N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

F1 racing has historically been a male-dominated sport, but that is changing rapidly. Currently, no rules prevent women from competing in the sport, but the current grid of drivers is exclusively male. The sport has recognized the importance of engaging with fans and providing them with an unforgettable experience.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Potential – Interference = Performance I FIRST encountered this equation in the context of peak performance in the sports world. While it seems that no one person alone has the power to impact the situation, each person can make an attempt to have +influence. They’re powerful but can also be misguided. Instinct-led execution.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 8, 2020

What thoughts or feelings do you have when you think of power? Perhaps you picture an organizational chart where the boxes at the top are imbued with more power than those below. Or perhaps the word power conjures up feelings of nervousness, anxiety, or fear, based on negative experiences you’ve had in the past.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 1, 2014

The reason we don’t want to give it is because our leaders and managers have power over us, our paychecks, advancement, and job security. The more successful a person is the more power they have. Proving to successful people that they are “wrong” works just about as well as making them change.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 15, 2017

Whether it’s an instrument, a sport, or how to be a more effective leader to be better requires purposeful practice. The post The Power of Deliberate Practice with Robert Pool appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. The only way to progress is learning about what you are doing wrong and […].

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 24, 2021

As a manager you may have never thought of it this way, but there are times when you cheat your employees. Here are four common ways manager’s cheat their team members: 1. Here are four common ways manager’s cheat their team members: 1. Solving their problems. Not giving honest feedback.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Whether you’re talking about governments, companies, sports teams, or families, accountability is what ensures that things run smoothly and that progress continues. The upshot of these limitations is that they undermine the power of accountability as a force for excellence, connection, and learning. Make accountability a team sport.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 7, 2014

It is active and powerful. Dr. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. They think they are supposed to just sit there and “hear someone out.” If you re-read Frances’ description, you’ll notice there is nothing passive about it.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 10, 2019

Sports heroes mention their mentors at award ceremonies. Mentoring is indeed powerful. It also requires the support of top management. Successful business people thank their mentors at career milestone celebrations. Most leaders have been both a mentor and a mentee at some point in their careers.

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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. I ’m an extremely competitive person.

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 27, 2024

Article: Highlights – 27 March Wednesday 27 March 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Why the trend of ‘Quit-Tok’ is a viral wake-up call for managers. Ann Francke astutely highlights why managers need to be paying attention, far beyond any dopamine or distraction.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I have grown up around high-performance sport. Motorsport in cars and motorcycles and more human powered endeavours in sailing and cycling. High-performance in the context of sport covers a process that goes like this. It is the same in every sport where high-performance is the ticket to the dance. That's the difference.

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LDRLB

APRIL 24, 2013

I learned a lot in my first job as a manager. In part because it wasn’t a traditional business, nor a normal management position. My first real job as a manager was being Station Manager at my college radio station. A good manager is not a director, but rather a supporter. It was an interesting situation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

” “I just finished a big project, and my manager didn’t even acknowledge it before she dumped the next one in my lap.” Make employee appreciation a team sport The larger and more disbursed your team is, the more help you’re going to need. It doesn’t have to be a big formal process.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. Ankersen’s insight was this: soccer is one of the world’s unfairest sports. Here is a simple explanation of it.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There’s something very powerful about sports metaphors. Bob Rathbun has worked with and around some of the greatest sports stars in history, and he makes a really good point during our interview in this episode of “Aim Higher.” For sports teams, that goes from GM to coaches to players. Winning Teams.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2020

Rather, they possessed a unique motivational profile - a very pronounced need for power or influence. McClelland called these qualities ‘socialized’ power. McClelland called these qualities ‘socialized’ power. These outstanding leaders were not in the game for themselves but for the good of the institutions they served.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 16, 2019

Whilst leading the organisation does often come with a title – like CEO or Managing Director – leading a group of people does not. The latter, because of its lack of position power, implies the ability to influence without it. If the above is true, why then do we never discuss confidence in business?

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 27, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011 Team Sports - How They Help Teens I remember a conversation I had at a dinner party a few years ago. I said, "Well, for one thing, involvement in team sports can make a big difference in setting people up success." What does team sports have to do with anything?" And what would that be?"

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 27, 2015

Jon Mertz – Product management is a team sport. Getting marketing involved to craft messages that resonate internally is important. HR encouraging employees to share content not just inside but outside the organization is key. This is a great trend.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 4, 2016

Think of a team – at work, school, sports, neighborhood, wherever – where you genuinely contributed to the team’s goals and you were treated with trust, respect, and dignity in every interaction. They aren’t asked to manage people’s hearts; leaders are incented to drive results.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2024

In his timely, must-read book, Wetzler shows you a powerful method called The Ask Approach™ , based on a simple premise: that tapping into what other people truly think, know, and feel is a game-changing superpower for leaders. By picking one skill at a time, we are using a strategy that learning scientists call “chunking.”

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Culture of conflict avoidance is powerful way to destroy an institution in rapidly changing times by @LisaBodell. wallybock says, " Being a boss is a team sport.". FT: Zen and the art of management by By John Paul Rathbone. Don’t be afraid of personal power by @thehrgoddess. FT: Why are good managers so rare?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Marcella Bremer of Positive Culture contributed Leaders and Culture: What’s Your Power Base ? Marcella considers: “ Being aware of your power and how power alters your and others’ perceptions and responses helps to handle power better. Check out these great tips on formal and personal power at work.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2023

With accurate player-availability predictions for all active players, AI-powered decision-making is dramatically improved around three dimensions: 1) Risk management: If a productive wide-receiver is likely to get hurt, for example, a team might invest more in talented backups, to minimize drop-off in team performance during injury.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 18, 2021

Sports heroes mention their mentors at award ceremonies. Mentoring is indeed powerful. Most managers have been both a mentor and a mentee at some point in their careers. It also requires the support of top management. Successful business people thank their mentors at career milestone celebrations.

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

; 3) quietly confident that connecting the people they introduce will result in something great even if it’s not yet clear; and, perhaps most importantly 4) who understand the power of the ask. Let me share a brief story about a couple of normal (well, in their eyes) people and a kid to illustrate the Power of the Ask.

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Management Craft

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith sent me a link to his wonderful article (co-authored by Howard Morgan) from Strategy + Business called, Leadership is a Contact Sport. Do you know the power of following up? Hint - massive) Check out and share the article, it is very interesting. It is quite interesting to me that Marshall just sent me this link.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

From analyzing the regulatory environment and building the right team to deciding which risks to take and managing and mitigating these risks by devising effective strategies, an entrepreneur is responsible for playing many roles all at once. However, the most important duty associated with entrepreneurship is leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Many, including myself, have written articles on the power of meditation. Indeed, successful athletes, especially those in combat sports, tennis, and golf, have used meditation techniques to stay in the moment where their mental focus is paramount. There is a myriad of books, videos, and apps focused on how to meditate.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Much like the coach of a sports team, a leadership team coach will challenge executives to pursue their full potential. Because of this, leadership teams need to have the specific capabilities, individual qualities, and talents needed to manage team effectiveness and be agile in order to execute powerful organizational strategies.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Sports heroes mention their mentors at award ceremonies. Mentoring is indeed powerful. It also requires the support of top management. Successful business people thank their mentors at career milestone celebrations. Most leaders have been both a mentor and a mentee at some point in their careers.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 11, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Home Page Tom Peters, The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Change Guru TUTs Adventurers Club: Explore the power of thought & creative visualization to manifest dreams! License.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Leadership Tip: Hiring managers would produce greater value by spending more resources on finding rare, star performers. Most hiring managers talk a good game about wanting an “all-star in every position,” but deep down they don’t really mean it. What are some of the major mistakes managers make in the hiring process?

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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. Never underestimate the power of humility. What is responsive leadership?

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Many people treat conversation like a competitive sport you can win by talking the longest, making the cleverest point, or getting in the last word. But great leaders understand that true wisdom lies in talking less and listening more, because they understand that knowledge is power and learning is wisdom.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2023

Leaders in various industries, such as telecommunications and sports, often employ these narratives to create a compelling story of overcoming adversity and achieving success against the odds. “A powerful way leaders shape a group’s identity is through the stories they tell.

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