This means that pay varies not only between universities but also within them a cause of anguish among the humanists who earn a fraction of the amounts commanded by colleagues in hot sciences such as biotechnology, and specialisms such as finance and management.

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"It is a language for figuring out what gets in the way of change and progress, " says Todd Pierce, former CIO of biotechnology company Genentech, who says it helped his management team resolve core issues in a matter of hours.

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"Investors are really looking for credibility, which ImClone's senior management team doesn't have, " says Jason Zhang, a biotechnology analyst at Stephens.

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