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Leadership is a Team Sport

Joseph Lalonde

Sure, we may have Facebook friends and Twitter followers. And being a leader who follows Jesus can mean loneliness at a whole new level. To compound the issue further, as you rise up the ladder a funny thing happens: fewer and fewer people will actually tell you the truth. Let’s face it, leadership is a lonely place.

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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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From Fiasco to Opportunity: How to Reframe a Team Setback With Better Words

Let's Grow Leaders

. “Let’s Consider This a Learning Opportunity” Instead of singing the “Woe Is Us” blues, why not jazz things up by turning team setbacks into learning jams or post-project celebrations where you celebrate the effort and the learning? “What Can We Take Away From This Experience?” How Can We Pivot?”

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Why Didn???t You Get Better? You Didn???t Follow-up!

Marshall Goldsmith

Clearly, affirmatively, I can tell you that you will not get better if you do not follow-up. Once youve mastered the subtleties of asking, listening, thanking, apologizing, involving, and initiating change in your behavior, you must follow-up relentlessly! Follow-up is how you measure your progress.

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Turn Your Managers Into Leaders — Teach Them To Coach.

Rich Gee Group

Listen here: Ever played a sport in school? They taught you how to be effective in that sport. No time to read? You had a coach — what were they like? They pushed you out of your comfort zone. They didn’t run the course, execute the play, or swing the club — they showed you how to do it better. You have managers, not coaches.

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Nice Teams Don’t Win in Sports or Business

Women on Business

For example, read the following quote from Robyn and replace the word practices with the word meetings : “I have worked with teams that ‘brag’ about how well the members all get along, that practices aren’t contentious, and that there really aren’t any problems. Ultimately that tells everyone on the team that it is not safe to speak up.

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Check for Understanding: A Leadership Communication Best Practice (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

In other words, is your team picking up what you’re putting down? I just want to ensure we’re all on the same page for what we’re each going to do next, what’s are the three follow-up items we agreed to?” Communication is a team sport. All communication involves a send and a receive.

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