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Start-ups, Franchises, Venture Capitalists Oh My!

Women on Business

Read More on this article. Top 100 Franchises. AllBusiness AllStar Franchise released winners for the fourth annual “best of the best” franchises of 2012. If you’re looking into Franchises click here to read the full list of the top 100 franchises for 2012. Read more on this article here.

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Don’t Eliminate Tension, Harness it

Steve Farber

1 place to work in Minnesota for four consecutive years, and more than 3,000 people – franchise owners, employees, and club members – have gotten the company’s running man logo tattooed on their skin. When you manage these types of tension well, you win internally with employees and externally with customers.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business Review

The sheer sprawl of these outsourced services is bewildering, even at medium-size organizations: housekeeping, food services, materials management, IT, and clinical staffing, including temporary nursing and also physician coverage for the ER, ICU and hospitalists. Eliminating layers of management. As the U.S.

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George Steinbrenner: the King of Consequences

Roundtable Talk

Steinbrenner was a larger than life leader, who’s micro managing tactics repeatedly came under fire. In reading all the articles about him in the paper today, I wondered how such a bully of a boss could have so many nice things said about him and one thought struck me: expectations and consequences. Happy leading!

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Who’s the Most Important Member of an NFL Franchise?

Harvard Business Review

Quarterback, coach, GM, or owner?

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If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?

Harvard Business Review

A recent management column in the Wall Street Journal appeared under the appealing headline, “The Best Bosses Are Humbles Bosses.” ” The article reported that humble leaders “inspire close teamwork, rapid learning and high performance in their teams.” Martin Poole/Getty Images.

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Unleashing Your Leadership Presence …

The Empowered Buisness

In 1987, I flew to LA to a women’s leadership conference for one reason only. To meet Anita Roddick, founder and “then” CEO of multi-billion dollar franchise, Photo by David Niblack. Leadership p resence includes character, charisma and self-confidence YET is much more. Even Before You Speak. You feel it. You know it.