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Five Lessons On Teamwork The Business World Can Learn From “His Airness”

YoungUpstarts

It’s hard to believe, but the great Michael Jordan turned 50 this past weekend. While Bruce Piasecki is a big fan, he tends to view Jordan a bit differently from most. What interests him is not Jordan’s sheer athleticism and many victories, but what Jordan in context can teach the business world about teamwork.

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The ‘Moneyball’ Approach To Business Hiring

YoungUpstarts

As Michael Jordan, put it, ‘Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.’. Hiring the best and the brightest should create a diverse, competent group — but inevitably these stallions generate friction that can sabotage company progress. It’s exactly what you need to do to build a winning corporate team.

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Seven Lessons The Business World Can Learn from The Downfall Of Lance Armstrong

YoungUpstarts

It was pure pleasure for a decade to watch how Michael Jordan fit his court family, which was deep and full of different personalities like the quiet Scottie Pippen and the very outrageous Dennis Rodman. Seek to hire ‘coachable’ individuals rather than individualist-minded high performers. What ‘practical’ advice do I have?

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain The Hardest Thing About Running Business

Hearpreneur

We attribute that success to our culture and our focus to hire for the who first and then the assignment of what job. 11- Hiring and firing. Thanks to Jordan Gross, Getting COMFY ! #13- Not just the hiring person – but literally every single person on the client team. Photo Credit: Richard Hayman.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

affiliate and referral marketing on the web. find/hire freelancers. hire low-cost international engineering talent. VWorker -Â find/hire freelancers. Jordan Valley Semiconductor. jordan valley semiconductors. Custora â?? customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. Highrise â?? small business CRM.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

Reply Jarek , on February 27, 2011 at 11:51 pm said: What about CRM?

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11 Digital Marketing “Crimes Against Humanity”

Occam's Razor

Why not keep sending emails / spending on AdWords / running affiliate programs / buying display only on MSN. Hire smart people. Hire smart consultants. via Jordan Silton] "With testing you can prove if Executives are right or not, and maybe, just maybe figure out WHY. We hate change. Super lame! The 10/90 rule.

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