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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.

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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. The post Wisdom from Sports Coaches You May Not Have Heard appeared first on Lead Change.

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Coaching is a Participative Sport

Lead Change Blog

The post Coaching is a Participative Sport appeared first on Lead Change. Leadership, as it’s often practiced today, rewards people for having all the answers, being right, and being assertive in sharing those right answers. I think it’s time that that approach be tempered with a measure of humility and curiosity. What do you think?

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Gratitude as a Team Sport

Kevin Eikenberry

The post Gratitude as a Team Sport appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. But those experiences also leave us thinking about gratitude as a personal thing. While gratitude is a personal experience, we can share it with others. And when we do, […].

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Echo Effect: The Secret to Giving (and Getting) Better Feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

They get better feedback because communication is a team sport. Ways to make feedback a normal thing: Quick check-ins after projects Feedback huddles (yes, like a sports team!) They use echolocationsending out sound waves, listening to the echoes, and adjusting based on what they hear. But heres the key: they dont do it alone.

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How I helped deliver a state-of-the-art e-sports facility

Chartered Management Institute

Its not just fans of sports like football, golf, tennis and Formula 1 who want live action streamed from the farthest reaches of the globe direct to their homes. Press start to begin In 2018, the University of Staffordshire became the first UK university to launch a dedicated e-sports degree.

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The Myth of the Self-Made Executive: Embracing Collaboration and Assistance

Rich Gee Group

Success is a team sport, period. Remember, success is a team sport. Maybe it was your first customers who took a chance on your product. Maybe it was a mentor who gave you that critical piece of advice. Maybe your team was grinding it out late at night to make your vision a reality. Think about it.

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