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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 may be the most quoted sports coach there is. Look beyond those quick hits to longer bits of leadership advice. We love the short, pithy quote. . ” . .”

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Coaching is a Participative Sport

Lead Change Blog

One of my biggest and hardest life, love, and leadership lessons was learning the power of seeking to understand and doing so before offering advice or solutions. The post Coaching is a Participative Sport appeared first on Lead Change. You should listen to me—I have the answer! What do you think?

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Eight Executives Offer Their Best Advice on Building a Team of Go-To People

Next Level Blog

I’ve shared my own ideas over the years in blog posts and in my book The Next Level , but since I don’t have all the answers, I decided to ask some of the leaders who are focused on building teams of go-to people for their best advice on how to do it. When you feel that trust, you’ve got the team.

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Civility at Work: How Do I Deal with a Mean Co-Worker? (video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Civility at Work is a Team Sport. What advice would you add? What do you do if you’re dealing with a co-worker who is completely uncivil? I mean down-right mean, their momma should have taught them better kind of uncivil? How can you address civility at work at a team level? Askingforafriend.

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Leadership Is a Contact Sport: Ask

Marshall Goldsmith

Pure issue-free feedback that makes change possible has to 1) solicit advice rather than criticism, b) be directed towards the future, and c) be couched in a way that suggests you are in fact going to try to do better. Treat every piece of advice as a gift, a compliment, and simply say, “Thank you.”

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Nice Teams Don’t Win in Sports or Business

Women on Business

I’ve replaced her references to practices and coaches with meetings and leaders , and you’ll see that her advice is applicable in the business world, too. The post Nice Teams Don’t Win in Sports or Business appeared first on Women on Business. Believe productive conflict is a good thing.

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Tom Ryan’s Philosophy: Becoming Elite in Life and Leadership

Skip Prichard

It doesn’t matter whether you follow, or even enjoy, the sport of wrestling. Wrestling is more than a sport for Ryan. I agree, and I’m very grateful that Tom took the time to share both his leadership advice and how a philosophy rooted in love helped him get through a terrible personal tragedy. It’s a metaphor for life.

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