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Why Leaders Need to Think More Like Professional Gamblers

Leading Blog

To answer that, he constructed a thought experiment. Our instinct for determinism may well have been an evolutionary innovation. He went on to start two successful gaming companies, Matchbook, a sports betting exchange community, and Smartodds, which provides statistical research and sports modeling services.

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How to Bring Breakthrough Ideas to Life

Skip Prichard

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. That finding has stuck with me.

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The Smaller Your Goals, The Better

Strategy Driven

If you want to build a successful business or career, stop keeping your eye on the big prize. And he used an analytical construct of ‘volume’ that would help him get there. That is what most of us do in business and our careers today. What little victories are occurring in your business or career today that you are ignoring?

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How Non-Financial Rewards Widen Workplace Inequality

The Horizons Tracker

The data showed that some jobs, such as construction supervisor, skilled trade supervisors, sports and fitness professionals, and R&D managers, enjoyed higher “full earnings” when their non-monetary benefits were taken into account. Education is key.

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Men More Likely Than Women To Act Up When Their Gender Status Is Threatened

The Horizons Tracker

While the authors accept that some of the responses to this perceived gender threat can be viewed as innate, they also advocate various alternative responses men can deploy, such as various sports and recreational activities. These are better options than either hoping it goes away or employing unhealthy responses to the problem.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If only we could learn the art of dealing with conflict in a collaborative and constructive way, I am sure that organisations would be transformed. May I also offer another suggestion?

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Sowing Wild Oats & Getting It Out of Your System - What's Really Happening

Building Personal Strength

My friend was a top student and multi-sport athlete in high school, and he eventually got a football scholarship and later had a successful career as an executive. His drive to achieve in class and in sports kept him on mostly on track during the wild ride of his teen journey. Lucky for him!

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