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Topic: George Steinbrenner

  
Kenan Samms
LEADERSHIP   |  Comment

Leadership: Burning Lessons

“I gotta go with Billy on this one, Reggie,” the owner said, insisting that Reggie meet individually, man to man, with each of the players on the team to apologize for his remarks in a sports magazine in which he had criticized ...READ»

SPORTS   |  Comment

Sports Business: The New Yankees Boss

Over the past two decades, Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner has ceded more and more of his role as team spokesman to his PR consigliere Howard Rubenstein. More recently, as speculation on his deteriorating health has ...READ»

The Power of One

Amazing what impact a single individual can make on a company with tens or hundreds of thousands of employees. In this month's issue, FC highlights a great story about Starbucks and how Chairman Howard Schultz continues to redefine ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Bad News Bearers

Knowing how to deliver bad news can be the difference between brand meltdown and more-loyal customers.READ»

Yankee Stadium and Baseball's Business of Nostalgia

An era has ended in the Bronx. Sometime next year, “The House That Ruth Built” will become “The House That P.J. Graziano and Sons Wrecking Crew Meticulously Disassembled For Resale,” and the old Yankee Stadium will be no ...READ»

Baseball

Infographic of the Day: Yankees vs. Phillies as They (Probably) Face Off in the World Series

If the Yankees win to tonight, they'll bag the American League Pennant, and head to the World Series, where they'll face the Philadelphia Phillies, with game 1 next Wednesday. You can expect a brain-deadening amount of analysis--all ...READ»