Sat.Aug 20, 2011 - Fri.Aug 26, 2011

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NCAA's Leadership Failure in Governing the Commercialization of College Sports

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The NCAA's core purpose is to: govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount. Yet, the commercial success of college football and basketball is more than the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) can effectively govern.

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Emerging Grassroots Leadership

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Leadership remains one of the most important topics across a range of fields because studies continuously demonstrate that the success and well-being of any institution or society depend on the functionality, effectiveness, and promotion of leaders and leadership. Today, leadership is not synonymous with authority. The role of other individuals within an organization now contribute to institutional operations and change.

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Overcoming the Oxymoron: Family Business

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Over the past few years, more family-firm leaders have been turning to executive-education courses tailored to their needs. Instead of just teaching the best way to run a business, the courses focus on overcoming the unique obstacles that family ties can poseā€”such as succession planning and poor communication among relatives. Currently, the Family Firm Institute lists 182 schools offering family-business courses, including two dozen targeted executive-education programs throughout the world.