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A lesson from the Patriots.(EDITORIAL )(New England Patriots)
Industrial Distribution, May, 2005 by Keough, Jack
FOOTBALL FANS in my hometown of Foxboro, Mass., are still celebrating the Super Bowl victory of the New England Patriots, the team's third such victory in the past few years. In addition to the accolades bestowed upon the athletes, the management of the Patriots--particularly head coach Bill Belichick--has been widely praised.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There have been several books written about the management strategies used by the Patriots to turn a team that had been the doormat of the National Football League into NFL champions. Just a few weeks after winning the Super Bowl, the Patriots shocked many fans by announcing they were not re-signing three of their most well-liked players. It was a business decision, the...
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