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ByrnePoets & QuantsAuthor on July 9, 2010 Why Poets & Quants? Because it’s part of the language and culture of every MBA school. Poets are MBA candidates with liberal arts undergraduate degrees. Not surprisingly, perhaps, they often struggle with the finance and statistics courses. Back in 1988, when I was management editor of BusinessWeek magazine, I created the first regularly published ranking of business schools. Poets&Quants is the first of a dozen websites we’re launching as part of my new company, C-Change Media. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Tie ($130) by Band of Outsiders. Pocket square ($65 for three) by Brooks Brothers. Rule #1 We've said it before and we'll say it again: Fit is everything. (See above.) Even the world's most expensive suit will look bad if it isn't tailored to the contours of your body. Rule #2 Some think button-down collars are for casual wear only, but they can work great with dressier looks as well. Rule #3 Polka dots are a great way to bring energy to a suit. Rule #4 A tried-and-true pattern like herringbone or glen plaid in a muted shade makes an impression without crossing into the realm of garishness. Above: Suit ($3,595) by Isaia.
Rule #5 Visible stitches around the edges of your lapels (called pick-stitching) aren't necessarily a sign of a well-made garment anymore. Rule #6 Some say you shouldn't cut the stitching in your jacket pockets, because putting objects in them will cause your jacket to lose its shape. In Business, Nondrinking Can Be a Costly Expense.
Béatrice de Géa for The New York TimesCOLD SHOULDER: Terry Lavin sipping seltzer water at the Pig ‘n’ Whistle in Manhattan.
As an ad-sales executive with Forbes magazine, Terry Lavin worked hard to earn his reputation as a dependable drinking buddy. “I just basically rented space at P. J. Clarke’s,” he said, referring to the Midtown Manhattan watering hole. “I was always the last to leave, always had a cocktail in my hand.” In a business built on likability, the role helped him succeed. “I would call guys I was friendly with, guys who had their hands on big ad budgets, to see if they wanted to go to happy hour or get something to eat,” he recalled, “And they’d say: ‘Are you drinking?
So much for the benefits of the sober life. Even as three-martini lunches and whiskey-fueled staff meetings become harder to find outside of cable TV, plenty of American business rituals continue to revolve around alcohol. “Yesterday I went to the State Fair, and I had a pork chop and a beer,” Mr. CareerBliss - Search Salaries, Company Reviews, and Jobs.
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