Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 7, 2023

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. Especially if you’re the only one trying new things, or experimenting with new approaches. 3 Leadership Best Practices for Taking Risks 1.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But what has become abundantly clear is that disregarding the science of leaders’ character has led to incredible dysfunction for organizations and society as a whole. The anatomy of character explains the persistence of toxicity in organizations — and these are matters of character, not matters of competence.

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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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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Despite the diverse range of industries--business, sports, technology, finance, education, and the arts--each of these successful institutions share a common bond: they are world-class industry leaders and have repeatedly outperformed their competition. "At People Defining a behavioral code for the organization. Related articles.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

But my father was a big sports fan, and he took me to see organized soldier baseball and basketball games. Later, at West Point I was required to take a physical fitness course and compete in intramural sports every semester. My favorite sports were wrestling and soccer. Post by Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D., Copyright 2013.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 24, 2014

It’s to help people identify a personal habit that’s annoying their coworkers and to help them eliminate it so that they retain their value to the organization. My job isn’t to make anyone smarter or richer.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 7, 2014

I lash out, and within seconds we have a crisis of miscommunication on our hands that can stop teams, departments, and organizations from functioning well. So many of our interpersonal problems at work stem from not listening and not thinking before we speak. You say something – I get mad.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Sports are a great way to teach confidence. Skateboarding, golfing, skiing, baseball, and basketball are all great examples of sports that will help kids get the confidence that they need. If you are a coach for a youth sports team, this is a great way to showcase your leadership skills. Teach kids to be organized.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 19, 2023

The principles are relevant for individuals, community groups, sports teams, nations and even families. Improving connection in the home can lead toward a more fulfilling life and healthier communities, organizations and nations. Are all the sports uniforms clean, permission slips signed, birthday gifts purchased, etc.?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Communication is a team sport. It’s even more powerful when everyone in the organization uses this as a common language and technique. Not Just For Leaders. The check for understanding is not just for leaders. We encourage the leaders we work with to teach this technique to everyone on their team and empower them to use it.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There’s something very powerful about sports metaphors. Winning Organizations are in Lockstep. 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.” Winning Teams. Why is that?

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Just like sports, people from different countries around the globe face drawbacks when getting involved in different activities. The pillars of diversity and inclusion were developed by the Inclusion Club, Play by the Rules, and Sport Australia. This model was designed to promote diversity and inclusion in sports.

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Great Results Team Building

MARCH 9, 2022

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.

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Decker Communication

APRIL 1, 2021

There is no greater dumpster fire in professional sports than the NY Jets. For their fans, of which I have the misfortune to be amongst, they have been less a sports team and more a seasonal source of indigestion and gloom. The post What Leading Organizations Can Learn From The New York Jets appeared first on Decker Communications.

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Decker Communication

APRIL 1, 2021

There is no greater dumpster fire in professional sports than the NY Jets. For their fans, of which I have the misfortune to be amongst, they have been less a sports team and more a seasonal source of indigestion and gloom. The post What Leading Organizations Can Learn From The New York Jets appeared first on Decker Communications.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 1, 2022

Would you rather compete in a summer Olympic sport or a winter Olympic sport? And if you want to improve collaboration, trust, and accountability in your organization, planning a more intentional corporate team building event may be a valuable idea. Would you rather win a Nobel Prize or an Oscar?

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 21, 2011

This is not news to the university football and basketball programs that fund most of the other university-sponsored sports programs while favorably encouraging alumni to generously contribute to the general fund of each university. College football is set to start its new season Sept. More money equals more problems.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 12, 2012

As I came to the end of the process this year, I noticed some interesting parallels with the nature of today’s organizations and in particular, the periodic need to take steps to help rejuvenate your team and their collective efforts.

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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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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. The best leaders solve hard problems with fierce urgency while making their organizations—employees, customers, and shareholders—even stronger. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

You need to spend time and effort on assessing the patterns in the external environment, but you also need to continuously assess the internal patterns of performance within your organization. Keep Them in the Loop : Pattern recognition should be a team sport.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This latest decision by FIFA is another attempt by the organization to cover up their enablement of human rights offenses by hosting the World Cup in Qatar. Supporters of Qatar’s laws against human rights argue this is a political issue and politics does not belong in sports. Beyond Sports. Symptom of Bigger Failure.

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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. Make accountability a team sport. A CCOUNTABILITY is essential for human systems to function. And when reflecting on the question of “How well did we do?”

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Whether you are a community leader, a sports coach or the CEO of a large organization, there are character traits that must be utilized to manage effectively. Solid leadership skills are vital for those who work with and motivate others.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As I work with organizations preparing for the new year, one of the most common topics of discussion is what it takes to set a strategic course through times of uncertainty. How could an organization be both, clear in its’ path forward, and malleable as conditions changed? Adjustment is easier for some organizations than others.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2021

Sports Analytics. Despite an abundance of usable statistical information, it took a while for sports to follow in the footsteps of business in the use of analytics. While they may look big, sports organizations are relatively small businesses. This has led to the creation of many sports analytics companies.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This sort of coaching benefits not only the executives themselves but also their organizations as a whole. In today’s high-stress business environment, performance is everything for executives and their organizations. People are an organization’s most valuable asset and resource.

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Tim Milburn

JUNE 27, 2012

NOTE: This is a guest post by Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life. The inner conflict between what a person thinks is right, and what an organization tells the person is right, binds and confuses all individuals. I am excited to read more in Kramer’s book, Stillpower. Author Bio.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 4, 2014

In sports, no one questions the importance of having a good coach. Do you - and your organization- need more than a business coach? In music, art, science, no one questions the importance of having a good mentor. If you''re running a small business, why should it be any different? Are you challenged with any of these?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

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. It is extremely difficult for Executives to sustain impacting change on an organization without a good no. 2 by their side. 2 by their side.

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Great Results Team Building

JUNE 4, 2020

Whether it is in sports or business, the better each individual buys into their role, the more successful the organization can become. This article will, hopefully, shed some light on this dynamic and how it can be maximized in a sports or business setting. For any team or organization to be successful, this needs to happen.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 16, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Leadership is a team sport. By inviting others to leadership, we create a motivating and inspiring culture that elevates our organization. Each one of us wants to make a positive difference. As leaders we have to understand that our success is everyone’s success and vice versa.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

He went on to start two successful gaming companies, Matchbook, a sports betting exchange community, and Smartodds, which provides statistical research and sports modeling services. Ankersen’s insight was this: soccer is one of the world’s unfairest sports. How many new customers churn after just a few months?

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

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.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

When it comes to appreciation at work, what most organizations need is more people saying “thank you” more often. If you’re familiar with the Gallup organization and its extensive research on employee engagement, you know they focus on a dozen key drivers of employee engagement, known as the Q12 survey.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 5, 2017

My sports coach advised me not to train for three days after experiencing a sharp pain, and to go see him if the pain didn’t go away. The practice of restraint in endurance training is often the difference between an athlete who is still going at 60 and one who burns out or injures herself to the point of quitting the sport.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ethical leadership means embodying the principles of sustainability in every decision and encouraging everyone in the organization to follow suit. Engage Your Team: Sustainability is a team sport. Plus, many governments and organizations offer incentives for adopting green practices.

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