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A 5 Step Action Plan to Require of Colleges.

Rich Gee Group

They have invested mightily in fabulous sports facilities, luxurious dorms, gourmet cafeterias, and overall campus beauty. Parents will not be willing to risk their family finance and retirement without greater assurance of achieving the end goal—JOB OPPORTUNITY. The college tilt worsens each passing week.

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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

Recently a survey was conducted that asked preteens about their long term career aspirations - the top three were sports star, pop star and actor. This is in sharp contrast to those of a generation ago- teacher, banking/finance and medicine. They will admire the celebrity of the individual and feel additionally significant by proxy.

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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up. Leadership is a participation sport and never works well in absentia. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up. It requires zero talent to be present mentally and physically.

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Social Media Responsibility | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Real life is not a spectator sport – it’s a participation sport, and in fact, I submit to you that it’s a full contact participation sport. My mind is racing around between what I've been a part of over the last two years in social media and the participants in the story.

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Leadership Lessons from the World Cup

Chris Brady

» June 10, 2010 Leadership Lessons from the World Cup Whether one is a sports fan or not, it would be hard to avoid the hype surrounding the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which begins today. It is truly THE cosmopolitan sport. It's hype and sport-induced tension at its most elevated level. So take in a game or two.

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Mob or Team?

Chris Brady

Participating on such a team can be one of the most liberating, exhilarating experiences in life. Productive teams are not only fun to be a part of, they are also responsible for just about everything in our civilization, from technological advancements to architectural wonders to sports dynasties.

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Caption Contest 2010.6 Winner Declared

Chris Brady

Great job to everyone who participated, but alas, there can only be one winner. .  It was, again, a tough one to call, so much so, in fact, that we've decided to list several Honorable Mentions in addition to the first place winner. Congratulations to Norma!    And now for the honorable mentions!

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