Want to Be CEO? What's Your BMI? - WSJ.com: "New research suggests that a few extra pounds or a slightly larger waistline affects an executive's perceived leadership ability as well as stamina on the job.
While marathon training and predawn workouts aren't explicitly part of a senior manager's job description, leadership experts and executive recruiters say that staying trim is now virtually required for anyone on track for the corner office.
"Because the demands of leadership can be quite strenuous, the physical aspects are just as important as everything else," says Sharon McDowell-Larsen, an exercise physiologist who runs an executive-fitness program for the nonprofit Center for Creative Leadership."
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Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Allow New Congressional Map in
Redistricting Fight
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Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way
for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against
Black voters.
2 hours ago
