Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

No matter what industry or organizational structure—business, politics, nonprofit, religious, entertainment or sports—examples abound where leaders have violated their trusted role and experienced a public downfall. Often leaders are described by action words such as “results-oriented, innovative, driven and visionary”.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 27, 2014

Chief Executive Officer, N2Growth. Every coach, player and student manager is considered a leader and they understand that they compete as a leadership team against another team of leaders. Basketball is a sport where the most talented teams don’t always win but those that create a culture of leadership almost always do.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 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. Think about it: all professions (sports, music, art, entertainment, education, architecture, to name just a few.) THE "BEST OF PROCESS MANAGEMENT" - FROM THE SIX DISCIPLINES BLOG.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2019

Communication Practices of High-Performance Management Teams by @artpetty. How to Create a Culture of Innovation from @Ex2Lead. The Decline of Teamwork in Sports by @patricklencioni. How Executives Can Inspire A Culture That Motivates Millennial Sales Leaders by @DanitaBye. Can You Pass the Fitzgerald Test?

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Entrepreneurs, c orporate executives and managers know from experience that the best teams sport a rare mixture of friction, freedom and alignment. They master challenges with a characteristic approach, and echo the habits of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs. Diversity and complementary skill sets are key.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The principle can be used in science, economics, quality control, sports, and management to name a few. Sports: 20 percent of the members on your roster determine 80 percent of team’s success. By employing these three vital change management concepts. In other words, 20 percent need to be believers. Get on The Bus.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

While you might hear these statements from any manager, they all have one thing in common: the lack of specificity. Organizations need good managers and exceptional leaders (at all levels of your business). Organizations need good managers and exceptional leaders (at all levels of your business). Test your management strategies.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 22, 2023

The authors stress that leaders need to manage horizontally, making connections with other departments, as well as with stakeholders outside government to create networks that can frame solutions. What are the three elements of innovation? Eggers & Kettl : Innovation takes funding, regulating, and doing. Knock down barriers.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 28, 2010 02:58 pm under connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow A participant in a recent session Jason Pankau and I were teaching on Connection Cultures and employee engagement shared that she connects with her sons by talking about sports. why is everyone smiling?

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Or, it could be used poorly – just ask executives at Sports Illustrated who were recently terminated for their misuse of AI tools. Idea Generation: Struggling to come up with ideas for a team activity, product innovation, or rewards? Like any tool, AI can be used to great benefit for you and your stakeholders.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2024

By breaking down large amounts of information into smaller, more manageable chunks, it’s easier to digest and convert what we’ve learned from working memory into long term memory. By picking one skill at a time, we are using a strategy that learning scientists call “chunking.”

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

They don’t manage change; they intentionally drive change! They not only empower their teams to think creatively and be innovative, but they also actively encourage and support it. One of the best descriptions of that reality in professional sports was provided years ago by Bum Phillips.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2016

As an executive coach, I had the opportunity to interview colleagues and direct reports of an executive I was coaching in a major organization. They felt they were being held accountable for work that other departments needed to do and they were stressed by the project management systems in place.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 10, 2019

Guest post by Jamie Anderson and Gabor George: Truly creative leaders tap ideas from all ranks, and are typically skillful at fostering innovation. Up until recently Elon Musk’s eccentricity and wacky sense of humor have been seen by most as a reflection of his genius, being a maverick innovator and business leader.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

As a kid in sports, I played my heart out, hated my opponents and cried when I lost. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.” Like a sports scorecard, competitive spirit demands measurement and accountability of performance. Live a culture of innovation.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 16, 2014

The ability to become the best at their sport was there all along; it just needed someone to help it along. The managers I’ve worked with who believed in me enough to mentor, coach and stretch me to go beyond what I thought I was capable of are the ones I remember fondly, use as examples, and write about.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

If you’re frustrated by your organization’s current strategic planning and execution processes or the outcomes from that work, you’re not alone. Clearly, it’s time to reconsider how your organization goes about developing and executing strategy at all levels.

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Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I asked executive and super-networker Vala Afshar if he thought there were any common traits or patterns that could be ‘taught’ or encouraged for networking. But let’s face it — Providence, RI, where Sidney lives, is not exactly a professional sports powerhouse. Sidney’s compassion, drive and entrepreneurial savvy are contagious.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Perhaps, but that’s how most managers and executives I work with see it…. And it is managers’ ability to innovate, collaborate and adapt to a constantly changing environment that are the leadership skills we most need to develop. The Coach Just like in professional sports, leadership development requires a superb coach.

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Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Plus: creating intentional managers and boosting workplace wellbeing 4 October View all 2023 CMI Highlights Dear all, It was a brilliant evening for CMI last week at the Memcom Excellence awards (the membership organisations’ Oscar’s) – where we were honoured to be nominees in eight categories and winners of three ! Keep your eyes peeled!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up. Leadership is a participation sport and never works well in absentia. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up. It requires zero talent to be present mentally and physically. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. While I will dress in a suit and tie when appropriate, you’re much more likely to find me in jeans and casual sport coat.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 14, 2021

The pair explore why women’s careers continue to be limited and show how individuals, managers, and organizations can work to eliminate the gender gaps that endure to this day across the economy. ” Key attributes of inclusive management. Hosting sporting events for the boys, for instance.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

What struck me the first time I listened to this podcast is how beautifully these principles apply to product management, to leadership and to life in general. This is the career record of Larry Gelwix, coach of the Highland High rugby team (Salt Lake City) for more than three decades.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

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. I have witnessed otherwise savvy executives place the need for emotional superiority ahead of achieving their mission (not that they always understood this at the time).

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

There’s no time for poorly-managed conversations when running a business or an organization. If you’re someone who doesn’t take too kindly to “bossy” managers that push people around, the good news is that this doesn’t have to be your approach.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2015

With football season well underway as well as the upcoming World Series (along with many other sports), it’s a great month for sports analogies! Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted How To Lead Virtual Teams. Here’s why, what they really need, and what you can do as a manager.” Let’s Get Started.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The only exceptions I’ve witnessed that contradict my observations mentioned above are situations where a purpose-aligned execution based on the desire to give selflessly in service exists. However, even in these circumstances personal leadership is still at the forefront of the success.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : Leadership is a contact sport and it’s often messy. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 20, 2016

Leaders and managers are expected to do more, to do it better, faster, and at lower costs. Today, the Nespresso innovation generates $5+ billion in new revenue. Great strategies guide short-term execution. In keeping with Red Bull’s image, every event goes to the extreme, from thrilling space jumps to daring sports stunts.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

It seems that sports frequently provides an opportunity for leadership analogies! Beth Miller of Executive Velocity submitted If You Aren’t Revisiting Your Employees’ Goals, How Are You Helping Them Grow? Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted The ABC Problem Solving Strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Sound harsh?

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 11, 2011

Executive coaching has become as accepted (in Fortune 1000 businesses) as sports coaching is on the athletic field. What is the ROI of executive coaching? This research was cited by Fortune Magazine as representing strong confirmatory evidence supporting the effectiveness of executive coaching. Cultivating innovation.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

” There is an implicit hope that when people – especially managers – hear great words, they will start to exhibit great behavior. Examples of Enron’s good deeds in the community and the professed character of Enron’s executives were particularly noteworthy. It didn’t really matter.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Whether you need a leadership and management expert for yourself or your team, you’ll find someone great below. Innovation Advocate. Contact: caduhigg@gmail 9 43,800 5,107 9,706 Clayton Christensen Innovation, Leadership Professor at Harvard Business School. Maybe you need a leadership development expert or public speaker.

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