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. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further. Collaborating with other business functions is often an adjustment for sales and marketing leaders. Still, they can’t go it alone and expect to win the game.

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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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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2020

In this wide-ranging interview, David and David discuss how to rapidly make effective leadership decisions, how to keep your ego from derailing your influence and effectiveness, a three-step process to quickly work through strong emotions and find a productive response, techniques […].

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

In reflecting on my 18 years as a professional resource in strategy, culture and leadership, I want to share 10 exceptional strategies executives can follow and implement to help survive the challenges of growing a healthy and sustainable organization: Have a good partner. Be methodical, slow and purposeful when hiring your leadership team.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Welcome to the February 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. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership provided Taking Stock. Communication.

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This skill goes well beyond intuition; it combines experience, strategic insight, and an acute awareness of market dynamics, customer behaviors, and organizational pressures. Execution : His ability to translate strategic insights into operational actionssuch as building AWScemented Amazons leadership.

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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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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. Therein lies the leadership lesson. How did they do it? Buck Showalter put it this way in the article: “I’m happy for the players; I didn’t do this,” he said.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Throw in complex organizations operating in complex markets, and you’ve really got to marvel at how it all comes together every day. 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.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Sports metaphors are everywhere in the workplace, but there’s no denying that the leadership and teamwork skills found in the sports setting teach important lessons. While you do not manage those individuals, you can have a major effect on their productivity and success.

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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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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2023 curated just for you. Greg Harden spent over 30 years building them at the University of Michigan and gained national recognition when 60 Minutes Sports profiled him as "Michigan's Secret Weapon." Champions aren't born. They're built.

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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. It’s typically not the player with the highest market value.

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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. Brad has more than 18 years of business development, consultative sales, and marketing experience. It’s our Super Bowl, our World Series and our Stanley Cup. Don’t believe me?

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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. And the added benefit (given what I do for a living) is that stand-up paddle boarding also offers a treasure trove of leadership lessons! What leadership lessons did the experience teach you? And I know why.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 30, 2012

In my blog of two weeks ago, entitled The Leadership Love-In [link] I reiterated the never ending need for better leadership. I also extended kudos to a handful of passionate leadership bloggers who I consider to be experts in their field (links listed below). Leadership Bloggers I follow: Mike Myatt at [link].

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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 delusion is that market share is the “be all and end all” of business success.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 1, 2012

In my blog of last week, entitled A Monster of an Idea , I gave kudos to the Monster Beverage Corporation for becoming a ridiculously -profitable, high-growth $2 billion dollar enterprise despite ignoring the Holy Grail of marketing commandments. A market did not exist for his brainchild; Mateschitz believed he could create one.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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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. Recently I spoke to a group of high-school marketing educators about the current state of social media marketing. Thanks for adding to the discussion Becky.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Leadership. by John • November 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. Sports teams with momentum go on inexplicable winning streaks while opponents can’t seem to string two wins together no matter how hard they try or how ‘talented’ their roster. Leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Other elements come into play as well in shaping how we approach situations and people, things as simple as what sports teams we root for or which political party we support. I once had a boss who had an imaginary grid on his desktop—financials had a certain resting spot as did staff reports and marketing news.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Swearing boosts leadership. If the guys are big sports fans in your workplace, you might take the time to read up and follow the teams they like so you can connect on a topic they’re interested in. Katie Russell is a digital marketing specialist at E Pluribus Partners. Photo source: freedigitalphotos.net. Creator: stockimages.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 3, 2012

In this series of traditional and social media marketing messages, Domino’s Pizza confessed to poor quality and said they would change. My favorite Sports store, Gazelle Sports , does a great job at this. Domino’s pizza did a good job of this with their “ Oh Yes We Did ” campaign.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

He went on to start two successful gaming companies, Matchbook, a sports betting exchange community, and Smartodds, which provides statistical research and sports modeling services. Ankersen’s insight was this: soccer is one of the world’s unfairest sports. How many new customers churn after just a few months?

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

What struck me the first time I listened to this podcast is how beautifully these principles apply to product management, to leadership and to life in general. This is the career record of Larry Gelwix, coach of the Highland High rugby team (Salt Lake City) for more than three decades.

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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?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. 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. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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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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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson by Kevin Eikenberry on November 5, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning I grew up like many men my age, a big baseball fan. Sparky died yesterday at age 76.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Their ‘elite belief’ in a sport requires a mental focus and intensity that is different from the way that many others approach tasks. It’s a radio show and podcast from NPR that delves into the areas where the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. It’s a cool show. So to push themselves — they lie.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2024

The Importance of an Effective Athletic Director Search In the world of athletics, a strong and effective athletic director is essential for the success of any sports program. An effective athletic director must have strong leadership abilities, overseeing the entire athletic department and guiding its staff and athletes.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 29, 2010

An example might be, “I want to own a BMW Z4 sports car&#. Steps - Chunk out each goal into simple and realistic tasks or activities. In addition, look at your goal, if it is too big or unwieldy, break it up into manageable steps. Normal steps might be save money, research best way to purchase, buy car. Unported License.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2016

We can envision these noble, resonant, and genuine leaders as icons of effective leadership. But these virtuous leadership attributes are not the essence of leadership effectiveness. Authenticity without a positive impact on someone else is more narcissism than leadership. Who will benefit from my choices today?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

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. The sport has recognized the importance of engaging with fans and providing them with an unforgettable experience.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Leadership. by John • October 3, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. At least each of ‘em got a spanking new sports car.” There may be many styles of leadership, and some will hinge on the state of the business. Leadership. Tags: CEO , HR , Leadership , Life. About John.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team. Sure, leadership can be learned, but not everyone is willing to learn, and even if they are, education takes time and has a very real cost.

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