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The difference between winning and losing Part 2: Company culture

May 30, 2012

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TweetShare  In Built to Last, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras show that companies that consistently focused on building strong corporate cultures over a series of decades outperformed companies that didn’t by a factor of six and outperformed the general stock market by a factor of 15. Like Ferris said in the bathroom of Chez Quis: [...]

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The difference between winning and losing: Part 1

May 10, 2012

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TweetShare  This is part one of a three-part series exploring the mental and cultural aspects behind winning and losing. Starting off with a Royals example. I know, you’re shocked. It’s the first week of the season, and new Royals closer Jonathon Broxton steps to the mound in the bottom of the 12th inning, trying to [...]

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