Zoe is happy to be back at Ballet Academy after the holidays & looks forward to starting work on her character dance, where she can give free reign to her creativity. Outside lessons she has to put up with best friend Leda's up and down moods, but she consoles herself with shopping trips with new friend Bianca.
No issue is more hotly debated than how, or even if, a politician's private life affects his public competence. In "A Question of Character" John F. Kennedy's two lives--public and private--are examined to answer this timely question.
Explores the contradiction between JFK's idealistic public image and his flawed, private moral life and shows in particular the effects of his father's ruthless political tutelage
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Through rich analysis of the main characters in "The Death of a Salesman, The Secret Sharer, The Last Tycoon," and other stories, Badaracco addresses complex issues leaders face, such as the soundness of their vision, their readiness to ...
“He's from St. Louis and came here to work as a reporter for the paper at Mr. Patterson's invitation. But Mr. Patterson's death changed everything, and Mrs. Patterson offered him the position as managing editor.
Being responsible is very important.
Now, in this groundbreaking book, respected leadership researcher, adviser, and author Fred Kiel offers that evidence—solid data that demonstrates the connection between character, leadership excellence, and organizational results.
Heeding the call of our character may mean acknowledging the marginalized, chaotic aspects of our being, for they carry a great deal of creative energy. Ruti shows it is precisely this energy that makes us inimitable and irreplaceable.
Do our notions about fictional characters catalyze our ideas about moral character? Can character be “formed” or taught in schools, in scouting, in the home?
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