Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2017

Leadership programs often emphasize the operational mechanics of leading – planning, organizing, budgeting, or content that leans more toward management, such as delegating, time management, and giving feedback. What is left out is how political, shifting, and unpredictable leadership is. The problem is the unpredictability.

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Tips Succession Handbook Learning-by-Doing 266

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 2, 2017

The term derived from international politics is a power, an authority, a right to have a say or influence over another. They know it’s a team sport and cooperation and assistance from other managers, divisions, and departments is critical for victory. They consistently contribute and engage. What defines that sphere of influence?

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Team Benchmarking Long-term Influence 120

Terry Starbucker

MAY 28, 2019

It was an offer that came from my boss at the time (and the owner of the team), who had hired me 3 years earlier to be the VP of Operations of his cable TV company in Los Angeles. The process went relatively smoothly at first, as we defined some of the basic stadium elements. And then we came to the issue of skyboxes.

Career 260

Career Budgeting Leadership Finance 260

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Though manifestos are best known for political movements, the ideals and intent of such potent texts can also move people to excel on behalf of the organizations that employ them. Apple’s is all about existing to make awesome products and operating under deep emotional principles. That goes for business and sports.

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Power Mission Statement Sports Innovation 209

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

What we’re experiencing today is too much form over substance – leaders lacking in foundation, but replete with social/political savvy. In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up. Leadership is a participation sport and never works well in absentia.

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Blog Leadership Loyalty Self-aware 412

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 10, 2012

This month’s Fast Company names the 100 Most Creative People in Business, with an emphasis on global leaders in technology, design, media, music, movies, marketing, television and sports. The former head of Apple’s retail operations believes the ability to change is the key to success. 4 Ron Johnson – CEO JCPenney.

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Creativity Advertising Belief Systems Storytelling 238

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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Blog Fashion Brand Self-aware 419

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 8, 2015

As someone who absolutely loves sports, I follow the fortunes of various teams and often wonder what makes some more successful than others. Great execution can elevate a flawed plan; at the same time, poor operational capabilities can easily sink a great set of ideas.

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Team Rogers Diversity Franchising 100

Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Emotionally, and physically, we feel much better when our bodies operate in an ongoing state of homeostasis. Plan a social outing with family members or friends— visit a museum, cheer for players at a sporting event, attend a concert or community event, or wander around an arts and craft fair. This fight is personal.

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Stress Cacioppo System Competitive Advantage 195

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Sure it would…Likewise, if I drove up in a new Bentley, wearing a $3,000 custom tailored suit, sporting a fresh manicure, a GQ hair-cut, and with an attitude of arrogance, wouldn’t that also color your opinion of my ability? While I have a few swiss watches, my Timex Ironman is still my favorite.

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Blog Gordon Brand Media 375

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : Leadership is a contact sport and it’s often messy. All three of these individuals have had a profound and positive impact on those individuals and organizations which they have led. Mike Myatt : If you could offer any of our readers’ specific advice about leadership what would that be?

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Blog Leadership Brand Media 338

LDRLB

JANUARY 2, 2012

Though manifestos are best known for political movements, the ideals and intent of such potent texts can also move people to excel on behalf of the organizations that employ them. Apple’s is all about existing to make awesome products and operating under deep emotional principles. That goes for business and sports.

Power 122

Power Mission Statement Sports Innovation 122

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2021

Criticism is a natural part of operating in business. Credibility is essential to any business’s success, and this is particularly true for companies operating online. Social media interactions should always be polite, friendly and straightforward. Addressing Criticism. Gaining Credibility And Trust.

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Reputation Management Media Brand 65

Deming Institute

MARCH 24, 2016

For those interested in political polling I strong suggest reading FiveThirtyEight. That site actually provides quite a bit of good thinking about data (on politics but also on sports, economics and more). One specific post on political polling: How FiveThirtyEight Calculates Pollster Ratings.

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Survey Deming Handbook Politics 28

Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Throw in complex organizations operating in complex markets, and you’ve really got to marvel at how it all comes together every day. There’s a reason that professional sports teams pay millions of dollars for a coaching team. H UMAN BEINGS are complex. One mistake I see companies make is trying to put their coaches in the game.

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Ethics Engineering Efficiency Agility 374

Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 30, 2015

They are determined to participate, enjoy, and succeed at their sports. I knew their political differences. If we detest our neighbor Todd, we politely turn down his invitations to visit. It’s not a Cloak & Dagger Operation! The good news is that the environment is not conducting a cloak-and-dagger operation.

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Environment Succession How To Video 70

Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

I came out to Washington the year before to take this position, after being offered what I thought was a “chance of a lifetime” It was an offer that came from my boss at the time, who had hired me 3 years earlier to be the VP of Operations of his cable TV company in Los Angeles. And then we came to the issue of skyboxes.

Career 321

Career Budgeting Finance Content 321

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

As much as it may be politically incorrect to say so, it’s not nearly as much about the team, as it is the leader’s ability to assemble and lead the team. In thinking of your example of sports teams, for example, is it possible that leaders can emerge at different times, for different purposes or tasks?

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Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 366

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Real life is not a spectator sport – it’s a participation sport, and in fact, I submit to you that it’s a full contact participation sport. When black & white becomes permanently blurred so that everything reads as shades of grey, things can become dicey.

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Media Blog Audience Ryan 419

LDRLB

JANUARY 2, 2012

Though manifestos are best known for political movements, the ideals and intent of such potent texts can also move people to excel on behalf of the organizations that employ them. Apple’s is all about existing to make awesome products and operating under deep emotional principles. That goes for business and sports.

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Mission Statement Power Sports Innovation 84

Skip Prichard

APRIL 19, 2021

Using a sports metaphor, we can say that to get from a second division to a premier league one must have a vision as a layout for greater achievements. of business, social, or political leaders actually have a vision. Life is not a place we live but a path we take. Vision defines a path into the future down which one must lead others.

Consensus 133

Consensus Learning-by-Doing Long-term Banking 133

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 17, 2011

This is, I suspect, a rare dialog, but an important one, especially for political officials such as this one. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Commitment Greenleaf Maslow Goleman 188

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Lost: corporate politics. Found: helping clients traverse corporate politics. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Found: a calling Lost: corporate colleagues. Found: a community of friends. Lost: steady paycheck.

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Goleman 194

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

So I have a question for you, and I want you to be brutally honest with your answer - when you hear the word “ coach &# used outside the world of sports, what’s your gut reaction? I find this especially true when coaches work with executives in operations. Probably the same as mine - not so good. Its about results.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Remember that leadership is not a spectator sport. It is more critical than ever in today’ economic climate that leadership development be a top priority for CEOs who want to build a thriving enterprise moving forward. Great leaders will do anything to get off the bench and into the game.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

The politics of office life seldom fail to flummox and frustrate the top female executives my partners and I coach and train. Politics was one of the things that repeatedly fell into the dislike column. On one hand, they feel uncomfortable engaging in quid-pro-quo behavior and political maneuvering. Let planning trump politics.

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Politics Strategy 360-Degree Feedback Mentor 8

Tim Milburn

MARCH 14, 2014

With the business, social, and political landscapes shifting like quicksand, “failing forward fast” is more important now than ever. In today’s fast-paced world, new technologies change industries overnight. The founder of SEALFIT , NavySeals.com , and U.S.

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Magazine Bottom-up Self-aware Marketing 106

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I know that your workplace can be politically charged, even ugly sometimes. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. A lot is summed up in those few words that leaders can use and remember. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Open-book 165

Chris Brady

JUNE 24, 2010

  By the 1960s the Missionaries ofCharity were running hospices, leper homes, and orphanages across India, andsoon thereafter began expanding similar operations around the globe.   Undeterred by such prominent figures positioned opposite her politically,Mother Teresa was unafraid and unashamed to state her position defiantly.

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Open-book Blog Letter Politics 115

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The inherent problem with our partisan political process is that the very essence of its structure imbibes a false assumption. What has happened is the American public has been hi-jacked by a glitzy distraction called partisan politics in which blame and guilt are manipulated by the media to keep us split in a neat fifty-fifty feud.

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Banking Price Politics Letter 110

Strategy Driven

MAY 13, 2011

Since 1969, Communispond has helped over 600,000 client associates – including CEOs, board chairs, sales leaders, sports, media, and political figures – to achieve business goals by communicating with clarity and power. Even if you don’t need an opinion, you’ll show polite deference by asking the boss’s thoughts.

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Kaplan Audience Chief Executive Officer Seminar 67

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 9, 2014

Each organization exists within a rich and ever-evolving set of social, economic, political, cultural, and institutional environments. Thus, two leaders operating with different sets of distinctions may come to widely varying interpretations of the future based on the same factual evidence. No business is an island.

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Chief Executive Officer Competitive Advantage Open-book Analysis 51

Chris Brady

JUNE 16, 2010

To that point, I had been thinking I was a leader when actually I was operating only at the lower level of "performer." The statement that "to determine how well you are doing as a leader, take a look at how well the people you lead are doing." " Ouch.

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Letter Loyalty Blog Open-book 133

Chris Brady

JUNE 22, 2010

  Thousands of pilots were shot down over northwestern Europe,and it wasn't long before clandestine operations sprang into place to smugglethem back to England to fight again.   Jongh demanded autonomy and permittedno interference in her operations, negotiated shrewdly, and soon receivedfunding and contacts for support.

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Blog Letter Armstrong Books 122

Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

They feel like they know u well enuf that u'd b another friend on the Team who comes to visit us, to "fight for freedoms"! Thnks for all that u do!!! September 15, 2010 at 09:10 AM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview.

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Process EVA Letter Blog 73

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Why do we constantly need to be reminded to be polite, offer praise for job well done? Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. One of the easiest ways to implement a positive environment amongs peers.

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Blog Self-aware Letter Greenleaf 167

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

For every company wrestling with evolutions in its strategy, success depends as much on matching the operating model to those evolutions as it does on the soundness of the strategy itself. But exactly how do today’s companies create or update an operating model to match adaptations or wholesale changes in strategy?

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