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Winning Teams Know to Trust Their Team Members

Leading Blog

I N BUSINESS, as in sports, the aspect that distinguishes the best teams from the mediocre teams comes down to collaboration. But setting goals in functional silos and then hoping that everything works itself out across the organization is an unlikely path to success. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further.

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Why Sports Builds Leadership

Lead on Purpose

However, there seems to be something of a consensus regarding the relationship between sports and leadership, at least as acknowledged by governments and industry. Not just any sport will do, however. Team participation is often cited as an important aspect in using sports to develop leadership skills.

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3 Strategies to Build Inclusive Teams

N2Growth Blog

If you’ve ever played a team sport like soccer or basketball, you quickly learn that while it is helpful to have an “all-star” player, the best teams leverage the talents of all their players on the field and elevate everyone’s game in order to consistently win. How are we going to work together to achieve our goals?

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How to Be More Thankful for Your Team (Easy Employee Appreciation Ideas)

Let's Grow Leaders

Your team yearns for a cadence of sincere “thank yous” more than grand gestures Every week we hear from hard-working, high-performing employees who long for more appreciation at work. Keep track of who you’ve appreciated and how Giving yourself a micro-goal can make all the difference when it comes to employee appreciation.

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Sports Teams Are NOT Work Teams

Mike Cardus

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. Are you a sports fan? What do you think?

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The Secret to Reduce Turnover in the Great Resignation is Recruiting the Team That You Have

Great Results Team Building

Every year, for those who follow sports, there ae key dates on the calendar that fans of college football or basketball get excited about. Athletes across the country choose a school and are celebrated on sports talk radio… They are applauded on ESPN for their choice of a new place to work… It is very exciting. Connection.

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An Unexpectedly Fun Effective Way to Check In and Stay Connected With Your Virtual Team

Great Results Team Building

But with virtual or blended teams, communication and connection are even more of a challenge – and you need to have an effective way to check in on your people to know what is going on in their life. As I have shared many times in my teamwork keynotes and conference events: “ High Performing teams build RELATIONSHIPS.

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