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In the NFL’s annual draft the worst teams select rookie players earlier. This is done so losing teams will get the best players and keep the NFL balanced and competitive. Subsequently top draft picks are highly coveted by teams. Quickly glancing at the draft orders of the past decade reveals this line of thought to be flawed. As it turns out the same teams are continually at the bottom of the league and at the …
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Leading a company is hard enough, but starting one can be near impossible. Making mistakes both big and small are seemingly built into the process. Check out this article from The Wall Street Journal’s Rosalind Resnick about the Top 10 Mistakes Start-Up Entrepreneurs Make and maybe, just maybe, you can make your start-up experience a little bit smoother.
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After listening to the speeches given by the President of the United States, the President of Egypt, the Prime Minister of Israel, the King of Jordan, and the President of Palestinian National Authority last night one cannot help but appreciate how often the word ‘leader’ or ‘leadership’ was used and in what capacity. It became apparent that the leaders directly involved, Netanyahu and Abbas, were caught in the same quagmire: they knew that time was …
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Sean Lee thinks you should check out this interesting story about how you can tell when a CEO might be lying.
Sean Lee believes you’ll learn a thing or two about how the use of the third person on conference calls is not a great idea. Sean Lee hopes you have a nice day.
How Can You Tell If a CEO is LyingTechnorati Tags: ceo lying, leadership, leadership lie detection, lying
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Long before anyone ever heard of mortgage backed securities (MBS), collateralized debt obligations (CDO), credit default swaps (CDS), or the other financial instruments that have faltered during the current recession, there was semper augustus, also known as the tulip. To Calvinists of 17th century Holland, nothing was as desirable or valuable.
The exotic flowers, brought over from the Ottoman Empire, became the object of a national obsession. Entire markets were created just to trade tulips and … -
A few weeks back on my way to work at around 8:30 in the morning, I walked by three or four AT&T stores with long lines filled with eager souls waiting for the doors to open. Each one of these bright eyed and bushy tailed, hope-filled, patrons of tech had their heads buried in an iPhone 3 (or god forbid an original iPhone!). I am assuming once the imaginary gates of heaven opened the teaming …
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1. Here’s a video that illustrates the moods of Twitter users across America. Fascinating project that begins to reveal what we can learn from social networks.
2. A lesson in smart advertising in the age of social media.
3. Steve Jobs’ iPhone 4 launch report card. He’s going to have to stay after class.
4. Advice on how to recover from misunderstandings. Hope you don’t have to refer back to this constantly.
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1. 3 reasons why influence is a leaders best friend. Great, in-depth, post.
2. Some solid pointers that ensure you ‘really’ learn your lesson.
3. 10 benefits to having an on-line life–you don’t need to be ashamed.
4. Steps to avoid groupthink at the office.
5. 4 leadership practices that will exterminate trust.
6. FIFA’s reaction to rough play…an example of organizations dealing with rouge elements.
7. Notes from a video game developer.
8. BBC has just launched a new, American focused, …
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