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    Corporate Strategy & Talent Management

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    A long (very long) time ago, I used to captain a cycling team.  I had a crew of about 6 people that raced every week, and we all had our objectives and our roles.  As part of our weekly training…

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    Leadership: The Elusive Skill

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    In cycling, there is the concept of a pace line.  Just as in auto racing (if you’re a NASCAR person) if you inches are behind another cyclist, you’ll save in the neighborhood of 25 to 30% of your energy as…

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    Maintaining Cadence

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    In cycling, one of the core concepts when you are trying to maintain good “form” is the maintenance of cadence. Basically, a cyclist is most efficient when the legs are spinning at around 90 to 110 cycles per minute. The…