Snead: Arthur Blank always asked the elephant in the room first
Les Snead · Les Snead: Building a Super Bowl Champion · Aug 23, 2022 · at 9:06
Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead discusses executive decision-making styles he observed while working under Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank.
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“You sit down in a boardroom with him, and his first question was going to be the elephant in the room.”
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