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5 leadership mistakes of Star Wars Galactic Empire

5 leadership mistakes of Star Wars Galactic Empire

If the Galactic Empire had avoided these leadership mistakes, perhaps we wouldn’t have had to endure the Star Wars prequels…Not sure that’s logical, but here are five leadership mistakes identified by Forbes magazine that the Empire committed, and some suggestions on how the mistakes could have been avoided.  

Guess who funded the famous anti-pollution ad w/ “crying Indian”

Guess who funded the famous anti-pollution ad w/ “crying Indian”

Remember the 1971 ad with the American Indian shedding a tear after witnessing the results of littering and pollution? You’d never guess, but that ad was funded by beverage makers like Anheuser-Busch, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola. Why? Because in the 1960’s these businesses were trying to shift away from reusable containers like glass soda bottles to single-use …

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My dad taught me cashflow with a soda machine – The Startup Toolkit Blog

My dad taught me cashflow with a soda machine – The Startup Toolkit Blog

REALLY good (though not cheap) idea for teaching business to a child. After a brief, failed experiment paying me to do chores, my dad tried something really neat. It clearly took a bit of legwork, but maybe there are some transferrable lessons for parents who want to lay an entrepreneurial foundation. He gave me a …

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