Management lessons from Jack Donaghy
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The fictitious boss played by Alec Baldwin on NBC’s “30 Rock” is a wealth of hijinks and pithy one-liners. But he also represents the most subtle, vivid portrait of a corporate executive to ever appear on the small screen. While Jack may lack eloquence, he is shrewd, ambitious and has a vision for what the company under his command could be.
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