Women on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

If employees think the goal is to win at a team-building event, then they may feel more pressure to learn the rules which will help them win against their opponent instead of getting into the spirit of doing something together as a group with no ‘Win’ (or ‘Lose’) as the defining outcome. Build a House.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

Learn to Influence by Storytelling One of the most fundamental tasks of a leader is to influence people within the organization to accomplish the company’s goals. This change, however, does not necessarily mean changing the end goal. Firstly, it helps you tailor your products or services according to customers’ needs.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

That’s the goal. Sustainable Procurement: Choose products made from recycled materials and those that are recyclable or biodegradable. Engage Your Team: Sustainability is a team sport. Imagine a scenario where every decision made in the operation of a building contributes positively to the world around us.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

As a coach, my goal is always to see my client succeed. I want them to have experiences that will lead them to achieve their goals: increased sales, better performance, healthy growth, stronger culture and ultimately a better organization. There are some amazing leadership development assessments to help you accomplish this goal.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 4, 2021

And it is a SIMPLE invitation that allows your people to share what is happening in their lives that may be affecting their mindset and productivity. The example at the top of this post was actually used by a volleyball coach to check in each week with her athletes – but the need to know how your people are doing goes far beyond sports!

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Perhaps the best course of action (and I can hardly believe I'm writing the words) is to line up with everyone else and set some 2011 goals for ourselves. So how can we set goals that won't disappear faster than a politician's promise? Goals must be specific 2. Goals must be written down 3.

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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. Quality Control: 80 percent of the problems with products were caused by 20 percent of the production defects. Sports: 20 percent of the members on your roster determine 80 percent of team’s success. A Long Ride.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 7, 2021

While the nature of the workplace has transformed in our struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders still expect productivity and high performance. We can certainly understand that some teams have become rusty and have experienced challenges to their productivity levels along the way.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

And your business metrics matter – a balanced scorecard, with well-selected key performance indicators, will reinforce your strategy and align actions with goals. No one outside your team or your manager cares where you are in a ranking, how close you are to your goal, or what grade you got. Customers care about their results.

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Leading Blog

MAY 19, 2020

Interactions like those help transform a group of individuals into a team united in reaching a common goal. While we must value productivity, we must also let team members know it is still ok to reach out, share a joke, or just catch up. Yet that social interaction is still critical to team development. Some Simple Examples.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 30, 2016

After all, given the blue skies seen outside the office window and the ease with which family activities can be planned with children being on summer vacation break, the summer months do present quite a number of distractions that can impede one’s productivity and drive to push ahead.

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Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Growing up playing sports, coaching my kids’ sports teams, and being a sports fan in general has taught me numerous lessons about life and leadership. Have clear roles and expectations —One of the primary ways mistrust develops in a team is a lack of focus and clarity on the team’s purpose, goals, and roles of its members.

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Leading Blog

MAY 10, 2019

His goal is to “teach you how to be both the boss everyone wants to work for and the high achiever every CEO wants to hire—all without drama, stress, or endless hours in the office.”. This is the only guaranteed way to know that you are investing your minutes in alignment with your values and goals.” Here they are: 1. Play Favorites.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Guest post from Susanna Camp and Jonathan Littman As a leader, you shape the ideas, provide the direction, set the goals. Entrepreneurs, c orporate executives and managers know from experience that the best teams sport a rare mixture of friction, freedom and alignment. The Accidental infuses a project or company with authenticity.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

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. Marina shares: “ While trust is the foundation for productive relationships and high-performing teams, it’s not something that can be achieved overnight.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Sports metaphors are everywhere in the workplace, but there’s no denying that the leadership and teamwork skills found in the sports setting teach important lessons. Follow these tips to promote a successful workplace that motivates team members and ultimately drives up productivity and profits.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

As the most trusted mental coach in the world of sports, Trevor Moawad has worked with many of the most dominant athletes and the savviest coaches. When it comes to improving customer experiences, trying out new business models, or developing new products, even the most experienced managers often get it wrong.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

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. Leadership is about inspiring and developing others to accomplish a compelling common goal – and that is most effectively done with QUESTIONS!

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 25, 2017

Chris Edmonds: Two key indicators of a healthy team are that they are productive (getting tasks done to standards, on budget and on time) and effective (working together with a minimum of drama.) I believe many of us have been blessed to have served on a productive and effective team at least once in our lives. every day.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2019

Recently retired Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder famously crafted 16 Goals for Success which he used with his football teams over his decades of coaching. Goal #13 stated, “Expect to win… and truly believe we will.” ” The Product or Service. Others create commodities. People are the end.”

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 7, 2013

They need to be able to develop both the human side and product side of a business – if you have just one or the other, you greatly limit yourself and the success of your business.” Setting challenging goals in the context of a positive culture of accountability. “Nowadays, leaders need to wear many hats.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Similar to a team huddle before a rugby match or any other sport, it requires everyone to come together and define each role and goal for the overall team. Product Owner : Represents the stakeholders, defines the product backlog (features, enhancements, and fixes), and prioritizes items.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 4, 2018

In days gone by, sports coaches took a more hard-line, militaristic approach to leading. It’s here that corporate leaders can learn a lot, particularly now that it’s becoming increasingly apparent that people (not products or processes) are the largest source of competitive advantage for a business.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 16, 2017

My team spent a decade running experiments that measured brain activity while people worked to find out why some teams are productive and others engage in "presenteeism." Our studies show that when companies invest in colleague development, it increases engagement and productivity. This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

The seemingly more attractive (and logical) option is to do more and more – the theory being the more markets, products, and businesses a company engages in, the better the results. Mired in the complexity of an unrelated product line, Campbell’s leaders keep plugging along trying to do more of the same, only better. This is not true.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 16, 2013

I jotted down a lot of notes during the day, and I wanted to share what I thought were the 15 best nuggets of wisdom from the event: “Pay attention (to everything)” – Eric Winquist , CEO of Jama Software , who is delivering enterprise-grade software solutions to product development challenges.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Define the right metrics to measure individual goals and collective goals of the team. These ought to fall in line with the overall goals of the company. Depending on your goals — and the goals of your business — your data must serve to give you what not’s so obvious. Management isn’t just about goals.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 11, 2017

Would it help productivity in your office if people were more cooperative? Teams create a sense of connection by setting common goals, naming themselves as a team, jointly establishing their performance norms, and conducting team activities (field trips, happy hours, lunches). You know the answer.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It comes from Caroline Starner who, when I interviewed her for my book, Overworked and Overwhelmed , was the head of human resources for the sunglass and sports apparel company, Oakley. The goal each Friday was to cancel 20% of the meetings two weeks out. It was then that I shared one of my favorite tactics for getting your time back.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 24, 2012

The sport of Curling makes an excellent analogy for servant leadership. In this sport, each player must lead in a way, but the Sweeper is like the servant leader. In contrast to the toxic leader, the servant leader may alter directions for the project, but seeks to serve the team in accomplishing the organization’s goals.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Productivity in an organization is no longer solely dependant on an individual’s technical competencies. A highly collaborative organizational culture is one of the strengths of a productive team. Furthermore, these activities also bring together individuals to collaborate on a collective goal. Improves collaboration.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 18, 2016

She no sooner finishes her sentence about “ you can learn how to play ,” when you hear Jimmy Page rips into his classic solo and you decide then and there that it’s time to take up sports – “ becasue there ain’t no way you’re going to be able to do what Jimmy’s doing in that song!

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 3, 2012

Support your audience through encouragement – especially when your product or services are involved. My favorite Sports store, Gazelle Sports , does a great job at this. After purchasing a pair of running shoes, the sales representative (Vicki) sent me a note, encouraging my goal of participation in a marathon.

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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. We need to look ahead and have goals for future success, and make choices right now that take us in that direction. This team was featured in the recent movie Forever Strong.

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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.” Clearly define your goals. Like a sports scorecard, competitive spirit demands measurement and accountability of performance.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2015

It could be any kind of team – sports, work, project, or community. Knowing the characteristics of a highly effective team gives you as a leader a goal to shoot for as you work with teams and the ability to identify gaps where the team may need work. Knowing your goal is so important. They hold each other accountable.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

When you watch any sporting event you see competition in action. Seldom will any type of broadcasted sporting event be completed without the commentators talking about competition and the competitive nature of the players.

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