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The Leadership Gene

Success

Showing an example of leadership landed me a job. It was the summer of 2001. An example of leadership… in the ladies’ room. I was so impressed that I immediately mimicked her example of leadership. When I get up and leave a conference room, a public restroom, any space, I want to show my leadership by example.

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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

Hogan’s example was cited several times by a 20-year-old American track sensation, Wilma Rudolph, who captured the title of “the fastest woman on earth” at the 1960 Olympics. But just three years later, in 2001, she was struck by a car on her way back to school from swim practice, and lost her left leg at the knee as a result.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

Claudienne Hibbert-Smith President, TRU Prep Academy/ TRU Real Estate Exchange Hibbert-Smith became a mom at the age of 14 and obtained her bachelor’s degree in 2001 from the University of Florida. For example, I was with a senior leadership team last week talking about how to create a culture of resilience starting with the leaders.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

When the NFL set out to counter charges of bias in its upper ranks, she adds, it prompted the creation of the Rooney Rule , requiring its franchises to interview minority candidates for an increasing variety of open roles. John, who won a silver medal and two bronze medals as an alpine skier at the 1984 Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Is the U.S. Becoming Less Entrepreneurial?

Small Business Labs

  Another example is a  recent Brooking study , which states "new firm formations have been on a persistent decline during the last few decades"   So what’s going on? For example, the MBO Partners State of Independence study showed that in 2013 26% of all solopreneur firms - roughly 4.6

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Summit at Sea 2011 – The new trend in business is impact

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

Blake Mycoskie, interviewed by summit founder Elliott Bisnow ( this short video of Elliott’s is totally worth checking out) in the ship’s auditorium, was the quintessential example of this mega-trifecta of success. Wish you had started a blog in 2001? Like all trends, the early adopters win.

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