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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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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

Tanveer Naseer

Strategy and Execution Microsoft always had the tendency to hire the “best and the brightest” which meant that most meetings had an overflow of IQ in the room. Every General Manager of a sports franchise will tell you that building a great team is far from a science. and local chapters of Boys and Girls Clubs and Year Up.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you choose to dive into the social media world without a strategy, without understanding how to create social media influence, you will not be pleased with your results. Following are a few tips to help you build influence online: Have a Strategy - If you want to create success and influence using social media you better have a plan.

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Dressing China

Harvard Business Review

Incomes are rising quickly in the world's most populous country: The percentage of the Chinese population earning between 10,000 and 24,000 renminbi a year (between US $1,200 and $3,500, in terms of 2010 exchange rates) rose from 11% in 2004 to 58% in 2010. To overcome this hurdle, some companies have adopted a hybrid strategy.

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

Harvard Business Review

The “turnaround plan” recently announced by McDonald’s includes an aggressive program to manipulatively boost its stock price via stock buybacks, an activity that has become the major focus of its corporate strategy over the past decade. ” In 2014, McDonald’s expended $3.2 million in 2014 to a high of $12.6

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When a Product Fails, Find a New Direction

Harvard Business Review

As a shrewd manager, Baldino leveraged the company's sales force by adding related products to its core franchise. By 2010, sales exceeded $2B. Baldino passed away in 2010, but his actions offer an example for CEOs today. He developed the next generation form of Provigil prior to the patent expiration.

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To Grow, Social Enterprises Must Play by Business Rules

Harvard Business Review

For-profit companies in the same situation can turn to a robust venture capital community that is focused on providing the management, financing and strategy that innovative companies need to scale up quickly. LEYF's initial plan for growth was to franchise its successful model nationwide.