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Rascals

Chris Brady

Armstrong called "the most efficient andcruelly repressive secret police in Europe." Posted by: Phyllis Hoff | June 24, 2010 at 08:09 AM If you don't come away after reading this with tears in your eyes, re-read it, but with your heart this time, nor your eyes.   The legend of AndrĂ© de Jongh grew and grew.

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Loud and Clear: Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly.

Strategy Driven

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. For example, Neil Armstrong used the six hours and forty minutes between his moon landing and first step to craft his historic statement. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Use catchy words.

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I Got My Strategy from Greenpeace

Harvard Business Review

A group of us bought the company from the Armstrong Group in a buy-out in 2007. But there our story deviates from the norm because our turnaround wasn't based on cost control, financial leverage, or manufacturing efficiencies. We put our money in because we saw an opportunity to turn a struggling company around and secure a high ROI.