The Office: How to Succeed in Business without Really Trampling....
"Servant leadership" is a philosophy based on empathy rather than power plays. Guess what? It can be good for the bottom line.
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Joe Queenan's most recent book is Queenan Country: A Reluctant Anglophile's Pilgrimage to the Mother Country (Picador).
Articles by Joe Queenan
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Judy Bachrach's Mutability Canto
Do our ideals about virtue change from time to time? A tongue-in-cheek look at the evolution of morals.
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The Promethean and Copernican Traditions in Science
The apotheosis of Promethean tradition in science was the atomic bomb, which once again stole the gods' fire for mortal use.
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The Humblest People in Washington
What can cloistered Poor Clares who pray all day (and have never heard of Oprah) teach the rest of us?
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King Minos's Modest Scribe
Humility helped Michael Ventris conquer the Everest of classical enigmas.
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Good Habits
What can cloistered nuns who pray all day (and have never heard of Oprah) teach the rest of us?
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Prometheans vs. Copernicans
The apotheosis of Promethean science was the atomic bomb, which once again stole the gods’ fire for mortal use.
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Joe Queenan: The Buck Stops Here. Though I Wish It Didn't
Politicians love to mouth it, invariably thrusting out their chests as they do so, for maximum effect. Executives do the same. Football coaches are particularly fond of this once noble expression, not to mention economists. Headline writers positively adore this full-service, one-size-fits-all play on words, and talk-show hosts are no slouches, either. Especially the macho ones. When Truman used the phrase "the buck stops here" he was actually taking responsibility for something.
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