... in life and the
ramifications thereof, it was difficult to appreciate how they affected
others. I was reminded of that in the summer of 20 10 while spending
a few days with my brother Adam during ... a
summer of debauchery straight out of a movie, a twisted tale of
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The OtherSideof Wall Street
“Todd blows up the typical Wall Street stereotype and proves without a shadow of a
doubt ... THEOTHERSIDEOF WALL STREET
Summer Loving
The loss of my grandfather notwithstanding, life had never been
better, at least as measured through a monetary lens. While others
struggled with the...
... However, they can be
beat at their own game. And in the face ofthe Internet, their informa-
tional advantage is shrinking every day—as evidenced by, among
other things, the falling price of coffins ... forth a single theme, crisply expressed in a sentence or two, and
then tell the entire story of that theme: the history of salt; the fragility
of democracy; the use and misuse of punctuation. ... about the won-
derful opportunities ofthe global economy; they’ll be trying to keep
body and soul together for people on the streets of these cities.” The
smart money was plainly on the criminals....
... in
the Google search page for books, furniture, or 20 04 autos shows you the cal-
iber of advertiser using Google advertising.
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The answer to both questions is...
... held $2. 2 trillion of assets at the end of 20 07,
compared to $1.1 trillion at the end of 20 02; (ii) Bank of America held $1.7 trillion of assets at in 20 07,
up from $660 billion in 20 02; (iii) ... note 21 4, at 1 2, 5 21 , 176–77, 199 20 3, 24 2–47,
25 0–69, 27 4; Mayer et al., supra note 25 6, at 28 (noting that “[n]onprime lending leveled off in 20 06,
dropped dramatically in the first half of ... Res. Bank of Atlanta,
GA), 4th
Qtr. 20 07, at 1.
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Id. at 1–3; Partnoy & Skeel, supra note 1 12, at 1 021 23 .
122
In 20 06, single-name CDS accounted for thirty-three percent ofthe notional...
... known ofthe possible coming ofthe fleet, they told me that only the coming ofthe Federal army
could save them from total financial ruin. The actions of these men were in accordance with their ... made them mad about the actual practice by Southern whites of equality with negroes, as
evidenced by the thousands of mulattoes among them.
Another source of amusement to me was to bother the ... abundance of clear
and good water.
The stockade had two gates, the main entrance being on the north side and theother through the eastern fence
or wall. The guardhouse was opposite the main gate, the...
... 9
Succeeding in the Project Management Jungle 14
PART II :The Foundation of TACTILE Management 21
Chapter 2: The Seven Characteristics of Successful Projects 23
Transparency 26
Accountability 29
Communication ... view their
role as a kind of senior prof essor to the less experienced engineers,
providing technical input and guidance ev en as they themselves get
further and further away from the detail. These ... engineers and other technical
people to the writing team. The company knew that the turn-
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The Global...
... but, when
they come to the bumps in the road, the y hav e in place the team
and the skills to maneuver around the danger zone.
First, in Part I, we discuss the hard realities of lif e in the mod-
ern ... 9
Succeeding in the Project Management Jungle 14
PART II :The Foundation of TACTILE Management 21
Chapter 2: The Seven Characteristics of Successful Projects 23
Transparency 26
Accountability 29
Communication ... 196
Case Study: The Path Less Taken 20 2
Chapter 10: Monitoring, Controlling, and Reporting 21 1
Monitoring 21 2
Controlling (Don’t Even Try) 21 5
Reporting 22 4
Case Study: The Path Less Taken 23 0
Chapter...
... project leaders
who can incorporate the expectations of these groups into their
ov erall project solution will be valued. Think ofthe sports world,
another area of intense pressure where high performance ... confusion about the directions, concern
that other teams are cheating, and their mounting frustration with
their inability to get their helium stick to drop as reasons why they
lose control of their emotions.
Welcome ... enough, there may be no impact,
but the later in a project they are disco vered, the larger their impact
on cost and the greater the time to fix them. Arun has found that
driving a process of constant...
... many
organizations keep two sets of cost estimates for a project, much
as they do with schedules. One set is shown to the outside world;
the other is what the team is driven to meet. Of course, the inter-
nal ... way.
Quite often, this hinders the dissemination ofthe technology they
create, exactly the opposite of what they would like to see.
The next three stories are really just facets of one larger ... panel for the wood-sorting yard.
The wood-sorting yard is the front end of a paper mill, the area
where the logs are sorted by size, quality, and whatever other cri-
teria are used. The logs are...
... dis-
cussed only twelve ofthe open items and closed only five of them.
Ravi has scheduled another two-hour meeting f or the next day.
Another day shot, they drift back to their cubicles. Jiao calls ... through each ofthe five phases of a project called
Alpha Omega, inside the communications division of a hypotheti-
cal tech company called Best Technology Company (BTC).
PM Assignment
The communications ... quiet!” Finally, they calm
down. They’re good people; they know the score.
Ravi continues. “On the open items in the scope document—
here is a list. I ha ve assigned each of you the appropriate...
... lacks the tools and the
emotional intelligence to get the most out of them, which leaves
them feeling frustrated and rudderless. On theother hand, Sheila’s
team has a strong sense that they are ... from theother four
knowledge areas of HR, communication, procurement, and quali-
ty. Of course, planning is the process where you “pierce the fog of
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AVOIDING PITFALLS INTHE FIVE KEY PHASES OF ... are
otherwise fine in practice may e xhibit some strange behaviors. For
example, they may throw the ball without ensuring that there is a
teammate in the vicinity ofthe pass. Also, some of them...