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Leadership Lessons From A 200-Mile Ragnar Relay Race

Joseph Lalonde

I saw so many leadership lessons in the Ragnar Road Michigan relay that I participated in that I couldn’t resist writing an article about my time running. Leadership Lessons From A 200-Mile Ragnar Relay Race. Leadership is a rewarding experience, but it is also a challenging experience. Leadership doesn’t have to be.

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4 Teamwork Lessons from the Iditarod

Michael Lee Stallard

Adversity faced by sled dog teams racing in the Iditarod makes the event a stress test for teamwork and the cohesiveness of a team’s culture. Teamwork and perseverance are keys to success. Teamwork and perseverance are keys to success. The post 4 Teamwork Lessons from the Iditarod appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Coach K: Mike Krzyzewski on Teamwork

Nathan Magnuson

The second was how evident the bond between the leader and the followers was that day. Here are just a few of his teamwork strategies. We hear a lot about trust from most teamwork or relationship experts. Confrontation can’t break a relationship that is bonded by trust. Coach K knows how to build winning teams.

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Building Teamwork: 6 Proven Strategies

Chart Your Course

There is a direct relationship between leadership and project success. Transformational leadership will drive the achievements of your project, but it is team building that makes it happen. Think of team building as the truck that carries the leadership to the project’s success — it is the No. Golf Ball in the Bag.

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The Changing Role of Leaders

Lead Change Blog

We are now no longer living in the industrial revolution where the focus of leadership was to maximize the output, often at the expense of the team and the individual. Unfortunately, many leaders still have not transitioned to the mindset that it is teamwork that makes a business thrive in today’s VUCA marketplace.

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Could Workplace Gossip Sometimes be a GOOD Thing – And if Not, How Do You FIx it?

Great Results Team Building

Gossip can be a way to bond and build relationships within the team. But as I share in my keynotes as a teamwork speaker , it is sharing relevant information, building trust, keeping selfish individuals in check, and bonding with each other, that help team members improve relationships and work more efficiently towards common goals.

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Leaders: How do you say Hello?

N2Growth Blog

When you begin a leadership position, you only get one opportunity to say hello and most leaders, overwhelmed with their new responsibilities, say hello in the wrong pitch: “Nice to meet you but I’m too busy to talk.”. So before you begin your next leadership position, consider how you say hello. Follow me on Twitter @BrianLayer.

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