Despite all the evidence that suggests people are more productive, happier, work harder, and stay with the company longer, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer seems to think taking a giant leap backward requiring her employees back in the office, makes sense.

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Critics also worry that compassionate conservatism is a leap in the dark without any empirical evidence to back it up.

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Far more importantly, Leap Wireless delivered a double-digit ARPU increase on the back of broader smartphone use of its customers.

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And, I reasoned, with the job market the way it was I could always find something to fall back on if my startup leap of faith turned out to be a disaster.

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More powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and faster than a speeding bullet is the dreaded buy-back.

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Venables: Your work in science fiction goes back to your role as Dr. Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap in 1989, a series still syndicated around the world.

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Whatever the eventual outcome, Verizon may start out with a Charlie Sheen type of approach, going out and getting two goddesses like Leap and MetroPCS to bring back home for companionship and immediately accretive earnings.

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