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Leadership Is An Endurance Sport

Joseph Lalonde

People regularly ask me why I continue to participate in endurance sports. These endurance sports range from half marathons, to biking, and more. Endurance sports push my body and mind to the limits. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Leadership Is An Endurance Sport Leadership isn’t easy.

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Parents as Leadership Coaches

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s interesting to see leaders who take their servant leadership philosophy seriously at work, but have a more hovering approach when it comes to their children. The best way to learn leadership is by leading. As I was writing the Parent’s Guide to Leadership, I asked him what he remembers most about our work on leadership growing up.

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The Intangibles: Leadership Approach & Authenticity

N2Growth Blog

This reality is only magnified by the growing leadership gap we are experiencing not just here in the United States, but globally. Seasoned leaders are retiring or exiting the workforce at a higher rate than almost ever before, and there are fewer and fewer millennials and gen Z employees interested in leadership roles.

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Check for Understanding: A Leadership Communication Best Practice (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

” Why is a Check for Understanding a Powerful Leadership Communication Best Practice? Of all the leadership communication techniques we share in our leadership programs , the check for understanding always rises to the top as one of the easiest to do, while having the fastest impact. Communication is a team sport.

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Wisdom from Sports Coaches You May Not Have Heard

Lead Change Blog

We revere sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. Business is a team sport. John Wooden’s Definition of Leadership. John Wooden may be the most quoted sports coach there is. Look beyond those quick hits to longer bits of leadership advice.

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Coaching is a Participative Sport

Lead Change Blog

One of my biggest and hardest life, love, and leadership lessons was learning the power of seeking to understand and doing so before offering advice or solutions. Leadership, as it’s often practiced today, rewards people for having all the answers, being right, and being assertive in sharing those right answers. What do you think?

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Gratitude as a Team Sport

Kevin Eikenberry

The post Gratitude as a Team Sport appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. But those experiences also leave us thinking about gratitude as a personal thing. While gratitude is a personal experience, we can share it with others. And when we do, […].

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