Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

This is the time when most people focus more on their careers and less on others (and other significant causes). Bob talks about how his career (in TV station business) took off. He compares it to halftime in sports (games like basketball and American football) that have a break during games.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Even in so-called “individual sports&# such as running, race car driving or gymnastics, the athletes depend on many other people for their success. — The Product Management Perspective: The ideas for this post came from a question posed to me about how an engineer can become a product manager.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Some of the writers pointed out that these were two different sports and couldn’t be compared. Whether it’s the style of play in a sport, or leadership style in the business world, men and women are clearly and obviously different. A lot of people said a lot of pretty dumb things. Can’t we all just get along?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? Am I acting ethically in this situation?” Assuring that your leadership is moral and ethical can be easier when you have good relationships with those around you.

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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. ” When forced to adhere to the edicts of once-successful traditions, ethics, or customs, a team is adopting someone else’s recollection of the way to perform, which has no relevance now. Author Bio.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Football field - What sports are you into? Wooden tennis racket – What do you do for fun? What are your interests? Bi-plane - Do you travel for business? Did you go on vacation this summer? High school - Where did you go to school? Goal post - What goals are you shooting for this year? All I ask is that you try it. Unported License.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. At one point in my career, I worked for a man who was a tyrant, bigot and sexist. By not doing anything you are just supporting bad management. Worse yet, we may not vote for anyone.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Tanya currently writes about leadership, in sport, work and life on Elevati’s Blog at www.elevati-inc.com/blog. Please join me in welcoming Tanya Maslach of Elevati, Inc. to Women On Business. You can learn more about Tanya below. I’m certain she’ll bring valuable ideas to the community!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

What is the most ethical action we might take?” Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Albert Einstein; the question that led to the theory of relativity. What might DNA look like in a 3D form?”

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 20, 2019

Additional Reading: What Can Sports Teach You About the Game of Life? What Are Other Benefits of Hard Work? Please leave a comment and tell us what you think or share it with someone who can benefit from the information. The Power of a Positive Attitude You Get What You Expect If You’re Not Proud, You’re Not Done.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

When Toby Johnson was 24 years old, the Army pilot was in charge of eight $30 million Apache helicopters, plus the 30 people who managed them — more responsibility than any of her friends in the private sector. Transitioning from a military career to the corporate world can be a fraught process for the nearly 360,000 U.S.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Howard Morgan and I published an article titled “Leadership Is a Contact Sport” in the fall 2004 issue of Strategy+Business that involved more than 86,000 respondents from eight major corporations. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to interview hundreds of leaders in the did-nothing category.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. If you are in a work environment that simply doesn’t get it, get out asap!

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. Remember that leadership is not a spectator sport. I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! Great leaders will do anything to get off the bench and into the game.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Then develop an understanding of whether or not a reaction or decision was appropriate, emotionally, professionally or ethically is the only way to recognize character flaws and improve them in the future. Recognizing how you behaved in a social situation with a peer, coworker or family member is important.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2013

During seventeen subsequent years there, I was lucky enough to serve as a Managing Director on three continents. Nor did I know about managing my career by clever networking; Jesuits are constantly cautioned against pursuing self-interested ambition. To be sure, my head was often spinning during early days at Morgan.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

DECEMBER 9, 2009

You dont help a child or an adult become self-reliant by doing things for them or micro-managing. Team sports is great for this. I agree that parents need to find avenues for preparing their kids for adult life through activities like sports. This principle holds true for leaders in organizations. Kid challenges for kids.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

They struggle to see how their labor contributes directly to the performance of the corporation, or how it helps the progress of their career. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. Everybody had to do the sports hour.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects. Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. Mine your backyard. Try new approaches.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

If a manager or leader is generous, they're probably well liked. But it's more than that: Elegantly simple, yet extremely powerful, generosity can make your career. What comes across is a strong work ethic, great communication skills, and a willingness and ability to collaborate. Easier said than done, to be sure.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

These talented leaders were highly successful in their respective fields and at the peak of their careers. Why do they risk great careers and unblemished reputations for such ephemeral gains? Still others find relief through laughter, music, television, sporting events, and reading. from telling you the truth.".

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Women on Business

AUGUST 12, 2011

As women progressively enter leadership roles and management positions in organizations that traditionally used to be held by men, many pose questions about leadership styles and gender. A few of the most important and valuable leadership traits are: honesty, intelligence, work ethic, decisiveness, ambition, compassion, and creativeness.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 2, 2012

Welcome to today's guest post (and some new ways of thinking about teams) by Garret Kramer , author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life. When forced to adhere to the edicts of once-successful traditions, ethics, or customs, a team is adopting someone else's recollection of the way to perform, which has no relevance now.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 12, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Your organizations work ethic should be solution- and positive-results-oriented.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“Taking a moment to step back from these situations [and] simply label your emotions can be very helpful in managing emotions,” says Marc Brackett, Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. Either in our career or in our personal lives. You and Your Team Series.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 20, 2010

It was 23 years ago, and I was just starting my leadership career. Thank you for sharing your story about your boss – I love his attitude and am sure that so much of what you later accomplished was because he helped you “fix&# that “can’t&# mentality early on in your career! It’s useless.

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