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What You Can Learn from Ted Leonsis' Life List

Next Level Blog

  He told us that several years ago someone approached him about buying the Washington Capitals NHL franchise.    She asked him if he was really going to pass on the opportunity to check off items 40 (Own a sports franchise) and 41 (Win a world championship) on his list. 

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It Never Ends. Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington.

Next Level Blog

Posted by Scott Eblin on November 03, 2010 in Current Affairs , Leadership , Random observations | Permalink Technorati Tags : Dan Snyder , Donovan McNabb , leadership , Mike Shanahan , Washington Redskins TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference It Never Ends.

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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

Tanveer Naseer

My task as a leader was to determine who could be developed into star performers, who could be slotted into positions that fit their skills better, and who needed to be cut loose. One of my own flaws was generally erring on the side of “developing people to make it work” which was a noble but often misguided approach.

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George Steinbrenner: the King of Consequences

Roundtable Talk

← Lessons from the Word Cup: how to push your agenda Fast Friday quote of the week: from the battered mid-executive line → George Steinbrenner: the King of Consequences Posted on July 14, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment Controversial New York Yankees coach, George Steinbrenner , passed away yesterday at the age of 80.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Remember that connections are not the same thing as relationships, but that connections can develop into relationships with the proper effort on your part. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. link] Robbie Vitrano Hey Mike, thanks for including NakedPizza in the validation.

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McDonald’s Has to Do More than Manipulate Its Stock Price

Harvard Business Review

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses. million in 2014 to a high of $12.6

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When a Product Fails, Find a New Direction

Harvard Business Review

Your company has just developed an amazing new product. Years of development, energy, and, of course, money have gone into it. The focus of the firm was development of a treatment for ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, and its leader was Dr. Frank Baldino, an intense, brilliant, and charming scientist. By 2010, sales exceeded $2B.