Is It Ever Too Late to Pursue a Dream? Dan Stoddard believes there is room in the NBA for a 42-year-old rookie. Brendan Burden   This story was funded by Longreads Members Join and help support great storytelling Matt Giles | Longreads | March 2019 | 28 minutes (6,730 words) Dry heaves racked Dan Stoddard’s body as

Image: An image of the French forward Kylian Mbappé was projected on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at a celebration of France’s victory in the Russia 2018 World Cup on Sunday.CreditGerard Julien/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Antony J. Blinken | Contributing Opinion Writer | July 16, 2018 | NEW YORK TIMES France’s triumph in the

Image: Tottenham Hotspur, under Manager Osvaldo Ardiles, acquired Jurgen Klinsmann after he scored five goals in five games for Germany at the 1994 World Cup. Credit Gary M. Prior/Getty Images By Rory Smith | July 5, 2018 | NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW — In the weeks before the World Cup, a flurry of phone calls went around the

Image: Kazuyoshi Miuri began his professional career in 1986. He is winding it down in his native Japan at age 51. CreditCreditShiho Fukada for The New York Times. Still going at age 51, the former Japan star represents the possibilities of aging productively in a country with an average life expectancy of 83.8 years. By Jeré Longman, Oct. 3,

IMAGE: Neymar, the Brazilian standout, is leaving Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in a $263 million deal. CreditCreditChristophe Petit Tesson/European Pressphoto Agency By Victor Mather, Aug. 4, 2017, NEW YORK TIMES Neymar, the dynamic Brazilian forward, was officially unveiled as a player for Paris Saint-Germain on Friday after his $263 million transfer, which more than doubled the

Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Juventus could be a commercial, financial and structural victory for Italy’s Serie A. The whole world is watching. By Rory Smith | NEW YORK TIMES FLORENCE, Italy — As soon as the final parking space is taken on Saturday afternoon, long before kickoff, the roads around Verona’s Stadio Bentegodi will go

IMAGE: Zinedine Zidane jumped over photographers after scoring France’s first goal in the 1998 World Cup final against Brazil in St. Denis, France. CreditPatrick Hertzog/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images AUTHOR: By Christopher Clarey, June 20, 2018, NEW YORK TIMES KAZAN, Russia — The French forward Kylian Mbappé was not yet born when France beat Brazil, 3-0,

The vast sprawl of suburbs and satellite towns around Paris, disdained by some as a breeding ground for crime and terrorism, is home to the greatest pool of soccer talent in Europe. By Rory Smith and Elian Peltier, June 7, 2018 | Lire en françaisLeer en español BONDY, France — Speak to those who saw Kylian Mbappé as a

Image: The best player in the world? Lionel Messi, left? Or Cristiano Ronaldo? The author, center, says. … By Yael Averbuch, Nov. 26, 2013, NEW YORK TIMES After Cristiano Ronaldo’s third goal against Sweden in the World Cup qualifying playoffs in Stockholm, the camera panned the crowd. The Swedish fans had a look of despair. It wasn’t even

LIVERPOOL, England — Jordan Henderson had just sent a shot, wild and high and a little comical, soaring into orbit above Arsenal’s crossbar. The ball landed somewhere in the upper rows of the Kop, its arrival greeted with a teasing cheer. Henderson turned, apologized to his teammates and jogged back into position. As he did

By Rory Smith;  Jan. 2, 2019, NEW YORK TIMES Chelsea has paid Borussia Dortmund $73 million to complete the signing of Christian Pulisic, making the 20-year-old the most expensive American player in history by some distance. Though moving to the Premier League has “always been Christian’s dream,” according to Dortmund’s technical director, Michael Zorc, Pulisic will

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At the end of the day, going forward, a new normal that has evolved from generation.

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Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.

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Supported by a robust sales force and tight cost controls, Pharm Ltd. experienced sustained double-digit growth over a number of years, only to find that their supply chain struggled to keep pace. In particular, the initial state of the company’s sales.

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The teams focused their efforts on a few of the highest-value S&OP levers in order to review the current planning process, identify gaps in the planning infrastructure and analytically understand demand and supply variability.

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What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people. Says Morgan Fraud, the author of The Thinking Corporation, “Given that we are all capable of contributing new ideas, the question becomes how do you successfully generate, capture, process and implement ideas?”