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Caption Contest 2010.3 WInner Announced

Chris Brady

WInner Announced After much deliberation, hair-pulling, name-calling, and the general good-natured slug-fest that is always required for such artistic pursuits, the exclusive selection committee has finally determined a winner for the latest Caption Contest, #2010.3. 

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Caption Contest 2010.2 Winners Announced

Chris Brady

There were so many great entries that our selection committee decided to honor the top 3. Thanks for providing the rest of us with so many good laughs! As you may have guessed, choosing a winner was very, very difficult!  Dean Clouse wins 3rd place, BJ Jones gets 2nd place, and John Halambeck wins the overall. See their entries below.

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Author Chris Brady's Leadership Blog: The Camel's Nose Under the.

Chris Brady

" Almost always, that "doing something" involves the growth of government through the creation of new agencies, bureaus, boards, committees, programs, expenditures, and the passing of new laws. One such reaction is to allow people in power to utilize that power to "do something."

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World Cup Predictions Contest

Chris Brady

I think the copy should be donated to the USA Soccer World Cup Organizing Committee. (Or Posted by: Jeff & Laura Mann | August 21, 2010 at 02:12 AM Speaking as one of those few who did actually pick Spain and The Netherlands to be in the top 3 (I just had them reversed!), Or US Olympic Soccer, if that fails!)

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Pricing Lessons From the London Olympics

Harvard Business Review

The committee organizing the London 2012 Olympic Games faced an extraordinary business challenge: How to price 8 million tickets in a way that allows equitable access to 26 sporting events, meets revenue and attendance targets, and adheres to the explicit social objective of making the Olympiad "Everybody's Games.". Be proactive.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

If you have more time, contribute to an association committee. The only way to work networking in is to schedule attendance to an event and go. If that is all you have time for, at least do that, and seek to exchange a few business cards when there. This leads to furthering your credentials and friendships.

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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business Review

Hearings last month before the Senate’s banking committee and the House’s Financial Services Committee point to further dangerous cultural dynamics inside Wells Fargo. According to Stumpf’s testimony, a board committee became aware of the fraud “at a high level” back in 2011.

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