N2Growth Blog

MARCH 27, 2014

Only the strongest teams will survive and while their defensive pressure, explosive running game or deep shooting might define their style, their success rests on five obsessions. These obsessions are common to champions and may very well help your team in your competitive endeavor. . The teams that do this best will move on.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 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 in war, a common enemy is a great place to unify and motivate a team behind a worthy cause. As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

When I ask clients for examples of great teams, the responses invariably include sports teams. Some good lessons can be learned from sports, but it isn’t enough to use (or overuse) sports teams as role models. Start searching out non-sports role models. Who are your teamwork role models?

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2023

The use of underdog narratives is a popular leadership tactic that has been proven effective in motivating teams and organizations. Leaders in various industries, such as telecommunications and sports, often employ these narratives to create a compelling story of overcoming adversity and achieving success against the odds.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In countless cases, leaders have missed opportunities to tap into the enormous potential associated with the development of character to create innovation and excellence. But what has become abundantly clear is that disregarding the science of leaders’ character has led to incredible dysfunction for organizations and society as a whole.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It’s commonly seen in a sporting context, but brands have also capitalized on it to help communicate their journey. Research from the University of South Florida shows how leaders can also cultivate this underdog spirit within their organizations to help give teams the confidence to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 15, 2014

Are you a leader who build teams that innovate again and again? Creating and sustaining an organization that is consistently innovative is extremely difficult (and rare). The best leaders of innovation see their role quite differently. Former Pixar […] Are you a leader who build teams that innovate again and again?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2024

Through innovative strategies, he successfully transformed the culture, propelling his submarine's ranking and retention from last place to first place in the Pacific Fleet within a remarkable two-year period. When he assumed command of the USS Texas, the ship ranked at the bottom of its squadron and faced recurring safety issues.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 4, 2018

Yet, it also speaks volumes about Kerr’s sharp understanding of team dynamics, and his acceptance of the new-age role of a coach. In days gone by, sports coaches took a more hard-line, militaristic approach to leading. As Kokoskov says, “there is no such things as a perfect coach, only a perfect coach for a particular team.”.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Entrepreneurs, c orporate executives and managers know from experience that the best teams sport a rare mixture of friction, freedom and alignment. So how do you assemble a great team? They master challenges with a characteristic approach, and echo the habits of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs. How do we know?

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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. Great leaders empower others to success by setting the GPS for the business and then rallying the team members to follow. However, team members will only follow if they: are aligned with the vision.

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Talent Anarchy 1

JULY 9, 2018

But the big drivers of creativity and innovation seem to go directly and repeatedly through other human beings. Are there ways that your team operationalizes that? And they are good things, I recommend them all. How do you do that?

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Mills Scofield

AUGUST 17, 2012

That’s why dreams are innovation’s fuel. We know what happens to organizations that don’t innovate - look at the 1990 Fortune 100 list. So how do we become an ODE to innovation? If individuals aren’t allowed to dream, how can teams and organizations? Can you become an ODE to Innovation?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Team Building. Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared Two Question Activities to Create Connection and Empathy in Your Remote Team Meetings.

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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 in war, a common enemy is a great place to unify and motivate a team behind a worthy cause. As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Companies love saying it but employees dread hearing it— it’s time for some team-building activities ! We’d be lying if we said companies loved them either as the process of organizing and scheduling team activities for work can be quite laborious. Let us look at some examples.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 14, 2013

Everyone could benefit from a daily dose of the best team leadership that podcasts offer. That said, if you have tired of top 40 music and sports talk radio and would like to motivate yourself with a varied collection of interesting ideas, experiment for a few days with using your drive time as an opportunity to expand on your education.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 24, 2020

Some teams work despite the fact that there aren’t many standout performers. Why is one team successful and another not? I am always studying what makes a team great, and I enjoyed reading Mike Robbins’ book, We’re All In This Together. And, my junior year in high school I made the varsity basketball team. Why is that?

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 7, 2021

In fact, current economic challenges demand that our entire team communicates and works together at the highest efficiency. We can certainly understand that some teams have become rusty and have experienced challenges to their productivity levels along the way. The leadership advantage. Contact us for more details.

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HR Digest

MAY 9, 2024

According to Retail Dive , the company has returned to conversations with outlets like Macy’s, Foot Locker, and DSW to help make progress with innovation. The company’s Chief Design Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief DEI Officer, and head of the women’s business were also changed according to the report.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

as thousands of Spanish fans who were barred from watching their team at home flocked to Merseyside to watch their team in England. Louis have developed a model to help sporting institutions and public health officials understand the risks associated with re-opening stadia. Reducing the risk.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 25, 2016

How do I create a culture for innovation? A new book, The Innovation Formula , is an guide where the latest scientific research tells us very clearly what works and what doesn't. This book aims to remedy that--to give you a clear, practical understanding of what has been scientifically proven to create a culture of innovation.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

In today’s increasingly cynical climate, it’s easy to think that enterprise-wide team-building exercises are useless. And with good reason: many companies have made the mistake in confusing team-building with team competing. But cooking in teams allows for communication, camaraderie, and corporate bonding.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Innovation is a subject that fascinates and beguiles us at the same time. There are many myths about innovation. And myths in our own minds which often inhibit innovation. 63 Innovation Nuggets will inspire you to develop your own innovation talents as well as innovate new products and services.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress? We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music.

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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

APRIL 30, 2019

Communication Practices of High-Performance Management Teams by @artpetty. How to Create a Culture of Innovation from @Ex2Lead. 4 Things You can Give Your Team from @wallybock. The Decline of Teamwork in Sports by @patricklencioni. How to Take Charge of Your Remote Meetings via @LetsGrowLeaders.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 18, 2021

His company sponsored scores of future professionals in the sport when no one else would take the risk. Before they even get started down the path of innovation, they decide coming up with fresh ideas and/or securing funding isn’t in their wheelhouse. You’re asked to bring something you’re stellar at to the party.

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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. A good team.

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Experience to Lead

APRIL 18, 2022

Major changes to the workplace have emerged based on the increased attention to mindfulness, including corporate gym memberships and playing sports on company outings. As a leader, offering programs that explore the work-life interface can also create a shared understanding of well-being within your team. Let’s have a conversation.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Marina shares: “ While trust is the foundation for productive relationships and high-performing teams, it’s not something that can be achieved overnight.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 22, 2019

Various studies have proven Machiavelli’s dictum in The Prince that innovators tend to have no friends among those whose status quo they promise to disrupt, and lukewarm support from those who might benefit from the future they are bringing about. Managing a team of mavericks. Encouraging quirkiness.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Until…there’s too much of it, and its dark side surfaces: lack of innovation, narrow-minded thinking, ingrained and unquestioned bias, outdated practices, and failure to grow as a person. The connection took up as if we were finishing a conversation begun only the day before. Familiarity is so comforting. Boredom, too.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Or, it could be used poorly – just ask executives at Sports Illustrated who were recently terminated for their misuse of AI tools. Language Translation: Break down language barriers in global teams with real-time translation. Idea Generation: Struggling to come up with ideas for a team activity, product innovation, or rewards?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

As the most trusted mental coach in the world of sports, Trevor Moawad has worked with many of the most dominant athletes and the savviest coaches. The Innovation Ultimatum : Six strategic technologies that will reshape every business in the 2020s by Steve Brown. How do you test in online and brick-and-mortar businesses?

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Many hope that the event will prove to be a watershed moment for the sport and project it in front of a completely new audience. ” They suggest that more work is needed to better understand how social media can be used to ensure athletes get the right kind of attention and not the abuse that was targeted at the England men’s team.

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