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Texas Roadhouse and a Leader’s Legacy

Mark Sanborn

A personal note: This post is a tribute to Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse who tragically passed in March 2021. Kent Taylor, founder of Texas Roadhouse, not only openly admits that three of his first five restaurants failed, but he has a memento from each mounted behind his desk with a plaque detailing the money lost. .

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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From The Dark Tower

Joseph Lalonde

The Dark Tower tells the story of a gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Alba), and a young boy named Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor). Leaders cast vision and create mission statements for a reason. The vision and mission statement are the big, red X on the map. This will build loyalty and trust.

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Superman Was a Reporter. Now He Owns the Newspaper.

Harvard Business Review

James Fallows has a lovely piece about why the moment is significant for journalism; Kara Swisher writes about what the Post didn''t see coming and offers Bezos some excellent advice; and (on our own site) Bill Taylor and Justin Fox explore new leadership and investment models related to the acquisition.

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