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Retro Fitness CEO Eric Casaburi Talks Undercover Boss
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Paul Steinbach,
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Retro Fitness, a franchise offering a state-of-the-art workout experience in a checkerboard-and-hair-band atmosphere, has thrived despite an economic recession to the tune of 90-plus clubs, more than 300,000 members and more than 1,200 employees. Concerned the company he founded in 2004 ...
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Athletic Departments Apply Disney Principles to Game Day
By
Paul Steinbach,
February 2013
A young boy attending an Arizona State University football game last fall slipped and skinned his knee. Nothing unusual about that, except for what happened next.
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Colleges Seek Third-Party Help in AD Searches
By
Paul Steinbach,
December 2012
It has been dubbed the "Wonder Blunder." A botched concert promotion, in which the budget-weary University of Hawaii paid a $200,000 deposit for an on-campus Stevie Wonder concert that never happened
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Forming Relationships Is Helping Health Club Owners
By
Andrew Cohen,
July 2012
It’s too easy to make fun of Perfect. The epically bad film, set in Los Angeles at the height of the aerobics craze, was already dated when it was released in 1985, and its pointless plot (investigative journalist pulls back the curtain on health clubs, showing them to be — drum roll — the new pickup joints) was more than matched by the movie’s meandering direction and combination of over- and under-acting.
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Athletic Departments Navigate Nepotism Policy
By
Paul Steinbach,
May 2012
Confusion over who actually hired Brian Ferentz in February to serve as an assistant football coach at the University of Iowa resulted in more than one headline punctuated with a question mark.
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Nineteen Rules for Dealing with Generation Y Employees
By
Rob Bishop and Barry Klein,
October 2011
Legendary football coach John Madden had only three rules for his players: 1) Be on time; 2) Listen and learn; and 3) Play like hell when I tell you to.
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How to Weed Out Qualified But Toxic Job Applicants
By
Rob Bishop and Barry Klein,
May 2011
Like the employees at many independently owned health clubs, our staff members have duties that include a little bit of everything.
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Campus Rec Centers Serve as Incubators for Professional Development
By
Andrew Cohen,
April 2011
Nick Davidson came to Davenport University five and a half years ago as a part-time assistant men’s basketball coach and was soon put in charge of recreation and intramurals.
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Establishing Rules for the Wireless Generation of Employees
By
Rob Bishop and Barry Klein,
October 2010
Owners walk a tightrope when establishing rules for the wireless generation of employees.
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How to Reduce Counterproductive Employee Behaviors
By
Michelle Brimecombe,
November 23, 2009
Facility managers must develop and reinforce positive workplace environments.
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