A Bias for Action: How Effective Managers Harness Their Willpower, Achieve Results, and Stop Wasting Time

Heike Bruch

	A Bias for Action: How Effective Managers Harness Their Willpower, Achieve Results, and Stop Wasting Time
	Published: 01 May, 2004
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	Author: Heike Bruch

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A Bias for Action: How Effective Managers Harness Their Willpower, Achieve Results, and Stop Wasting Time

At 40-plus, 'Hair' still exudes undeniable energy (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_en_re/theater_review_hair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080806/capt.54867f7079c6419899161cef7037d384.theater_review_hair_nyet693.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=dGHiNp9URtLYv.ahNLnRYA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this image released by The Public Theater, Patina Renea Miller performs in a scene from the musical, 'Hair.' The Public Theater production will run through Aug. 31 at the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park. (AP Photo/Public Theater, Michal Daniel) ** NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT: Michal Daniel)" border="0" /></a>AP - Over 40 and still tuneful. Not only tuneful, but filled with an energy that belies its four decades of existence. The Public Theater's Central Park production of "Hair" is the most exuberant, middle-aged musical around.

"Hollywood Starlet" a satisfying cream puff (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080807/review_nm/television_starlet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080807/2008_08_07t082842_450x311_us_television_starlet.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=0tTOWc6WFWEr6Zn9RfJpfA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Singer JoJo performs at the 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball '06 at the Honda Center in Anaheim December 7, 2006. Jojo stars in Lifetime's 'True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet.' (Max Morse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A pithy but entirely lightweight original movie, Lifetime's "True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet" entertains nonstop and even tosses out a few truths about its subject matter. Although the title suggests something almost pulp-like, this little cream puff of a film, which revolves around the misadventures of a teen superstar, is fit for any teenage viewer.

Book defends use of mercenaries (AP)

AP - "Highway to Hell — Dispatches From a Mercenary in Iraq" (Broadway Books 273 pages, $24.95), by John Geddes: It's a chatty British page-turner that describes a lot of "slotting along a dual carriageway."

Gurney's 'Buffalo Gal' tries to reclaim her past (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_en_re/theater_review_buffalo_gal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.1872ed65e6c942d284ea6abfce9efe9d.theater_review_buffalo_gal_nyet692.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=Li92kqFs_OZ3.z6nuy0zzA--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="In this image released by The O&M Company, Mark Blum, left, and Susan Sullivan are shown in a scene from A.R. Gurney's new comedy, 'Buffalo Gal,' now playing at off-Broadway's Primary Stages through Sept. 13. (AP Photo/The O&M Company, James Leynse)" border="0" /></a>AP - You can go home again. After all, where would playwrights be without all that angst?

`Pineapple Express' tastes familiar (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_en_re/film_review_pineapple_express"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.d67c4b73ba13471590ae9bef0fc9d2b2.film_review_pineapple_express__nyet104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=LmJG2dHaq2iJdp62xzlZ_Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Columbia Pictures, James Franco, left, and Seth Rogen are shown in a scene from the action-comedy 'Pineapple Express'. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures,Darren Michaels)" border="0" /></a>AP - The formula is pretty familiar by now in these Judd Apatow-produced comedies. A couple of buddies get into trouble, and as they try to bumble their way out of it, their friendship only grows stronger.

`Traveling Pants' lose some magic in sequel (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_en_re/film_review_traveling_pants2"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.273f2be91fb4440fb14b87395332e05b.film_review_traveling_pants_2_nyet105.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=tXj4azsvUfBuOXFunIsS.Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Warner Bros. Pictures., castmembers, from left, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Blake Lively are shown in a scene from, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,” (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Phil Caruso)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yes, the pants still exist, but now they're covered in patches and jewels and etched with the memories and dreams of the four young women who've been wearing them. And they still travel — to New York and Vermont, Turkey and Greece, and various points in between.

Music Review: Jamey Johnson CD (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_en_re/music_review_jamey_johnson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.2580dd3bd8ac42e082bc19d273c44d90.music_review_jamey_johnson_nyet114.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=C9PeFJuMHk_uBqM_RGXkbA--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="In this image released by Mercury Nashville Records, the latest CD by Jamey Johnson, 'That Lonesome Song,' is shown. (AP Photo/Mercury Nashville)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jamey Johnson, "That Lonesome Song" (Mercury Nashville)

Music Review: Keith Anderson's new CD (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_en_re/keith_anderson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.d1831951283a4799bda500662a45f007.music_review_keith_anderson_nyet120.jpg?x=129&y=130&q=85&sig=c53AaQXLm5Regc3KAwT3ZQ--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="In this image released by Columbia Nashville Records, the latest CD by Keith Anderson, 'C'Mon!,' is shown. (AP Photo/Columbia Nashville Records)" border="0" /></a>AP - Keith Anderson, "C'Mon!" (Columbia Nashville)

Music Review: Singer Lloyd's new CD falls short (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_en_re/music_review_lloyd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.9721fa9e97f844d0944e9cc3d1ef3af9.music_review_lloyd_nyet113.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=ZNsVqcVHsBHSksbWdH2j4A--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="In this image released by Universal Motown, the latest CD by Lloyd, 'Lessons in Love, ' is shown. (AP Photo/Universal Motown)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lloyd, "Lessons In Love" (Universal Motown)

Newman at his best on `Harps and Angels' (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_en_re/music_review_randy_newman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.016763b4e2e44d36b805cf2df3efad3c.music_review_randy_newman_nyet115.jpg?x=130&y=112&q=85&sig=ZiahhUzRXkGA3U5dk0TaZg--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="In this image released by Nonesuch records, The latest CD by Randy Newman, 'Harps and Angels,' is shown. (AP Photo/Nonesuch Records)" border="0" /></a>AP - Randy Newman, "Harps and Angels" (Nonesuch)

"Traveling Pants" sequel a comfortable fit (Reuters)

Reuters - Much has transpired in the lives of best friends forever Tibby, Carmen, Bridget and Lena and their shared globe-trotting jeans in the three years since the first "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants."

Kevin Costner's "Swing Vote" a failed satire (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080801/review_nm/film_swingvote_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080801/2008_07_31t200841_450x369_us_film_swingvote.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=fz5_dXmjWwDBvzgY97sEGQ--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Actors Paula Patton (L) and Kevin Costner, stars of the film 'Swing Vote', pose at the party following the film's premiere in Hollywood, California July 24, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - As political comedies go, "Swing Vote" doesn't dig very deep into the American political scene, and it certainly mines few laughs along the way.

Pam Anderson on the loose in pointless show (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080801/review_nm/television_pam_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080801/2008_07_31t161628_450x318_us_television_pam.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=tyfnsqaqcE0kzvGi.cbSAg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Actress Pamela Anderson in a file photo. (David Moir/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In Pamela Anderson's new reality show "Pam: Girl on the Loose," each episode has a name, such as "The Uncensored Confessions of a Trailer Camp Tramp" and "Crazy Bitch."

Billboard CD reviews: Randy Newman, David Bowie (Reuters)

Reuters - Randy Newman's shock-and-aw-shucks wit is so joyfully scathing at times on "Harps and Angels" that it's hard to believe it's been nine years since his last album of new material.

Latest "Mummy" sequel a tired undertaking (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080731/review_nm/film_mummy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080731/2008_07_31t113413_450x354_us_film_mummy.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=hcZZWlAcaPl0x6bNDVw3CA--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Brendan Fraser in a scene from 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'. (Universal Pictures/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - You might not be able to kill a mummy but as "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" demonstrates, you can kill a franchise.

Stealing America a flawed call for voting reform (Reuters)

Reuters - You won't feel any more secure heading to the voting booths in November after watching "Stealing America: Vote by Vote," which details myriad ways in which election results are seemingly manipulated and falsified under a deeply flawed system.

TV movie warns: Don't mess with Texas cheerleaders (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080731/review_nm/film_fabfive_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080731/2008_07_31t043906_306x450_us_film_fabfive.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=DTN.9IdGicJSuYjkozElZQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Actress Jenna Dewan poses as she arrives as a guest at the premiere of the film 'Stop-Loss' in Hollywood, California March 17, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The setting is a modern Texas high school, but the story immediately resembles a good old-fashioned Texas Western.

"Gutter" takes academic look at gross-out movies (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080729/review_nm/television_gutter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080729/2008_07_29t034324_450x369_us_television_gutter.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=ox_17.qjZUaA6A2rhzeSLw--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as a Kazakh TV reporter known as 'Borat', holds a baby kangaroo in Sydney November 13, 2006 during the Australian premiere of his film 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'. (David Gray/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The paradox of Starz's "In the Gutter," a semi-academic look at gross-out humor in the movies from its slapstick origins to the likes of "Borat" and "Knocked Up," is that many of those most enamored with the genre are probably least likely to be attracted to a lesson in its history.

Music Review-Johnny Flynn (AP)

AP - Johnny Flynn, "A Larum" (Lost Highway)

Gnarls Barkley faces a "'Crazy" dilemma (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/reviews/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080729/review_nm/review_music_gnarls_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080729/2008_07_28t211400_450x300_us_review_music_gnarls.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=brHAaOfO8Z5ymf.rZAO3pQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley performs at the Orange stage during the Roskilde Festival July 4, 2008. (Jens Norgaard Larsen/Scanpix Denmark/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Even a dynamic duo needs its heroes. That point was made clear Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl when Gnarls Barkley turned to Radiohead, covering the British group's "Reckoner" during its encore. That surprise move turned out to be the highlight of the act's pleasant but less-than-stunning 75-minute set.

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