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Wisdom from Sports Coaches You May Not Have Heard

Lead Change Blog

We revere sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. Business is a team sport. John Wooden’s Definition of Leadership. John Wooden may be the most quoted sports coach there is. Look beyond those quick hits to longer bits of leadership advice.

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Coaching is a Participative Sport

Lead Change Blog

“I didn’t like you much after that,” said a former colleague and now friend as we reminisced about our early days in management. Back then, we were both newly promoted managers working for the same boss. As a new (and clueless) manager, I possessed that blissful unawareness that sometimes envelops us and facilitates doing stupid stuff.

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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2023 curated just for you. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. And the relevance of his message doesn't end in the boardroom.

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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill.

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Four Essential Behaviors for Every Leader

Leading Blog

In the face of all this complexity, there are four basic behaviors that leaders can adopt that will drastically improve their leadership and, by extension, the experience of those they lead. Ken Rubin, an agile leadership visionary, has a fantastic analogy that I refer to often to explain the concept.

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How Leadership Team Coaching Benefits More Than Executives

N2Growth Blog

For that, executives can partner with an experienced leadership team coach. One Stanford study demonstrated that while about 75% of CEOs say they don’t receive any leadership advice, almost 100% of CEOs want this advice and welcome coaching. What is leadership performance coaching? What does a good leadership coach do?

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Leadership Interview – Marshall Goldsmith | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Marshall Goldsmith : I don’t specifically work in the area of strategy or leadership, but my work often affects those areas as what I do is help people change behavior. Mike Myatt : What’s been the most rewarding aspect of your work in the leadership field? My business has 3 primary aspects: I write, speak and coach.

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