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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.  The other five are equally sound.

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Women and Leadership – A Look From Inside The Boardroom

Tanveer Naseer

Susan has had plenty of experience working in various male-dominated industries – from serving as the VP and acting GM of the NFL franchise Philadelphia Eagles, to being the successful owner of several meat processing plants which had combined annual revenues of $50 million US. Copyright ©2011 Susan T.

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

Next Level Blog

In any case, while there are many, many "don't do as I do" leadership lessons from the Chicago Bears, the one that is on my mind today is a failure to develop leadership depth on the team. Importantly, I think, good leadership is about developing your staff.developing leaders who can lead and who can step up to lead when needed.

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George Steinbrenner: the King of Consequences

Roundtable Talk

Steinbrenner knew that in pursuit of his objective to make the New York Yankees the number one franchise in baseball, it’s better to be respected than to be liked. They knew what was expected and knew what the consequences for not meeting those expectations would be. How about you?

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Marketing to Rural China

Harvard Business Review

One, companies should use franchising to scale up quickly. For instance, Suguo, a Chinese supermarket chain with hundreds of outlets in small cities and rural towns, has set up a rural franchising program. A successful pioneer, the company has invested heavily in understanding consumers' needs and developing products for them.

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Star Wars, Disney, and the Fandom Menace

Harvard Business Review

Abrams to direct the next movie in the franchise, the folks at Disney must be feeling some relief. The irony here is that the Star Wars franchise has been focused on licensing and new-platform development for years. But it may a famous line from a rival space franchise that best supports George Lucas's decision to sell.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

He got the top job because of that, and then as CEO he accelerated cloud-business development to make it the company’s primary strategy. That vision prompted Danone to divest product lines such as biscuits and beer while broadening its core dairy franchise. The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen.