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Respond: Leadership Is a Contact Sport

Marshall Goldsmith

In 1993, I received my first national recognition for this work and was ranked by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top ten executive educators in this extraordinary field, which has evolved to become known as “executive coaching.” He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011. Enough about me.

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NCAA's Leadership Failure in Governing the Commercialization of College Sports

Coaching Tip

The NCAA's core purpose is to: govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount. Source: The New York Times, August 21, 2011.

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Team Sports - How They Help Teens

Building Personal Strength

Thursday, January 27, 2011 Team Sports - How They Help Teens I remember a conversation I had at a dinner party a few years ago. She seemed well-educated and articulate. I said, "Well, for one thing, involvement in team sports can make a big difference in setting people up success." And what would that be?"

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International Travel as Education, Adventure and Service

Chris Brady

I consider it a facet of my lifelong, self-directed educational process, and therefore priceless. Posted by: Phyllis Hoff | January 20, 2011 at 09:44 AM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. It will cost money and gobble up some time, but it will be worth it. The world has so much to offer.

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November 2011 Edition - Strategy Execution Newsletter - On Managing Processes

Six Disciplines

Think about it: all professions (sports, music, art, entertainment, education, architecture, to name just a few.) Business Process Management articles (BPM Institute) (Oct 2011). Welcome to the November issue of the Strategy Execution Newsletter from Six Disciplines. In this month's issue, we're focusing on managing processes.

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Appreciating the UConn Streak :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Some of the writers pointed out that these were two different sports and couldn’t be compared. Whether it’s the style of play in a sport, or leadership style in the business world, men and women are clearly and obviously different. A lot of people said a lot of pretty dumb things. Can’t we all just get along?

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3 Ways To Successfully Attain Any Goal In Life.

Rich Gee Group

An example might be, “I want to own a BMW Z4 sports car&#. Who are the best salespeople that can educate you on the Z4 and get you the best price? Steps - Chunk out each goal into simple and realistic tasks or activities. In addition, look at your goal, if it is too big or unwieldy, break it up into manageable steps. Warranties?

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