ESPN’s Jay Williams: Sports, Culture, and Leadership
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
What we can learn from the NBA about reckoning with race at work.
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The Greatest Leadership Myth Ever-Busted!
Rick Conlow
OCTOBER 2, 2021
The greatest leadership myth is not just about the American culture. Unfortunately, it’s a phenomenon that has infiltrated leadership thought globally. ” The Greatest Leadership Myth Busted. The greatest leadership myth says it is all about the leader. A Proven Option to the Greatest Leadership Myth.
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25 Team Leadership Quotes that Inspire Greatness
Rick Conlow
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Team leadership is a precious skill. 25 Quotes about Team Leadership. Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.” More Great Quotes about Team Leadership. Team leadership is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results.” Max De Pree.
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Practice Congruence to Create an Effective Culture
Johanna Rothman
DECEMBER 16, 2021
However, blaming doesn't create an effective culture. That's why it's worth discussing the role congruence plays in your culture. What Role Does Congruence Play in Your Culture? I've said that culture is: What we can discuss. I've said that culture is: What we can discuss. The teams are stretched too thin.
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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
JANUARY 25, 2016
AlixPartners is headed up by an Executive Leadership team that consists of their CEO, General Counsel, Chiefs, Regional Leaders and Practice Leaders. Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness. ALIXPARTNERS CULTURE . The post AlixPartners Interviews and Culture appeared first on Management Consulted. Practice Areas.
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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
APRIL 11, 2016
IRI was kept intentionally small by its leadership, many of whom became founding principals at The Brattle Group, so that they could close their doors for a month at a time and take vacations together. . THE BRATTLE GROUP CULTURE. All in all, it looks like the culture within Brattle Group is very strong. Leadership skills?
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Front-Line To C-Suite | Inside The Heart and Mind of Former Disney COO and Experience Steward Jim MacPhee
Consulting Matters
JULY 7, 2022
Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? Jim offers powerful insight into what created his leadership philosophies and practices. If you're an org looking for leadership, culture, experience, and transformation, connect with Jim.
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156 FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The FTI Technology practice played a substantial role in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation that both news and sports casters covered religiously. Leadership Forums. FTI CONSULTING CULTURE. How has the firm grown from a podunk, small-town cluster to a global behemoth?
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Job Hub: Tesla Motors Jobs and Culture
Management Consulted
AUGUST 23, 2015
Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Tesla Motors. History & Culture. Tesla Motors first gained widespread attention following its production of the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car. Starbucks Jobs and Culture. ” Enjoy! Prepare for interviews.
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How to Build a Better Organization? Build Better People.
Markovitz Consulting
OCTOBER 24, 2017
The “All Blacks,” New Zealand’s rugby team, is arguably the most successful sports team in history. A new management team under Graham Henry began to rebuild the world's most successful sports team with a culture emphasizing individual character and personal leadership. However, something went wrong in 2003.
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5 Signs Your Organization Might Be Headed for an Ethics Scandal
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 18, 2017
They replicate despite changes in leadership and in management systems. ” Metaphors of war and sport , common in this context, help to shift the frame away from that of individual choice. Unethical cultures have similarities, but what we need to describe is an absence. These conditions seem to persist and metastasize.
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What's Servant Leadership?
Organizational Talent Consulting
MAY 8, 2023
Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts but have questions about how servant leadership differs from other leadership styles or if a servant leadership approach is appropriate for your team. For example, consider two employees walking down a hall.
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The Problem with Rewarding Individual Performers
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 27, 2016
In 1968, The Ohio State Buckeyes football team started one of the most cherished traditions in American sports. Although leaders are concerned with collective success, most organizations—from sports teams to universities to global companies—still focus on rewarding individual performance.
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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others
Harmonious Workplaces
JANUARY 25, 2024
Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. The show has captured my attention and a little of my heart.
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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books
Epicflow
JANUARY 31, 2023
In addition to the “technical side” of project management, the author shares his ideas regarding effective stakeholder management, trust-based leadership, and effective decision-making as well as gives a variety of tools and techniques that can add value to your daily project management activities.
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Strategic Leadership and Personal Wellness with Rich Horwath
Leadership Vision Consulting
APRIL 14, 2024
In this episode, we unlock the secrets of strategic leadership and personal wellness with Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute. Join us for this enriching discussion that will bolster your leadership fitness in mental toughness, time management, and self-care.
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45 Sports & StrengthsFinder – Using Strengths to Build Strong Teams
Leadership Vision Consulting
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Strengths help people, teams and cultures become more self-aware and productive. Having worked with numerous high level sports’ teams I know coaches would rather have this information than not have it at all. He has embraced a strengths based culture in his program. Overall this is my 11th year of coaching at different schools.
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If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 15, 2018
This celebration of humility sounds great, and it is, but it flies in the face of daily headlines in the Journal and the realities of our business and political cultures. ’” Those are the roots of the know-it-all style of leadership. “They said without hesitation, ‘It means I can now tell others what to do.’”
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Why CEOs Devote So Much Time to Their Hobbies
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 8, 2018
This helped us build a rich picture about how they and others connect their hobbies to their leadership. ” This does not help their performance, as research shows: Excessive stress impairs strategic thinking , and it leads to increased aggression and reduced ability to engage in positive leadership behaviors.
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Motivating Your Most Creative Employees
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
However, organizations are often unable to put in place the right processes, leadership, and culture to turn creative ideas into actual innovations, which causes even their most creative employees to underperform. Leading a Brainstorming Session with a Cross-Cultural Team. You and Your Team Series. Thinking Creatively.
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Best Change Management Methodology
Harmonious Workplaces
JANUARY 25, 2025
A truck or van is a better fit than a sports car. Just like asking, Whats the best car? the truth is that there is no one best Change Management methodology. Do you need to haul a lot of things? Do you drive in a lot […] The post Best Change Management Methodology appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.
How Military Veterans Can Turn Their Skills into a Corporate Career
Harvard Business
MARCH 21, 2018
In addition to networking their way into new professional circles and learning new cultural mores, veterans have to face down the even more fundamental questions: what career will best suit them? Those leadership abilities, she knew, could be applied inside a corporation — and she was ultimately able to make that case successfully.
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Research: How You Feel About Individualism Is Influenced by Your Social Class
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2017
Although many institutions, such as school and workplaces, can benefit from a strong dose of interdependence and collaboration, they tend to prioritize independence as the cultural ideal. This cultural mismatch is associated with earning lower grades in college.
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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym
Harvard Business
MARCH 12, 2018
In contrast to “transformational” and “authentic” leadership, which has been criticized for being fuzzy and wishy-washy , “fitness leadership,” as we refer to it, offers a more concrete approach. ” “We have so much to learn from sports culture”, Bunge continued.
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4 Self-Improvement Myths That May Be Holding You Back
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
These assertions are based on a diverse set of fields, including psychology, sports, arts, and leadership. In the end, improvement comes from knowing our own unique challenges and abilities, not from following pop-culture formulas. This is not just advice for your own improvement; it’s a way to lead others.
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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege
Organizational Talent Consulting
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Leadership creates pressure. What is the alternative to leadership pressure? What is the alternative to leadership pressure? Here are three reasons to embrace the leadership journey and the pressure it brings and four tips for making better decisions under pressure. "A No productive conflict? No aligned goals?
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Woman Leader Brought In To Fix NFL Embarrassment
Simon Associates
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Why is this important for leadership? Morgan is important for three reasons: First , in a male dominated sport, until recently it went against the established norms to hire a female senior executive. The hiring of Ms. Three of my previous blogs talk to this point: Two Incredible Women Who Are Succeeding In A Man's World.
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PGA of America’s Sandy Cross: Making Golf More Inclusive
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 23, 2020
How one golf executive is reckoning with the sport’s past discrimination and building a more inclusive future.
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Does Your Culture Promote the Right Behaviors?
LSA Global
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Be Mindful of the Workplace Culture You Create. Does your culture promote the right behaviors? Your strategy must go through your culture to be successfully implemented. How leaders define and shape their corporate culture is a critical variable in defining the success and failure of their business strategies.
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Great Leadership from the Inside Out: Live, Love, and Lead by Conscience
Makarios Consulting
MAY 18, 2022
In this five-part series, we will be looking at “Great Leadership from the Inside Out” … because what is within you as a leader determines what comes out of your leadership. “A So say James Sipe and Don Frick in their classic book Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership. Most of us would agree.
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Great Leadership from the Inside Out: Live, Love, and Lead by Conscience
Makarios Consulting
MAY 18, 2022
In this five-part series, we will be looking at “Great Leadership from the Inside Out” … because what is within you as a leader determines what comes out of your leadership. “A So say James Sipe and Don Frick in their classic book Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership. Most of us would agree.
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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East
Management Consulted
APRIL 2, 2017
McKinsey works relentlessly towards promoting gender diversity in the Gulf, and empowers their women in leadership. Some recent projects include issues such as global energy solutions and large international sporting events. If these industries excite you, and you want to experience the exciting culture of the Middle East, A.T.
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Aging Societies Should Make More of Mentorship
Harvard Business
JULY 6, 2016
This last film sports the subtitle, “Experience Never Gets Old,” surely happy news to any Boomer thinking about their next chapter in the world of work.) And while we’re at it, why not take some sensible steps like co-locating elder care and child-care facilities — a key component of Singapore’s plan.
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128 Why the Best Internal Candidate Might Be from an Unlikely Part of the Company
Harvard Business
MARCH 8, 2018
Nearly a decade since Gallup released its bible, Strengths-Based Leadership, which asserts that great leaders are always investing in strengths, we are learning that the opposite may also be true. And research shows that those who remain in “learning mode” ultimately develop stronger leadership skills. Liane Davey.
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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC
Management Consulted
APRIL 20, 2014
30 minutes, questions covering background, fit, cultural fit, education, experience, future goals and plans, etc. Whether it’s on the sports field or in the workplace we all learn by example. 30 minutes, questions covering my background, experience, fit, etc.
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204 High Performance Cultures: What every organization can learn from Ferrari, Bentley, and Lamborghini
Claris Consulting
JULY 23, 2019
High performance cars are similar to high performance cultures. In my book, 7 Principles of Transformational Leadership I outlined that driving a culture that is the equivalent of a finely tuned sports car requires embracing five high performance mindset shifts. High performance cultures are hand built.
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40 How Women at the Top Can Renew Their Mental Energy
Harvard Business
APRIL 16, 2018
For women with leadership ambitions, there is no shortage of advice for how to reach the top. Senior leadership positions tend to come with bigger paychecks — and while your instinct might be to save the money, don’t forget that occasional self-indulgent spending can be a good investment, too. tomas robertson/unsplash.
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Black Professional Men Describe What It’s Like to Be in the Gender Majority but the Racial Minority
Harvard Business
APRIL 11, 2018
Even when they have Harvard MBAs, black women are generally absent in leadership positions at most Fortune 500 companies, and black men are in high-ranking roles in only a handful. It’s no secret that black people are widely underrepresented in the highest-status professional jobs.
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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs
Kates Kesler
JUNE 11, 2014
We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies. 4: Build Capabilities for the Future.
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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Hill began to dig into the scholarship around leadership and innovation, she soon realized there was a lot of research on both. What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor.
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How to Be an Effective Player-Coach at Work
LSA Global
MARCH 20, 2020
The origin of the term player-coach refers to a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. Although the practice is mostly extinct in sports, many companies today expect their managers – especially their first-level managers – to be an effective player-coach at work. Culture – Get Aligned.
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The Problem with Saying “Don’t Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutions”
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
What’s more, according to Wharton professor Adam Grant , solution-only thinking creates “a culture of advocacy instead of one of inquiry,” where each person comes into the situation locked into their way of solving the problem and lobbies hard for that particular solution rather than considering multiple perspectives.
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71 As Your Company Evolves, What Happens to Employees Who Don’t?
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
According to the Jobvite Recruiter Nation Report 2016 , 60% of recruiters say culture fit is of utmost importance in hiring decisions. You don’t have to sit on the sidelines and watch your company’s culture evolve away from your best employees. This situation occurs frequently in professional sports.
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Can You Really Power an Organization with Love?
Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2016
In leadership writing, one of the most widely sold leadership textbooks ( The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner) concludes that love is “the secret to life” and consider it the “best kept secret” of great leadership. You don’t need to use the word love.
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