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LeadershipNow 140: March 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

AubreyDaniels: Famous Sports Wisdom to Use at Work. Forbes: Porter or Mintzberg – Whose View of Strategy is the most Relevant Today? donhornsby: Good leadership never forgets that its long-term goal is not to create follower but more leaders. @mwbuckingham: The first 1/4 of the year is over. by @profkjmoore.

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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business Review

Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.

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