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Olympian Leadership Lessons in Peak Performance

The Practical Leader

Later this month, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games get underway in London, England. But more importantly, the games are an inspiring tribute to healthy competition, international cooperation, and the pursuit of exceptional performance. The games certainly do have their detractors and a history of controversy, violence, and scandal.

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Crowdfunding’s Big-Bang Moment

Harvard Business Review

In a 600-page proposed rulemaking , the SEC moved to implement key provisions of the 2012 Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act). Kickstarter funds everything from art to food to fashion, films, and hardware. Securities and Exchange Commission took a major step toward allowing crowdfunded equity financing.

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When Someone Asks You a Question, Respond

Harvard Business Review

The film is called The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons of Robert S. But what was largely overlooked in all that attention was a Robert McNamara moment in the October 18, 2011 debate on CNN , when moderator Anderson Cooper asked this question: COOPER: Governor Perry, the 14th Amendment allows anybody. Should that change? Meeting over.

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