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Sports Teams Are NOT Work Teams

Mike Cardus

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. Are you a sports fan? Plus the whole idea of Fandom freaks me out.

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How leaders seek the best in others?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership When you are a leader, you are working with people. But leadership is a team sport. His background consists of customer service operations in the hotel industry for almost 15 years and working for companies like Marriott, Hilton and Starwood hotels.

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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Leading Blog

Building on the shoulders of such philosophical giants and the subsequent research over millennia, science has further defined, assessed, and developed the concept of character to apply findings to organizational leadership. The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice.

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Developing Positive Leadership Habits

Persuasive Powerhouse

Showing your humanity by admitting them and apologizing can help you develop better relationships with your followers Create an action plan and ask someone – mentor, friend, coach – to hold you accountable; meet with them regularly to discuss your progress and challenges. Developing Positive Leadership Habits (aspire-cs.com) [.]

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Four Essential Behaviors for Every Leader

Leading Blog

Throw in complex organizations operating in complex markets, and you’ve really got to marvel at how it all comes together every day. These leaders continually remind everyone — from the janitors to the developers at the company — of how their company is making a positive impact on the world and the role each individual plays in that impact.

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What Can Leaders Learn from Elite Athletes About High-Level Performance?

Leading Blog

The problem is that most business executives, even high-performing ones, dont recognize the value of mental state like elite athletes do, so they dont develop skills and habits to get to that state consistently and effortlessly. His background is in organizational development, with a focus on leadership, strategy, and process optimization.

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Note to c-suite: flaunt your learning and development | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Suggestions for C-suite executives Be open about your own learning and development. Don’t think for a second that leaders throughout the organization don’t notice the absence of discussion about c-suite development and learning. Your support of learning and development at all levels in the organization is crucial.