Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2019

“I didn’t like you much after that,” said a former colleague and now friend as we reminisced about our early days in management. Back then, we were both newly promoted managers working for the same boss. As a new (and clueless) manager, I possessed that blissful unawareness that sometimes envelops us and facilitates doing stupid stuff.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Curley Fujihara, their 5-foot manager, stood on a chair with the broom raised high, allowing the players to practice shooting over what would feel like an impossible obstacle. In business, just as in sports, talent will always be valuable — but it’s not enough on its own.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 17, 2020

In this episode, you’ll meet Ellen Robinson, former General Manager for Denver Pepsi Cola and President of Ascent Sports (owners of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche). She will help you look at your leadership through a different lens and give […].

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

There are rich leadership lessons to be learned from politics and sports. Given that I try to avoid politics in this blog, please allow me the indulgence of referencing a headline from my favorite sport to make a point about leadership: Chiefs' Romeo Crennel fires himself. Select and hire capable first-line managers.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

T HE leadership question is top of mind for many people here in the United States and throughout the world. No matter what industry or organizational structure—business, politics, nonprofit, religious, entertainment or sports—examples abound where leaders have violated their trusted role and experienced a public downfall.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

(Terry’s Note: Hi all – Today I’m introducing a new series of posts, written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness to Organizations? She follows sports, not out of a love for it, but because it gives her a language to connect with her boys. why is everyone smiling?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 16, 2019

Hewitt: Leadership is one of the most regularly used words in the world of business, and arguably one of the most important. Leadership is “the action of leading a group of people or an organisation”, and there are two important things to note: Firstly, leadership does not necessarily require an official title.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 14, 2013

However, for a manager, being unskilled in leadership and not wanting do do anything about it is a recipe for failure. These managers are often stuck in their own comfort zone, over rely on a few key strengths and will justify their behavior by saying things like "hey, that's just the way I am". That's not always a bad thing.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 27, 2014

A Culture of Leadership: Successful teams obsess over leadership. 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. Follow me on Twitter @brianlayer.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 7, 2014

In her book My Life in Leadership , Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts, CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, and one of the greatest leaders I’ve ever met, wrote one of the best descriptions of listening and leadership I’ve ever read: “Listening is an art.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : I don’t specifically work in the area of strategy or leadership, but my work often affects those areas as what I do is help people change behavior. Mike Myatt : What’s been the most rewarding aspect of your work in the leadership field? My business has 3 primary aspects: I write, speak and coach.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2024 curated just for you. These professional risk-takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the twenty-first century.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 1, 2014

The reason we don’t want to give it is because our leaders and managers have power over us, our paychecks, advancement, and job security. Dr. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. The more successful a person is the more power they have.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 14, 2013

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Never let ‘em see you sweat. This advice is commonly touted in a variety of high pressure situations: life, school, sports, business deals. But does it have a place in leadership? This invitation [.].

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 9, 2013

As a parent and as a former coach of my son’s youth sports teams, I was filled with shock, horror, and disgust as I learned about the conduct of former Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice this past April. As you can probably imagine, the most skeptical responses I receive are usually from the bosses and managers themselves.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Welcome to the August 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! 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. Practice these steps to improve your coaching, leadership, and parenting.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

I N BUSINESS, as in sports, the aspect that distinguishes the best teams from the mediocre teams comes down to collaboration. Too often, managers put their heads down and focus only on their own departments. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further. His new book, Trust the Plan: Demand Management for Business Leaders (J.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leadership – What’s Love Got To Do With it? What’s love got to do with leadership? Thank you for highlighting such a great example of loving leadership. This one is for BB. Love always.)

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For that, executives can partner with an experienced leadership team coach. One Stanford study demonstrated that while about 75% of CEOs say they don’t receive any leadership advice, almost 100% of CEOs want this advice and welcome coaching. What is leadership performance coaching? What does a good leadership coach do?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

In the face of all this complexity, there are four basic behaviors that leaders can adopt that will drastically improve their leadership and, by extension, the experience of those they lead. Ken Rubin, an agile leadership visionary, has a fantastic analogy that I refer to often to explain the concept.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 27, 2013

Leadership is one of "those" important topics about which there is no shortage of information. But despite all that has been written or said concerning leadership, there are still some important areas that are all but ignored. Leadership always comes before management. Successful leadership is dictatorial in nature.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

He is also a media analyst writing for Bill Simmon’s The Ringer , where he also hosts his top-ten sports podcast, GM Street. Football is ultimately a business, and as in any successful business the most important ingredients are a sound culture, a realistic plan, strong leadership, and a talented workforce.” Leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Strategic leadership means leading for today, tomorrow, and beyond. When I taught a college course in strategic management, the notion of strategy as a fluid process rather than a static document created confusion for some of my students. When environmental changes accelerate, a strategic leadership approach becomes essential.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2020

They provide a unique window on the impact overly controlling, self-centered leadership styles can have on others: “Regarding the letter you sent, the heart of your servant is ill, when my lord said: Don’t you know how to read a letter? What are the enduring qualities of great leadership?

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 24, 2025

But beyond these definitions, we know that character is manifested in leadership, innovation, resilience, change, courage, loyalty, breaking barriers, and more, explains Robert (Bob), Character drives the best traits in our society, such as honesty, integrity, leadership, and transparency, and it drives others to exhibit those qualities.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. This question from Jason Ewing, from www.followthatleader.com : “In your opinion, at what age do people truly begin to develop leadership skills? As coaches, we always tried to incorporate leadership development (on the track) for ALL age groups.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This is a guest post by Jack Zenger, co-author of How To Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success By Magnifying Your Strengths. Readers will learn not only how to pinpoint their best leadership traits but will learn ways to leverage their strengths into ones that truly distinguish them. It conveys respect.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

It’s September, and for sports fans that means the NFL season is starting, and the Major League Baseball pennant races are heating up as they head to the postseason. It was a profile of Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter , whose team is in a great battle with the mighty New York Yankees for first place in their division.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 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. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 39 titles. it's what you put back in.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 30, 2012

Guest post by DDI's Bradford Thomas: Being from Kentucky—where we have no professional sports teams—March Madness rises to a whole different level. It probably isn’t surprising that a significant chunk of managers said that they were promoted because of their “technical expertise.” Don’t believe me? Check out this blog on ESPN.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Uniquely human skills. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 23, 2014

As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. If his players didn’t work hard enough during practice, as hard as he did preparing for it, he ordered them off the court, then had the student managers collect the balls, turn off the lights, and lock the doors. A Life Lived for Others. What legacy will we leave?

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 13, 2013

My son invited me to attend a session with renowned sports performance enhancement coach Dr. Craig Manning. If you want to be happier, work more effectively, or improve your leadership, take the time to listen. The Product Management Perspective: You work with a lot of different people, most of whom have opinions about your product.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Here are Lessons 6-10 of my 5-part series outlining 25 timeless leadership lessons -a primer and distillation of a lifetime of learning, and practicing, my great passion of leadership. Practice Full Spectrum Management . “It is Solved by Walking” Take the Leadership Litmus Test. Teach Instead of Tell.

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