Skip Prichard

MARCH 25, 2024

His journey is compellingly told his book Chosen Suffering: Becoming Elite in Life and Leadership. It doesn’t matter whether you follow, or even enjoy, the sport of wrestling. Wrestling is more than a sport for Ryan. Leadership. Tom told me that successful leadership takes vulnerability. Initiative.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 27, 2012

Anyone can practice leadership or sports, but not everyone will succeed. Not everyone has the same capacity for sports or leadership. In his book, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership , John Maxwell calls this the Law of the Lid: “The Lid represents the limit of our leadership abilities.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2018

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2018. The Meaning Revolution : The Power of Transcendent Leadership by Fred Kofman. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 39 titles. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases this month. What Happens Now?

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 19, 2023

New Book Giveaway! Leave a comment on this guest post by Dr. Richard Safeer, Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being at Johns Hopkins Medicine, to become eligible to win a complimentary… Continue reading →

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Uniquely human skills. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in November. The Success Equation : Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing by Michael J. The Warrior's Character : Leadership Wisdom From West Point's Cadet Prayer by Don Snider. Mauboussin. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2020

In this wide-ranging interview, David and David discuss how to rapidly make effective leadership decisions, how to keep your ego from derailing your influence and effectiveness, a three-step process to quickly work through strong emotions and find a productive response, techniques […]. Check out David’s latest book:

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Covey Plus, you'll read keen advice from celebrated sports coaches, company CEO's, pastors and retired military leaders.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

I N BUSINESS, as in sports, the aspect that distinguishes the best teams from the mediocre teams comes down to collaboration. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further. His new book, Trust the Plan: Demand Management for Business Leaders (J. Yet many times, companies struggle with sharing and aligning functional plans.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 25, 2014

It’s interesting to see leaders who take their servant leadership philosophy seriously at work, but have a more hovering approach when it comes to their children. The best way to learn leadership is by leading. As I was writing the Parent’s Guide to Leadership, I asked him what he remembers most about our work on leadership growing up.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 7, 2014

In her book My Life in Leadership , Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts, CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, and one of the greatest leaders I’ve ever met, wrote one of the best descriptions of listening and leadership I’ve ever read: “Listening is an art.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 16, 2019

Hewitt: Leadership is one of the most regularly used words in the world of business, and arguably one of the most important. Leadership is “the action of leading a group of people or an organisation”, and there are two important things to note: Firstly, leadership does not necessarily require an official title.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2015

From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. by Brad Lomenick Brad Lomenick reflects on his leadership journey in H3 Leadership.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 24, 2014

I had just given a leadership clinic to the CEO’s human resources department. And, the catch is that as more is expected of you as a leader, the less time you have for development, and yet improving your leadership skills is more important than ever. This simple model for leadership development works! It’s a tricky situation.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Welcome to the February 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Henry writes: “ There are many theories and many books written on the subject of success.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 23, 2012

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. Are you a sports fan? What do you think?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

However, the most important duty associated with entrepreneurship is leadership. While different scenarios demand different leadership styles, leaders can use the following tried-and-tested leadership lessons to lead effectively. Entrepreneurs need to be able to lead their teams and motivate their employees.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 1, 2014

He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011. Marshall’s exciting new research on engagement will be published in his upcoming book Triggers (Crown, 2015).' Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 14, 2014

He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011. Marshall’s exciting new research on engagement will be published in his upcoming book Triggers (Crown, 2015).' Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 28, 2014

A pioneer in the use of customized, 360 degree feedback (confidential feedback from direct reports, peers and managers) as a leadership development tool, I’ve spent the last 30 years using feedback to help people change for the better. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 19, 2024

Encourage Experimentation as a Team Sport (Be Like Beaker) Embrace new ideas and approaches and make it a team activity. Make Room for Bragging Rights (Miss Piggy Style) : Take a leaf from Miss Piggy’s book. Remote team building thrives on innovation and collective brainstorming. More on that research here.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

T HE leadership we need now can be found in the entrepreneurial mindset—the characteristics found in entrepreneurs. As the characters in the book show, your face will shape how you awaken. What follows is an excerpt from the book of the awakening of one entrepreneur, Allan Young. More importantly, leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. Know your inherent value.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

He is also a media analyst writing for Bill Simmon’s The Ringer , where he also hosts his top-ten sports podcast, GM Street. Football is ultimately a business, and as in any successful business the most important ingredients are a sound culture, a realistic plan, strong leadership, and a talented workforce.” Leadership.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Potential – Interference = Performance I FIRST encountered this equation in the context of peak performance in the sports world. Her new book with co-author Tsun-Yan Hsieh is Positive Influence: The First and Last Mile of Leadership (World Scientific Publishing Company).

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 15, 2020

Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. Know your inherent value.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 4, 2018

In days gone by, sports coaches took a more hard-line, militaristic approach to leading. In sports, however, people have always been the largest source of competitive advantage, and companies would be wise to learn from the range of quality-tested ideas that have sprung from sports over the last few decades. “

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 13, 2022

You may not want to hear this, but your leadership needs to be turned inside out and upside down, too. I mean you can’t approach today’s leadership challenges with yesterday’s solutions. The tired and worn command and control style of leadership doesn’t work in today’s fast paced workplace. Inside Out Leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 20, 2020

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Covey Plus, you'll read keen advice from celebrated sports coaches, company CEO's, pastors and retired military leaders.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Whether you’re talking about governments, companies, sports teams, or families, accountability is what ensures that things run smoothly and that progress continues. Make accountability a team sport. Their new book with co-author Daryn David is Conscious Accountability: Deepen Connections, Elevate Results.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The book, Beyond Disruption , shows companies how to build a path beyond disruption, where economic growth and social good are not trade-offs that work against each other and divide us. E-sports : Reimagined gaming as an active, physical, in-person event and is now even an OLYMPIC sport. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 11, 2019

Skip Prichard’s new book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. Know your inherent value.

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Decker Communication

JULY 20, 2021

Last week, Ben Cohen of the WSJ wrote about how NBA coaches are taking a play out of Ted Lasso’s book and applying it to their own coaching. He doesn’t know anything about the sport, yet he focuses on culture and getting the best out of his players.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 2, 2012

I’ve read scads of books, blogs and journals on leadership. Leadership books, blogs, and tweets continue to command an impressive share of human interest as expressed by various readership analytics. Why the fascination with leadership? Leadership will always be vitally important. Dan Rockwell at [link].

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 29, 2016

He was a war refugee who became a missionary through Sports Outreach Institute. This is the story that is told in Tim Crothers’ book The Queen of Katwe. Today, we’re going to dive in and discover the leadership lessons you can pull Robert and Phiona’s life. Leadership Lessons From The Queen Of Katwe.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2016

We can envision these noble, resonant, and genuine leaders as icons of effective leadership. But these virtuous leadership attributes are not the essence of leadership effectiveness. Authenticity without a positive impact on someone else is more narcissism than leadership. Who will benefit from my choices today?

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 22, 2019

Skip Prichard’s book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. Full of wisdom, this is a book for everyone, and particularly valuable to anyone who wants to be a better leader. Know your inherent value.

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