Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

He compares it to halftime in sports (games like basketball and American football) that have a break during games. In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

In thinking of your example of sports teams, for example, is it possible that leaders can emerge at different times, for different purposes or tasks? One question: in addition to the hierarchy (focused accountability) you identify so well, is it still possible that leadership can emerge at any level? I Think Not.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Even in so-called “individual sports&# such as running, race car driving or gymnastics, the athletes depend on many other people for their success. love your site and marketing strategy. Think of something you never would have considered and do it; even if it’s riding a bull.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

Champions: Usually associated with sports, the word champions identifies the ultimate winners. It’s the fuel that gets you going in the morning. It’s the energy that drives you throughout the day. You receive power from eating. These are the people who have worked smart and hard to achieve a goal. They work together.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 26, 2010

I sometimes watch too much TV, and sports radio or music is often on in my car. I have almost 7800 twitter followers ( join me here ). I carry a Blackberry to talk, text, check the weather and email (and more), send and receive tons of email each day and more. Here is my frequent advice to myself, that I now share with you.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Reply Ken Carroll November 8, 2010 at 1:08 am There’s something great about the old style leaders, espeically in sports. Jack Welch had some of it, but the sports coaches were a law unto themselves. They had a no-nonsense integrity that is often lost in the slickness of modern business. Much to be learned from them.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Tanya energizes leaders to help them light the spark in their teams that results in: the proliferation of ideas and innovation,shorter cycle times, more collaborative environments, and high customer and employee loyalty. Tanya currently writes about leadership, in sport, work and life on Elevati’s Blog at www.elevati-inc.com/blog.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

This one is from January, 2009. We may be snowed by the public relations machine that “markets” a poor leader. Maybe we need to have the courage to live our truth regardless of what the outcome is, but when it comes to threatening one’s livelihood, the situation requires more innovative measures, as you did.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Evaluate organizations online: their mission, major products/markets, history, and biographies of key participants. Base marketing initiatives on shared values and multiple-agendas. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Investigate those doing what you want to do.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2011

His ability to innovate, and his attention to detail — particularly concerning product design — are unmatched. He had delivered a 3,188% industry-adjusted return (34% compounded annually) from the time he rejoined Apple as CEO in 1997, when the company was in dire shape, through September 2009. Steve Jobs was No.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2014

With a market size of $8 billion in 2013 Massive Multiplayer Online Gaming (MMOG) is becoming big business. Welcome to the brave new world of e-Sports. The game has been popular since its release in the 2009 and has an active unique monthly user base of 67 million, generating $625 million in annual revenue. million as of 2013.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

He had spent the last two months interviewing for a position as director of operations at a sporting goods company. His resume was spot-on — he’d spent five years as a sporting goods sales rep and several years as an operations manager doing “everything from ordering for shops, to speaking with dealers, to sales.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

That said, it’s easy to see where the concerns come from: Finance was the most popular industry among MIT graduates entering the labor market, with 8.4% “A solid understanding of the field helps produce innovation.” This implies that the two sectors aren’t actually competing for the same talent.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Using a sports analogy, the author breaks the work of leaders into three parts: pregame: a matter of character; game day: a matter of competence; and post-game: a matter of consequence. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative. Because innovation requires it.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

SAP's senior management asked Ferose to shore up employee morale at SAP Labs India, where the attrition rate had reached a painful 19% in 2009. This belief led Ferose to overhaul SAP Labs India's hierarchical, 'top-heavy' corporate culture, allowing bottom-up creativity and innovation to blossom.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 21, 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes There are lots of lessons tied to those canary yellow squares, called Post-it Notes -- how ideas and innovations can come from anyone on your team at any time. How test marketing is critical. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

So I have a question for you, and I want you to be brutally honest with your answer - when you hear the word “ coach &# used outside the world of sports, what’s your gut reaction? We all "buy" consulting so if coaches just want to transact they just need to market and burnish their brand.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

When it comes to innovation, businesses have a strong bias for the new. The idea of creating a fresh new product, the prospect of increasing market share with brand new offerings, or the vision of disrupting some slow-moving incumbent with a radical new technology – these have an inherently strong appeal for companies keen for growth.

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