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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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Will Moneyball Analytics Kill Loyalty and Leadership?

Harvard Business Review

After looking hard at the numbers and algorithms, the smartest — and richest — general managers and franchises have made up their collective minds: They're not paying a premium for yesterday. The cultural values of loyalty and leadership are being redefined by the economic value of forecasting methodologies (PDF).

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

Strategy Driven

One remote on which I joined Cactus was for the fourth KFC franchise in the United States. Relate Articles: The Big Picture of Business – Developing The Talent for Business to Succeed. Talent Management Best Practice 3 – Know the Organizational Value of Each Employee.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business Review

However, doing this with blanket eliminations of layers carries a risk: inadvertently pruning away the next generation of leadership talent. To avoid this danger requires a discerning talent-management capacity in the human resources department. Pruning the portfolio of facilities and services. As the U.S.

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What Social Entrepreneurs Can Teach Your Company's Future Leaders

Harvard Business Review

Access to finance , designing operational processes and systems , and building strong, talented management teams are just a few obstacles that many cite. Through our partnership with Allianz we were able to access £150,000 of funding to carry on with our social franchise model. Take Allianz, a German financial services company.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Listening, engaging, reciprocating – have earned us 2 billionaire backers, 4000+ franchising inquiries & 300+ stores now in development (launched franchise company in Fall '09). link] Robbie Vitrano Hey Mike, thanks for including NakedPizza in the validation. Humbled, validated and taking nothing for granted.

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What The Colts Can Teach Us About Team Building

Harvard Business Review

Under the leadership of their future Hall of Fame quarterback, Peyton Manning , they won the Super Bowl in 2007 and lost one in 2010. What's happening to the Colts happened to the Chicago Bulls when Michael Jordan left the franchise. The Indianapolis Colts are 0-10. For the last nine seasons, the Colts have made the Playoffs.