Experience to Lead

AUGUST 24, 2021

He participated in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and has a career as a motivational speaker. Mr. Whitmer encouraged me to pursue the sport at the Paralympic level.”. When I got to the Olympic Training Center in 2004, I was confident in myself and my abilities. I wound up being one of the best long jumpers in my high school!

Leadership 52

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Sports Open-book 52

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Howard Morgan and I published an article titled “Leadership Is a Contact Sport” in the fall 2004 issue of Strategy+Business that involved more than 86,000 respondents from eight major corporations. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to interview hundreds of leaders in the did-nothing category.

360-Degree Feedback 96

360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Ethics Training 96

Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

These are the people who have great careers in front of them. 2 “Leadership is a Contact Sport”, H. Goldsmith in strategy+business, Fall 2004. Most requests for coaching involve behavioral change. Increasing effectiveness in leading people can have an even greater impact if it is a 20-year process, instead of a one-year program.

Learning-by-Doing 123

Learning-by-Doing Long-term CEO Follow-up 123

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2014

Many hold deeply satisfying careers themselves. But they know, at least subconsciously, that 42 years after the Title IX legislation sent American women in droves onto the sports field and then directly to dominance in higher education, only 4.6% And yet the basic truth is that business is not yet really a co-ed sport.

Diversity 9

Diversity Attrition Sports CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

You’ve recently launched your brainchild — maybe a new business, a new career path, or a new role inside your existing company. In 2004, Bravo launched Project Runway , the competitive reality TV show for aspiring designers. But things aren’t off to a roaring start. Or is it just…well…a flat line?

Metrics 8

Metrics Godin Short-term Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

The media reported that he was motivated "because he badly wants to compete in triathlons and running events again" and his lifetime ban extends to those sports; a confession may win him a reprieve. There's no doubt the interview marks a new phase of Armstrong's career: the deception ended, and ready for a fresh start.

Armstrong 10

Armstrong Sports Crisis Follow-up 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

During his remarkable career, described in detail here , Koh played central roles in some of the most complex international negotiations ever held. Negotiation is not usually an individual sport. Singapore Free Trade agreement was successfully signed in 2004. Special Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky.

Advice 8

Advice Hammer Seminar Consensus 8