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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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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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 23, 2012

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. Are you a sports fan? What do you think?

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 3, 2024

“When you put learning at the center of everything you do, you'll grow your career, boost your leadership skills, enrich your relationships, and increase your joy and fulfillment in life,” explains David Novak , author (with Lari Bishop ) of the new book and practical guide, How Leaders Learn.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 2, 2018

Much of our leadership is given to ensure our customers have the best CX – customer experience – or if you are in the tech industry, the best UX – user experience. In other words, how many of your employees are having the best LX – Leadership Experience? That’s where Leadership Experience emerges.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

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. In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Navigate political conflict at work with a combination of clarity, connection, and curiosity When you think of talking with people at work who have different political beliefs, your first response might be like that of many people we’ve encountered as we wrote Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict : “Yeah, no.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Enter political correctness. The controversy over American sports team branding and mascots has been going on for years. Today, people find reasons to get upset about anything in the name of political correctness. Some teams have made alterations such as the Washington Bullets, who became the Wizards.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

People will relentlessly seek opportunities for social mixing on a larger scale in sporting events, concerts, and political rallies. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Potential – Interference = Performance I FIRST encountered this equation in the context of peak performance in the sports world. Most endeavors struggle with a number of challenges — technical, social, and political. The interference could come externally but often comes internally in an athlete — freezing up or choking on the spot.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 13, 2022

Political and social unrest, a global pandemic, a massive shift to remote work, record levels of low trust in institutions, supply chain bottlenecks, the Great Resignation, rising inflation, and now war in Ukraine, are just a few of the challenges affecting us in one way or another. Inside Out Leadership. Upside Down Leadership.

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Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

By Linda Fisher Thornton I recently blogged about trends in ethical leadership, sharing 10 forces that are fueling a movement toward higher expectations for values-based leadership. Ethical Leader 7 Lenses business ethics trends complexity define ethical leadership ethical business leadership ethics'

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 2, 2012

I’ve read scads of books, blogs and journals on leadership. Leadership books, blogs, and tweets continue to command an impressive share of human interest as expressed by various readership analytics. Why the fascination with leadership? Leadership will always be vitally important. Apparently, neither can others.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Then we have 8 minutes of weather, 10 minutes of sports news, and finally, a positive “human interest” story to send us off with a smile. Promotions are earned for performance, not engaging in politics. Let’s get it right and tell the stories of the many leaders who do—every day, at every level of leadership. Real headliners.

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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 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. as team's defensive coordinator.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 7, 2016

And as timing would have it, I’ve recently been helping both of my children process through disappointing losses on the college political front and the baseball field. As with most leadership challenges, there’s hardly a better strategy for helping your team lose well than asking great questions. ” -Muhammad Ali.

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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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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Reflections on Charismatic Leadership. Management scholars Jay Conger and Rabindra Kanungo introduced a framework for charismatic leadership, which I use to reflect on the case studies of Alexander the Great and General Charles de Gaulle. Printed by permission. . Jan-Benedict Steenkamp.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It can happen with any kind of team – a work team, sports team, political team, or volunteer team… in any kind of setting – business, government, school, non-profit. → Read More: Why Good Teams Make Bad Decisions The post Why Good Teams Make Bad Decisions appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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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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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 24, 2013

While it’s all too easy to make clients, work or business the topic of conversation when you are socializing with your colleagues, you will have much more to talk about if you stay well informed about events or activities such as sports, current events, places to vacation or. Just one big caveat: Avoid politics.

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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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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. Self Leadership differences diversity inclusion' Diversity of thought, opinion, and perspective yields richer and more productive outcomes.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Still, our stalemate provides an important leadership lesson. Leadership is difficult in a representative government. The President and Congressional leaders have power and authority but not enough to direct a solution so they have to exercise persuasive leadership–peer leadership—to get things done.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

At that time most people still assumed that coaching was done primarily in sports not business. When companies hired a coach for an executive then, it was primarily because that executive needed some assistance to improve their leadership and management skills; that they weren’t meeting the expectations of their position.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Look beyond the usual divides of race, religion and politics and see people as persons… with same wants, fears, hopes and dreams. In Jamaica they try to have sporting activities played by mixed teams from rival communities. By this I mean I am polite, courteous and respectful to all, especially by saying please and thank you.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For those of you who watched the Super Bowl this weekend, did you gain any leadership takeaways? It seems that sports frequently provides an opportunity for leadership analogies! ” Follow Jane on Twitter @thehrgoddess. Jennifer V.

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ExactHire - Leadership

JANUARY 21, 2020

Some are easy to identify; they may hold political office, run successful businesses, minister at churches, command troops, or quarterback their teams to victory. In fact, title and popularity are not reliable indicators of effective leadership. Losing the Leadership Path. Reignite Your Leadership Skills.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 6, 2014

As an alternative, it’s best to pull the person aside and have an honest, polite conversation. 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.

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CO2

JANUARY 29, 2012

Leaders in all spheres–education, business, politics, sports–feel compelled to address short-term concerns, now more than ever. Leadership requires clarity of purpose, long-term vision, and committed action. The pressure to show results quickly is so very strong. On action alone be thy interest, Never on its fruits.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 14, 2015

There are as many definitions for leadership as there are companies that have leaders, yet at the core, leadership is about alignment. When you make a decision that does not match the mission and values stated on the company website, then you are out of alignment in your leadership. The same is true for employees.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2017

Even in organizations that invest in leadership development struggle with helping new leaders fully comprehend what it means to lead. What most leadership programs neglect to cover, but that new leaders quickly discover, is that leadership is massively freakin’ hard. Leadership can be a lonely endeavor.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 18, 2013

We can find examples of effective teamwork in all types of environments – sports, military, and even historically in politics (e.g. Collaborative leadership is based on respect, trust and the wise use of power. All three of these are important. All three are aspects of teamwork. But they are not the same!

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Being antagonistic just for the sport of it isn’t. Thomas Paine, political activity. Additionally, there’s also a “Promoter of Justice” whose role is to argue in favor of the facts. Purposefully poking meaningful holes in a position or idea is priceless. By design, there was a contrarian on nearly every team I lead.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Guest post from Bernie Swain : Leadership requires all sorts of qualities: judgment, character, confidence, an unshakeable commitment to a work ethic guided by a moral compass. When he was 10 months old, Jeffrey had a shunt implanted—shunts drain away excess fluid—and he became an active kid who played sports and did well academically.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2015

With a mop of curly hair, polite demeanor, and introverted personality (he described book reading as one of his favorite forms of relaxation), Puyol did not fit the stereotype of a footballer, much less a leader. The post Leadership “Moment of Truth” for FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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