BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Blindside
- to attack somebody in a way that he or she cannot anticipate
Wiktionary Definition for: Blindside
- automotive A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.
- colloquial To catch off guard; to take by surprise.
Additional Resources
- Brookings Event - Blindside: How to Anticipate Forcing Events and Wild Cards in Global Politics
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: The Brookings Institution Office of Communications, +1- 202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Brookings Institution:Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 2 pm -- 3:30 pmThe Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DCOn November 28, the Brookings Institution Press will...
- Research articles 2007-11-14
- Firing Shouldn’t Be as Painful as We Make It
- One of the toughest aspects of managing a team is having to let a team member go, especially a long-standing one. When you have spent the time training someone, gotten used to their personality foibles and signed their birthday card with clever little witticisms a few times, it becomes tougher...
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- 20/20 Change Agent
- Article explains that ability to focus to zoom in on the initiatives that would propel the company toward its goals, to put a wide-angle lens on the big picture, to stay alert to anything that might blindside the effort. Fresh from the front lines of transformation effort, shared his four-point...
- White papers 1999-12-01
- Sportlight May 4
- May 4 1969 -- The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup with a four- game sweep against the St. Louis Blues. 1993 -- Dale Hunter of the Washington Capitals receives a record 21-game suspension without pay from the NHL for a blindside check on the...
- Research articles 2004-05-04
- Bertuzzi tells NHL he should play again
- NEW YORK -- Todd Bertuzzi got his chance to tell the NHL why it should allow him to play hockey again. Steve Moore, who might never play again because of the vicious hit Bertuzzi dealt him, believes the Vancouver Canucks forward hasn't sat out long enough. ...
- Research articles 2005-04-27
- Betsen turns down Leicester
- BIARRITZ, France AFP — Rugged blindside flanker Serge Betsen has turned down a chance to join English Zurich Premiership side Leicester by signing a new three-year contract with Biarritz. "I want to finish my career here," said the 31-year-old capped 48 times by France. Betsen also has a...
- Research articles 2005-04-07
- South Africa change three for New Zealand
- JOHANNESBURG AFP — Veteran prop Os du Randt returns to the Springbok front row as coach Jake White made three changes and one positional switch to the team to take on New Zealand in Saturday's Tri-Nations clash in Cape Town. Blindside flanker Schalk Burger returns from the bench, pushing...
- Research articles 2005-08-03
- Sports briefs
- Hockey BERTUZZI BACK: Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi, whose blindside punch left Colorado's Steve Moore with a broken neck, was reinstated by the NHL on Monday. Bertuzzi was suspended for the final 13 regular-season games of the 2003-04 season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. His banishment continued throughout...
- Research articles 2005-08-09
- Bertuzzi and Canucks get cold reception in Colorado
- DENVER, United States AFP — Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi met with an avalanche of boos in his first National Hockey League game here since his infamous on-ice attack on Colorado's Steve Moore. Bertuzzi became an enemy to the Avalanche for his blindside hit on Moore, slamming him to the ice...
- Research articles 2005-10-28
- Suns blindside Clippers
- PHOENIX, United States AFP — Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns reminded the Los Angeles Clippers what it means to play with the National Basketball Association's big boys. Nash scored 14 of his 25 points in a huge first quarter as the Suns raced to a 20-point lead and...
- Research articles 2006-03-16
- Italy make three changes for Six Nations clash with Scotland
- ROME AFP — Italy coach Pierre Berbizier has made three changes to his starting XV for Saturday's Six Nations match away to Scotland. Openside flanker Mauro Bergamasco and wing Andrea Masi are recalled after injuries ruled them both out of the 20-7 defeat against world champions England on February...
- Research articles 2007-02-22
- Rugby blindside at centre of Clarke tax scrum.
- Byline: Vanda Carson May 27, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Details have emerged of the origin of a legal dispute between Macquarie Bank non-executive chair David Clarke and the Australian Taxation Office ATO. Clarke is suing the ATO over a $A450,000...
- Research articles 2007-05-27
- Top trio back for Wales rugby team at World Cup
- CARDIFF AFP — Welsh coach Gareth Jenkins on Thursday recalled the experienced trio of Gareth Thomas, Colin Charvis and Stephen Jones for the crunch World Cup Pool B game against Australia here on Saturday. Charvis, who scored a try against Canada, will fill the blindside flanker role with Jonathan...
- Research articles 2007-09-13
- Rams' Bulger, Bears' Benson in NFL infirmary
- The St. Louis Rams could be without Marc Bulger, again. Bulger suffered a concussion in a 24-19 loss to Seattle on Sunday, and coach Scott Linehan was uncertain whether the quarterback would be available for next week's game against Atlanta. Bulger, who missed two games earlier...
- Research articles 2007-11-26
- Canada Sportsbreak.
- Winnipeg, MB, Mar 10, 2004 Resource News International via COMTEX POLICE PROBE BERTUZZI'S NECK-BREAKING ATTACK Vancouver - Vancouver Canucks star winger Todd Bertuzzi is facing a police investigation and a lengthy suspension from the National Hockey League after his attack on Colorado Avalanche forward Steve...
- Research articles 2004-03-10
- The Quick Wins Paradox
- New leaders know they must prove themselves right out of the gate. But in pursuing quick wins, they often fall into traps that undermine success, say Van Buren and Safferstone. For example, a new leader might:...
- Articles 2009-01-05
- The Last Act of a Great CEO
- You've just won promotion to an executive role. To succeed, you'll need to get up to speed quickly. What better source of wisdom than your predecessor? Yet few incoming leaders take advantage of this priceless asset,...
- Articles 2009-01-05
- Eight Energy Projects the Stimulus Bill Could Fund
- The stimulus bill currently inching its way through Congress and Senate is intended to quickly add jobs, by pouring money into projects that can get underway immediately. Yet with over $800 billion poised to flood into the economy, it's surprising how hazy the details are. Most of the money is...
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- Sporting digest: Rugby Union
- The Harlequins forward Steve White-Cooper has been ruled out of the England side for tomorow night's A international against Italy at Bedford. with a knee injury. Northampton's Grant Seely takes over the role of blindside flanker. With Seely promoted off the bench, the Gloucester lock Rob Fidler...
- Research articles 2001-02-15
- Rugby Union: Howarth proves worth as Newport ride storm
- The thousand or so Newport supporters were singing hymns and arias long into the night after this memorable Heineken Cup Pool Six victory, which was every bit as emphatic as it was unexpected. There was, however, no argument. Nor could there be with a 3-0 try count in the Welsh...
- Research articles 2001-09-30
