Bringing a team closer together often means finding ways to make everyone get along. But sometimes, a leader encourages certain people not to get along.
Over 30 years, Richard Lindenmuth has swooped into troubled organizations as an interim CEO. Trained to produce quick turnarounds, he has a successful track record of reviving companies such as ITT and Styrotek.
Chick Hearn (1916-2002) was the legendary broadcaster of Los Angeles Lakers basketball games for 36 years. Generations of fans grew up listening to his play-by-play on the radio.
For decades, Jack Welch embraced the up-or-out model of managing employees. The former CEO of General Electric instructed managers to rate every staffer and fire the bottom 10% every year.
During the finals of the 2006 French Open tennis tournament, Roger Federer faced underdog Rafael Nadal. Playing at a very high level, Federer sought to make history by extending his string of big victories.
Best-selling author Stephen King, who wrote The Running Man in a week, notes the common wisdom that the more people write, the less remarkable their works tend to be.
