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Better Einstein than Armstrong

CO2

Better Einstein than Armstrong. When I was younger, a mentor of mine use to say, “Better Einstein than Armstrong.” He had no idea, of course, just how lopsided the Einstein/Armstrong contest proved to be. The only thing he achieved was the most massive swindle in the history of bike racing, if not all sports.

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Turning a Vision into Reality

Great Leadership By Dan

There was no International Space Station (or any space station) and no Space Shuttle, and Neil Armstrong had not yet set foot on the Moon. Every sport has a means of calculating success or levels of success. Lessons from the Earth to the Moon When I was younger, the space race was in full swing. Football has the aptly named goal line.

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Taking on the Sports Establishment

Women's Leadership Exchange

Today I am absorbed in sports news. t usually read the sports pages regularly. ve been drawn to the sports? Headlines report on the screams of French fans claiming that Lance Armstrong only won the Tour de France because he?s Though I am a big NY Yankee fan, I don?t But lately I?ve s been taking drugs.

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Retain Talent Through a Concrete Corporate Culture

Coaching Tip

At Ultimate Software , for example, a basketball court now occupies the HR software leader’s atrium lobby—a wager won by employees after meeting a mega sales goal set by their fun, sports-minded CEO. Armstrong is a principal at Kahler Slater, a global architecture, design, and consulting enterprise specializing in Total Experience Design™.

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The Flawed Art of Lance Armstrong's Confession

Harvard Business Review

After more than a decade of vehement denials , Lance Armstrong finally came clean last night in an interview with Oprah Winfrey about his use of performance enhancing drugs. CNN host Piers Morgan took it one step further, posting on Twitter that Armstrong was a "sniveling, lying, cheating little wretch.I hope he now just disappears.".

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What Athletes Say about Being Strong for Life

Building Personal Strength

Quitting lasts forever." - Lance Armstrong, cycling On SELF-CONFIDENCE: "One important key to success is self-confidence. I have a ton more wisdom from sports heroes. ." - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball On EFFORT: “If everything's under control, you're going too slow.” - Mario Andretti, racing On PERSEVEERANCE: "Pain is temporary.

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Leadership Is About Alignment

Tanveer Naseer

Signs of Misalignment The signs of misalignment is easy to spot in politics, business or sports where we are the spectators and not the performers. Lance Armstrong was considered one of the greatest athletes of all time until he finally admitted to taking performance-enhancement drugs to win races.