Emotionally over-invested professionals will either avoid counsel or surround themselves with legions of yes-men.
The yes-men with whom the brainy but paranoid Mr Meles surrounded himself cannot exert control alone.
And he surrounded himself with similarly one-dimensional strategists such as General Franks and yes-men like General Myers.
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All five slid out of my circle of friends as more and more yes-men began closing a new circle in around them.
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Within two years of taking office Mr Chiluba was criticised for surrounding himself with "yes-men", with too little attention paid to opposition concerns.
At the very least, when long-serving rulers die, the yes-men with whom they manned governments and assemblies may at last feel free to breathe.
Southerners dismiss their representatives in the central government as mere yes-men.
It means people with independence, who are willing to say no to me so, so that, you know, no more yes-men or women in the White House.
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Rather than apply official censorship as the Soviets did, the Putin regime is simply taking direct or indirect control or ownership of media organizations, firing the editors, and installing yes-men who offer bland fare.
Before these changes, the only criticism of boards that was taken seriously was that they were hand-picked yes-men (plus a few yes-women), chosen largely for their docility and willingness to pay the boss a fortune.
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Many sympathize with the intent of the Greenpeace-Yes Men protest.
In general, it refers to men (yes, almost always men) who labor in creative and financial independence from name-brand watch companies owned by LVMH, Richemont and Swatch (think Piaget, Cartier, Vacheron Constantin).
Yes, the Texas-based nonprofit organization has launched a scholarship for white men.
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And yes, I've seen a host of qualified white men, white women, African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans hired for jobs, and they've done a fantastic job.
And, yes, one might answer that it's not necessarily about money or accomplishment--just that men prefer younger women, who are more likely to have less money and fewer accomplishments.
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