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Seven Principles To Keep You Present, Grounded, And Thriving

Eric Jacobson

In the NBA, there was tremendous pressure to conform - the media, fans, the NBA League Office.even our friends and neighbors, but the value in having a plan, staying true to that process and having conviction that a future goal is worth the struggle is as true in life as it is on the court.

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Seven Principles To Keep You Present, Grounded And Thriving

Eric Jacobson

In the NBA, there was tremendous pressure to conform - the media, fans, the NBA League Office.even our friends and neighbors, but the value in having a plan, staying true to that process and having conviction that a future goal is worth the struggle is as true in life as it is on the court.

Sports 65
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Seven Principles To Keep You Present, Grounded And Thriving

Eric Jacobson

In the NBA, there was tremendous pressure to conform - the media, fans, the NBA League Office.even our friends and neighbors, but the value in having a plan, staying true to that process and having conviction that a future goal is worth the struggle is as true in life as it is on the court.

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The Posh, Predictable World of Business Conferences

Harvard Business Review

Try getting that out of the endless string of superhero films or "franchise reboots" that slouch out of Tinseltown these days. Which brings me to business conferences, oddly enough. Doesn't it seem like conferences are almost identical no matter where you go and for no matter which industry? There are no major polemics on stage.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

That’s why I advise businesses, write books, speak at conferences and more. Mine was legendary humorist and media figure Cactus Pryor. I was 10 years old and wanted to be the Dick Clark of local media. One remote on which I joined Cactus was for the fourth KFC franchise in the United States.

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India's Exploding Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. Fueling this explosion is a fact of national culture: Indians love media. Many at the conference articulated the idea simply. Yes, there are challenges.

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May the Force — of Inspiring Leadership — Be with You

The Practical Leader

May 4 th has become an annual commemoration of the Star Wars media franchise. The darker forces of “motivation” are illustrated by a Farcus cartoon; a team leader is at the head of a conference table addressing her team with these words, “We need to improve engagement; any of you boneheads have a good idea?”