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The Five Obsessions of Winning Teams

N2Growth Blog

Every coach, player and student manager is considered a leader and they understand that they compete as a leadership team against another team of leaders. Basketball is a sport where the most talented teams don’t always win but those that create a culture of leadership almost always do. Follow me on Twitter @brianlayer.

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Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness.

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 28, 2010 02:58 pm under connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow A participant in a recent session Jason Pankau and I were teaching on Connection Cultures and employee engagement shared that she connects with her sons by talking about sports. why is everyone smiling?

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Four Essential Behaviors for Every Leader

Leading Blog

It’s that sense of meaning that inspires us to think of new, innovative ways to do the work. There’s a reason that professional sports teams pay millions of dollars for a coaching team. Managing Engineers are expected to have their hands on a keyboard most of the time.

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Influencing Creativity and Innovation

Persuasive Powerhouse

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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Why You Need the Venture Mindset

Leading Blog

Innovation is key to sustainability. Too many ideas may distract and disorient the management.” This inability to source deals from outside the four walls, and to do so quickly, is one of the main reasons why innovation in so many companies is stifled. Innovation is a team sport indeed. Have more than one bet.

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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up. It requires zero talent to be present mentally and physically. I Think Not.

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Why Leaders Need to Think More Like Professional Gamblers

Leading Blog

We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. Our instinct for determinism may well have been an evolutionary innovation. Let’s consider a few examples.