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Wisdom from Sports Coaches You May Not Have Heard

Lead Change Blog

We revere sports coaches. Successful coaches have more to say than short, pithy bits of common sense wisdom. They’re all from famous sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. Business is a team sport. John Wooden may be the most quoted sports coach there is. We love the short, pithy quote. .

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Why Sports Builds Leadership

Lead on Purpose

Leadership is a personal trait that often proves elusive to many people, however is intimately related to personal success. There are many institutions that propose to teach leadership in different areas, with varying success rates. Not just any sport will do, however. Guest post by Jordan Spindler.

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How Success Affects Future Performance

The Horizons Tracker

After the heavily disrupted sporting year in 2020, 2021 has offered up a glut of competitions, from the Euro and Copa America football tournaments to the Tour de France and Olympics. It has seemingly been a non-stop stream of sporting events to enjoy. Building on past success. Tense teams.

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7 Ways Leadership is Like Sports

Modern Servant Leader

Anyone can practice leadership or sports, but not everyone will succeed. Not everyone has the same capacity for sports or leadership. ” Here are 7 ways that leadership and sports are alike: 1. ” Here are 7 ways that leadership and sports are alike: 1. Sports and leadership are no exception.

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Is Business a Combination of Sport and War?

In the CEO Afterlife

The notion of business as a combination of sport and war was attributed to Emile Herzog (1885-1967), a French author who used the pen name, Andre Maurois. The man who preceded me in the corner office lived by the credo that a company’s success wasn’t enough; the other guy had to fail. That may sound extreme. But hold on for a moment.

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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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The Dynamics of Successfully Filling a Role on Your Team

Great Results Team Building

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. Still, all of these are vital to a team’s success.