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Restaurant Heritage: Rooting in Intuitive Understanding

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Thu Dec 16, 2004 at 10:20 AM

It's interesting to note that there has been a heritage of being more experience aware in the restaurant business, over the years there have been visionaries like Ray Kroc, Howard Johnson, JW Marriott, etc. who understood how ...READ»

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The Power of One

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Mon Jul 12, 2004 at 3:54 PM

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»

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It Ain't About the Money

BY John Baldoni
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Wed Feb 28, 2007 at 2:34 PM

"It is money -- and only money -- the reason we are leaving today." With that statement former Governor Tom Vilsack closed his campaign for the presidency in 2008. Sorry, Governor, it was not only money that drove you from the race. ...READ»

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Poppy and the Wind

BY Julie Sue Auslander
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Thu Mar 5, 2009 at 9:57 AM

I write this blog with a heavy heart as my Poppy Gennes died today. I share this with you because the lesson is work/life balance. "Dealing with our grief and our loss does not need to be depressing. It can be one ...READ»

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Serving up the Past

BY Chuck Salter
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Thu Aug 12, 2004 at 3:54 PM

With the 50th anniversary of its first restaurant coming up next April, McDonald's decided to turn its Rock and Roll-themed restaurant in downtown Chicago into a new flagship location. The company hired three of the city's top ...READ»

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Are All Consultants Corrupt?

BY Alan M. Webber
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

That's one possible conclusion in the wake of the Enron scandal. According to David Maister, who's been studying professional-services firms for more than 20 years, it's time to clear the air.READ»

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Best Blog Ever

BY Jena McGregor
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM

When Fred Graver, executive producer of VH-1's entertainment news show "Best Week Ever" started planning the program, he didn't turn on the TV for inspiration, he turned to the Web.READ»

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The Three Ways of Great Leaders

BY Bill Breen
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:59 AM

In a new study, some leading business thinkers identify the attributes of great leadership -- and nominate the best bosses of the 20th century.READ»

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Leadership: To Change or Not To Change?

BY John Baldoni
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Wed Jan 9, 2008 at 10:01 AM

“We change when it hurts too much not to change.” That statement is attributed to Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the author of many books on change and its effect on organizations. This sentiment certainly applied to ...READ»

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