Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

And according to a newly-released study , women executives who once played competitive sports, in college or elsewhere, prefer to hire other people with athletics in their background. Of these top executives, over half (52%) played a sport at the college or university level. Gender Hiring Leadership development'

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Building Personal Strength

AUGUST 23, 2011

That’s what sports are for. In addition, all these jobs kept him in top physical condition, reinforced his work ethic, and made him a better athlete on the baseball team. As a teen, Shane was too busy with sports and work to get into trouble. He only takes on projects that will make a difference in people’s lives.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Ive heard more than one parent use these words: "We have a science project due next week." The use of "we" sends the message that the parent feels partly responsible for making sure this project gets done or even helping the child do it. Team sports is great for this. That includes teaching them how to be responsible.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects. Test business development, starting with advice from your banker, accountant, and lawyer. Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

What comes across is a strong work ethic, great communication skills, and a willingness and ability to collaborate. Here are 8 concrete ways to be generous at work: Show a strong work ethic: Make your boss' life easier or better. Take the time and interest to help develop your junior team and build up your bench.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Fosbury’s breakthrough took his sport to a new level. He did it not by working harder or developing bigger muscles than his competitors, but by recognizing that a convention of his sport was not a rule. Gmail was once a one-man side project. Today, it’s rare to see a high jumper not use the “Fosbury flop.”.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

The reality, however, is quite different: Innovation is fundamentally a team sport. Of critical importance, the article is not really about getting an innovation initiative to the finish line, it is simply about getting an idea developed to the point that it will gain the approval of senior managers.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely.

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