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4 Teamwork Lessons from the Iditarod

Michael Lee Stallard

In strong team cultures where a bond of connection exists among team members, however, they pull together and are more likely to persevere through obstacles. Top sled dogs have VO2 capacity, a measure of oxygen consumption, that is more than double that of the cyclist Lance Armstrong. Teamwork and perseverance are keys to success.

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Why Do So Many Managers Forget They’re Human Beings?

Harvard Business Review

Armstrong/Roberts Classic Stock/Getty Images. “Leadership today,” Javier Pladevall, CEO of Audi Volkswagen, Spain, told us, “is about unlearning management and relearning being human.” As leaders, we must be humans before managers. Leadership & Managing People Book. Further Reading.

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What Really Led to Last Summer’s Most Notorious Firing

Harvard Business Review

Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired An Employee In Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap?