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" ... Despite the subject matter, period pieces never seem to get old. One only needs to look at the success of a show like Downton Abbey as proof. That’s precisely what makes E.M. Forster’s prescient novel Howard’s End, first published in 1901, and the 1992 Oscar-winning Merchant Ivory film that followed rife for a reboot. Adapted with the precision of Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) and starring Hayley Atwell in the part once played by Emma Thompson; Matthew MacFadyen following on from Sir Anthony Hopkins; Tracey Ullman in for Prunella Scales; and up-and-comer Philippa Coulthard taking on the role previously played by Helena Bonham Carter, this new four-part adaptation on the collision of classes pulses. Your correspondent spoke with the production’s leading cast members to understand why this story still resonates, what it’s like pursuing a role previously played by an icon, and in the midst of the #MeToo movement what it was like working with a female director on such an astute and sagacious female-driven project. ... "
" ... I know that the Sage of Omaha is sagacious enough to understand this principle. So, Warren, how about it? ... "
" ... In a sense what Chopra and Najera are doing is “training the trainers.” It’s a tried and true way to scale a skillset — in this case, teaching purpose — and the digital channels they can avail themselves of should help get the word out. Before the book goes into print, I will check back in here with an in-depth interview of the sagacious scribes. It will be my contribution to training the trainers. ... "
" ... Indeed, I am reminded of conversations I had with my good friend, the late Roberto Campos. Roberto resides in the pantheon of great Brazilian liberals. And, when it came to the political economy in Brazil, he had vast experience and knew the score. After all, he was a member of the Brazilian delegation to the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944, served as an ambassador to both the U.S. and the Court of St. James, and was the minister of planning in the Castelo Branco government. Roberto was also a member of the Brazilian Congress, a body which he invited me to address on the topics of currency reform and privatization in October 1993. And here is what the sagacious Campos had to say about liberalism and Brazil: “Admitting to liberalism explicitly is as outlandish in a country with dirigiste culture as having sex in public.” ... "
" ... The state of change in today’s world, according to the authors of this piece, is now perpetual, pervasive, and exponential. Navigating that change requires a new kind of leadership. Based on conversations with executives at Stanford University, the authors articulate a leadership style to help navigate the uncertainty ahead, one that is “characterized by being wise, sagacious, and discerning in navigating change while also being humane in the face of change that can often feel alien. This kind of leadership emphasizes—counterintuitively—an anti-heroic leader.” ... "