Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

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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Leading Blog

JUNE 28, 2017

T HE AMERICA'S CUP is the world’s oldest international sporting trophy, first contested in 1851 when the schooner America crossed the Atlantic and beat 15 British yachts. Team New Zealand operates as a team. Great Teams Innovate. They made a habit of doing things differently; operating at the margins.

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LDRLB

JULY 23, 2012

The notion of business as a combination of sport and war was attributed to Emile Herzog (1885-1967), a French author who used the pen name, Andre Maurois. As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success. The new economy doesn’t operate that way. Desperate times require desperate measures.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. Often leaders are described by action words such as “results-oriented, innovative, driven and visionary”.

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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. I Think Not.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

As a kid in sports, I played my heart out, hated my opponents and cried when I lost. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.” For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

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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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 4, 2019

It might be your family, a high school sports team, volunteer organization, or a work team. They typically look at their employees as having separate accountabilities (“John is accountable for sales, Mary is accountable for operations, etc.”) Take a moment and think of the best team you have ever been a part of.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 21, 2020

Great leaders recognize that business success is a team sport and they cannot do it all for themselves. There is little or no opportunity for the team member to provide any creativity or innovation to the process, and often learning is limited. “We need to get rid of rules – real and imagined – and encourage independent thinking.”.

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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. I Think Not.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

To maintain longevity in their industry, producers and creative teams need to continuously produce new and innovative ideas. Their visions are so innovative and ambitious that they can’t be achieved simply by using conventional means, so builders often need to reinvent and rethink ways to achieve them.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Formula 1 racing is an industry built on speed, innovation, and teamwork. F1 racing has historically been a male-dominated sport, but that is changing rapidly. Currently, no rules prevent women from competing in the sport, but the current grid of drivers is exclusively male.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 26, 2011

We’re constantly focusing on innovating. We believe in deep collaboration and cross pollination in order to innovate in a way others cannot. Apple’s is all about existing to make awesome products and operating under deep emotional principles. That goes for business and sports. Read it and you’ll understand why.

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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. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : Leadership is a contact sport and it’s often messy. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Remember that leadership is not a spectator sport. Great leaders will do anything to get off the bench and into the game.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

If you’re not familiar with it, stand-up paddle (SUP) boarding is one of the fasting growing sports around. Yet in business, leaders too often feel as though they’re operating under life and death conditions. Failure supports innovation and improvement. The Outdoor Industry Association reports that 1.24 And I know why.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

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? One question: in addition to the hierarchy (focused accountability) you identify so well, is it still possible that leadership can emerge at any level? I Think Not.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Our ability (and willingness) to learn impacts our personal and business growth, operational excellence, and our capacity to innovate. Because we have difficulty seeing ourselves and examining our own assumptions, “ learning is a team sport.” More than ever, it truly is learn or die.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 7, 2013

Local crime increases after public sporting events. At Stanford University, a machine learned to diagnose breast cancer better than human doctors by discovering an innovative method that considers a greater number of factors in a tissue sample. Online daters more consistently rated as attractive receive less interest.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 1, 2018

Life and Work Experience Everything from first jobs to playing on sports teams to boy scouts give us real life experience and skills. Sam Walton learned his retail operational skills from Ben Franklin. He is currently a professor at Princeton University, where he teaches entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

After the heavily disrupted sporting year in 2020, 2021 has offered up a glut of competitions, from the Euro and Copa America football tournaments to the Tour de France and Olympics. It has seemingly been a non-stop stream of sporting events to enjoy. Tense teams.

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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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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Louis have developed a model to help sporting institutions and public health officials understand the risks associated with re-opening stadia. The model assesses the health risk from attending a live sporting event versus other similar activities, including flying from an airport, going to school, or attending a church service.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 22, 2010

Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. How can you mindfully and proactively decide about conditions that confront you in the future? Posted in Uncategorized Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

When it comes to innovation, there are countless ways things might go wrong. If you manage to get the timing just right, your innovations will obviously benefit from huge tailwinds when entire industries are transitioning from the old to the new with you riding at the top of the wave. The importance of timing in innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 10, 2019

Guest post by Jamie Anderson and Gabor George: Truly creative leaders tap ideas from all ranks, and are typically skillful at fostering innovation. Up until recently Elon Musk’s eccentricity and wacky sense of humor have been seen by most as a reflection of his genius, being a maverick innovator and business leader.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 19, 2017

With Mother’s Day approaching, my wife and I treated my mother to lunch at an old-fashioned barbeque restaurant in a nearby town that sported one traffic light, two gas stations, and five churches. . Steve, take this money to the CVS at the end of the block and buy us a big battery operated wall clock to put on the wall right there.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 2, 2012

We’re constantly focusing on innovating. We believe in deep collaboration and cross pollination in order to innovate in a way others cannot. Apple’s is all about existing to make awesome products and operating under deep emotional principles. That goes for business and sports. Read it and you’ll understand why.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 22, 2024

The iGaming industry, encompassing online casinos, sports betting, poker, and other digital gaming platforms, is fiercely competitive and rapidly evolving. To succeed in this dynamic market, businesses must adopt innovative strategies that cater to the needs of modern gamers while standing out from the competition.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

What shared interests can you learn about that you can combine to catalyze innovation for your organization? Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Thanks for sharing this one. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Notes : GOALS Haiti just won Beyond Sport’s award for Best New Project. Last month, Kona was in San Francisco meeting Arnold Ambiel , Director of Operations for One World Futbol. Best of all, I find myself looking forward to Monday morning instead of burning out before the week even begins. 2 Degrees of Separation?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. I love it when I get comments that show how these techniques can work. Your niece sounds very special. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The village contains a co-work center, communal garden, sports center, workshop, an alternative school, and a spiritual kitchen, with ready views of both the ocean and mountains to residents. “In The co-working community currently consists of some 72 different nationalities, housed in 80 villas.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

Guess I’d add CURIOSITY – if I were to add to this cool list:-) Curiosity’s the gift of staying alive mentally – looking for nuances that could hold innovation possibilities – the lifeline that prevents us from defaulting to ruts – the trigger that stirs up more brainpower when we could be bored.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Creativity and innovation depend on it! Too often leaders and managers miss out on marking achievements and innovations… their own as well as those of others! Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

But let’s face it — Providence, RI, where Sidney lives, is not exactly a professional sports powerhouse. BIF BIF10 Brown University CCChampions Cancer HBR Innovation Leadership Networking Sidney Kushner Storytelling Strategy Vala Afshar Virtues-Values' Yet Boston is nearby! What’s the worst Vala could say?

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