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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.    Some items are pure fun.

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

Next Level Blog

Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington Redskins So, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you might have expected me to have some sort of leadership lessons post on yesterday’s mid-term elections.  OK, if you’ve read this far you must be both a football fan and a student of leadership

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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

Tanveer Naseer

Every General Manager of a sports franchise will tell you that building a great team is far from a science. He retired from Microsoft in 2010 as the President of the Entertainment and Devices Division. I needed to learn to make the hold ’em/fold ’em call much earlier in the process.

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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

Listening, engaging, reciprocating – have earned us 2 billionaire backers, 4000+ franchising inquiries & 300+ stores now in development (launched franchise company in Fall '09). link] Robbie Vitrano Hey Mike, thanks for including NakedPizza in the validation. Humbled, validated and taking nothing for granted.

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What Social Entrepreneurs Can Teach Your Company's Future Leaders

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 IBM survey found that 79% of global chief executives foresaw "high or very high complexity" over the next five years, but only 49% felt their organization was prepared to handle it. Through our partnership with Allianz we were able to access £150,000 of funding to carry on with our social franchise model.

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How an American Express Executive Drives Growth

Harvard Business Review

Prior to joining American Express in 2010, Schulman was CEO of Virgin Mobile and Priceline. So it is expanding our franchise. Leadership' Excerpts: HBR: Why did you decide to come to Amex? Schulman: The global head of human resources at American Express was on the board at Virgin Mobile, where I was CEO.