question again? explores the issue. I was rummaging around the refrigerator for a beer when I heard a report on the radio saying that men use only half their brai... by Jim Shahin
Positions Of Strength » Its the latest wrinkle in managament: Hire employees for what they do best and build your organization around those strengths. by Mark Henricks
Madeleine Stowe's Austin » Spend some time with half-Costa Rican actress who presides over her own working Texas cattle ranch. by Mark Seal
Fighting The Fu » Fight the Fu. The Caribbean blue water, lush old-growth forests, Andean glaciers, and breathtaking mountain vistas belie the worlds premier with water. by Paul Goldsmith
Vacation Revelation » Will it take a bulldozer to get you out of the office for more than a power lunch? Not after you read this. by Pamela Robin Brandt
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Distant Peoples, Modern Dilemmas » Brand new works include The Program by Stephen White, Revenge of the Pequots by Kim Isaac Eisler, and Love, etc. by Julian Barnes. and Geoffrey Norman by Bill Marvel
Solid Booking » BIRTHPLACE OF THE WINDS: STORMING ALASKA’S ISLANDS OF FIRE AND ICE By Jon Bowermaster, National Geographic Adventure Press, $26 In the spirit of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, the author recounts his 25-day kayaking and mountain... by Lori Stacy
Listen Up » TALES FROM THE TUMMY TRILOGY, by Calvin Trillin, read by the author (HighBridge Audio), approx. three hours, $18.95 Sadly, Calvin Trillin quit writing about “pigging out” in 1982. When ferreting out great little places where the locals ea... by Jane Sumner
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Career Move » KEEP ON TRUCKIN'- TO THE WEB A 20-year veteran of the transportation industry, Brian Kinsey, 49, knows how to deliver change. At his previous company, he wrestled with the impact of deregulation on a major transportation firm. Then h... by Astrid Sandoval
Shake It Up, Baby » “The talk you hear about adapting to change is not only stupid, it’s dangerous. The only way you can manage change is to create it. By the time you catch up to change, the competition is ahead of you.” Peter Drucker, Marie Rankin Cla... by American Way Staff
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