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Leadership Is An Endurance Sport

Joseph Lalonde

People regularly ask me why I continue to participate in endurance sports. These endurance sports range from half marathons, to biking, and more. Endurance sports push my body and mind to the limits. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Leadership Is An Endurance Sport Leadership isn’t easy.

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Wisdom from Sports Coaches You May Not Have Heard

Lead Change Blog

We revere sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. Business is a team sport. John Wooden’s Definition of Leadership. John Wooden may be the most quoted sports coach there is. Bill Walsh on How to Win . We love the short, pithy quote. .

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Leadership is a Team Sport

Joseph Lalonde

Let’s face it, leadership is a lonely place. I’m talking about confidantes who, because of their own leadership experience, understand the pressures of leadership. There are times in leadership when you need encouragement to press on and to do what is right. ( Guest Posts guest post Jim Lange leadership sport teams'

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Well-Being is a Team Sport™: How to Lead a Winning Team

Leadership Freak

New Book Giveaway! Leave a comment on this guest post by Dr. Richard Safeer, Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being at Johns Hopkins Medicine, to become eligible to win a complimentary… Continue reading →

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Check for Understanding: A Leadership Communication Best Practice (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

” Why is a Check for Understanding a Powerful Leadership Communication Best Practice? Of all the leadership communication techniques we share in our leadership programs , the check for understanding always rises to the top as one of the easiest to do, while having the fastest impact. Communication is a team sport.

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Taking Risks: How to Make it Feel Safer (and Less Lonely) For Your Team to Try New Things

Let's Grow Leaders

Make Taking Risks a Team Sport Taking risks at work can feel remarkably lonely. This week on #AskingforaFriend I share practical approaches to making taking risks a team sport. In this video, I share three leadership best practices to help your team work together to strategize, analyze and execute appropriate risks.

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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2023 curated just for you. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. How do others achieve the unthinkable, only to watch their lives slip away? The next day he was fired.

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