Not exact matches
After reading my new book, Real
Leaders Don't
Follow, an old friend and
business associate who's had a long and successful career, Ziv Azmanov, sent me an email that, among
other things, does a pretty effective job of explaining what distinguishes real entrepreneurs from the pack:
With the emergence of individual and corporate income taxes
following the 16th Amendment to the Constitution,
business leaders like Andrew Carnegie — who, like
others, specifically referenced the founders» ideas on broad property ownership in his writings — pushed for integrating the tax treatment of these practices into the new corporate income tax system.
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our
business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a
business continuity plan
following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective
leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and
other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing
business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or
other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or
other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and
other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In
other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted
business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those
other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful
leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible
business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to
follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners
Through an advisory council of
business leaders, community members and educators, increased funding for professional development, the designation of teacher
leaders to lead the work, and expectations of central office to partner with the school in development of the work (among
other things), we created a model for
other high schools to
follow.
The Prichard Committee sees the report as a conversation starter and framework for discussions and plans to
follow up the report with data updates and support for local action, said Brigitte Blom Ramsey, the group's director, pledging «an aggressive and consistent effort in the months ahead to galvanize support among community and
business leaders, advocates, policymakers and
others to move with urgency.»