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Leadership Is An Endurance Sport

Joseph Lalonde

People regularly ask me why I continue to participate in endurance sports. These endurance sports range from half marathons, to biking, and more. Endurance sports push my body and mind to the limits. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Leadership Is An Endurance Sport Leadership isn’t easy. That all hurts.

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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. Bill Walsh on How to Win . Posters and coffee cups are festooned with their wisdom and insight.

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Well-Being is a Team Sport™: How to Lead a Winning Team

Leadership Freak

New Book Giveaway! Leave a comment on this guest post by Dr. Richard Safeer, Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being at Johns Hopkins Medicine, to become eligible to win a complimentary… Continue reading →

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

Let's Grow Leaders

How Can We Pivot?” ” Missing the mark sucks, but if basketball players quit after every missed shot, we’d never have any sports highlights. How can we slam dunk it next time?” “We Missed Our Objectives. “What’s our rebound strategy?

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How to Win with Pattern Recognition

Next Level Blog

The hook of a hit song by Matchbox Twenty year ago was the lyric, “Let’s see how far we’ve come.” That’s what the baseline reference point does for you; it lets you see how far you’ve come. Keep Them in the Loop : Pattern recognition should be a team sport. If you’re already a pattern recognition expert, what have I missed?

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Taking Risks: How to Make it Feel Safer (and Less Lonely) For Your Team to Try New Things

Let's Grow Leaders

Make Taking Risks a Team Sport Taking risks at work can feel remarkably lonely. This week on #AskingforaFriend I share practical approaches to making taking risks a team sport. How do you help your team feel supported (and less alone) when taking risks at work? What would you add?

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Leadership is a Team Sport

Joseph Lalonde

His latest book, Calming the Storm Within: How to Find Peace in this Chaotic World along with some great free resources can be found at [link]. The post Leadership is a Team Sport appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. The post Leadership is a Team Sport appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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