N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2024

An athletic director is a strategic leader responsible for managing budgets, developing policies and procedures, and promoting a positive and inclusive athletic culture. In addition to leadership qualities, an athletic director should have a solid understanding of athletic programs and the sports industry.

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Advertising Sports Reference Quality 235

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It’s commonly seen in a sporting context, but brands have also capitalized on it to help communicate their journey. For instance, by positioning oneself as an underdog, it captures the brave and ethical stereotype we attach to underdogs. Sporting success. Building an underdog narrative.

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Team Sports Brand Goal 121

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

By developing your ability to present ideas, and not blaming management for not buying your ideas, you accomplish much more. Focus on contribution to the larger good--not just the achievement of your objectives. Be sensitive to the need to win trivial nonbusiness arguments on things like restaurants, sports teams or cars.

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Influence Ethics Cost-Benefit Analysis Guidelines 135

Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

If more time were spent on developing our ability to present ideas, and less time were spent on blaming others for not buying our ideas, a lot more might get accomplished. Focus on contribution to the larger good – not just the achievement of your objectives. Focus on issues that will make a real difference.

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Influence Drucker Guidelines Ethics 139

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

To succeed, a leader must learn to balance their relationships, time, strategic efforts and personal development. 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. Leaders are developed!

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Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Reading the report with that lens can help leaders better understand the biases that get in the way of ethical conduct and ethical organizations. However, in competitive environments such as work and sports, the classic findings flip : competence is prized over character. Performance over principles. Gain awareness.

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Meyer Ethics Self-aware Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

She ultimately realized she had to take control of how she told her story, and make those hiring managers understand she wasn’t marketing her flying abilities — it was about the leadership skills she’d developed. Do you have a strong work ethic?’” “It’s very much, ‘Can you learn?

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Career Skills Real Estate Learning-by-Doing 10