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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 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. People get what they pay for.

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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?”

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How an NBA Team Thinks About Data, Talent, and Pricing

Harvard Business Review

Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion. We now have entire conferences dedicated to the analytics of our business and our basketball operations. These aren’t mom and pop operations anymore.

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Africa's Chance to Leapfrog the West

Harvard Business Review

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. Bottom line: Are you game or are you out? And have you heard that we have more mobile phones than any other continent besides Asia?