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Recreation and the Things that Matter Most

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Throughout my life I’ve spent countless summer weekends at my parents’ cabin in the Uinta Mountains, where in the early days there was no electricity or indoor plumbing and almost every evening was spent playing games around the kitchen table until the generator would run out of gas.

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Growing up with ESPN

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Athletics mean so much to us in America.

A cartoon man at a desk marking through papers with a black pen and putting them through the shredder

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Risky Business

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Cameras flashed as reporters jostled for position. This was the biggest story of the year: Kenneth Lay was surrendering to the FBI. Slapped with a slew of charges alleging he falsified statements to hide billions in losses, Lay’s arrest marked the end of Enron’s empire.

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Aspire to be Inspired

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Last August I was at a landfill site in So Paulo, Brazil. It had been a dump where people sorted through garbage looking for valuable items so they could put food on their tables.

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A Tireless Effort: One Student’s Green Solution

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On 19 March 2009 BYU student Steve Hansen wasn’t in the Tanner Building atrium eating lunch with his peers. He wasn’t in Provo, in Utah, or even in the country. Hansen was across the Atlantic eating salmon and caviar with foreign dignitaries, government officials, and international investment CEOs at an invitation-only gala dinner at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco.

Giving Your Office the Green Light: Encouraging an Earth-Friendly Environment

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At Wal-Mart headquarters in Arkansas, Greg Chandler is holding a paperless meeting. Instead of handing out copies of his presentation, he flips open his laptop and turns it around. Rather than finishing the meeting in the office, Chandler invites his associate to join him on a walk outside. He makes sure he shuts off the lights on his way out.

The ABCs of a Constructive Culture: Three Traits Your Organization Can’t Thrive Without

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Early in the semester of his supply chain strategy class, Stan Fawcett stands in front of his students with a fresh, yellow ear of corn in his hand.

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Pieces of the Puzzle Process

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I belong to a family that likes to put puzzles together. Mom and Dad were avid constructers. My sister and her husband frequently have a table in their living room with a puzzle underway. And my brother could search for hours to find a key piece.

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Lucky Number Seven

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Marriott School Deans Make History

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A Major Merger

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The Marriott School Acquires the Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Department

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Seven Principles of Leadership

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When we think about principles of leadership, some things work quite consistently across many organizations with widely different objectives, cultures, communities, and people. These principles work because they’re fundamental and simple—therefore you may have a tendency to dismiss them.

Plans: How BYU's Business Plan Competition Advances Ideas That Start UP

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More than eight hundred people crowd BYU’s Joseph Smith Auditorium on a spring afternoon—some anxious, others curious. With the mix of chatter and upbeat music filling the room, a pep rally may seem imminent, but this gathering is a bit more cerebral in nature.

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NAC Explores China’s Wonders

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For centuries China has fascinated Westerners, exerting its influence in culture, government, philosophy, and religion across the globe. Although many Americans associate the country with egg rolls and sweet-and-sour chicken, China is shaking off stereotypes and embracing new ideas to increase its worldwide economic strength.

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Climbing Out of Debt

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This is the fourth of a five-part personal financial planning series sponsored by the Peery Institute of Financial Services. The final installment, on savings and retirement, will appear in the Winter 2006 issue.