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Nudging Employees to Make More Sustainable Choices

Harvard Business

Decarbonization efforts across various sectors have affected the car industry tremendously — especially sports car manufacturers. At Porsche, efforts such as the development of the electric Taycan in 2019 have begun to disrupt a “petrol head” culture enamored with the Porsche’s traditional, distinctive flat-six engine.

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ESPN’s Jay Williams: Sports, Culture, and Leadership

Harvard Business

What we can learn from the NBA about reckoning with race at work.

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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business

Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.

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Who Says Glass Ceilings Can't Be Broken In Male-Dominated Sports?

Simon Associates

For the past several years, I have written blogs about women in sports and their entry into the mainstream. I wasn’t writing about women who have competed or participated in women's sports but rather, those women who have attained positions in what has traditionally been the men's bastion. You can find them here.

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Practice Congruence to Create an Effective Culture

Johanna Rothman

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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How Yahoo Built a Culture of Cybersecurity

Harvard Business

Three steps to meaningfully change employees’ behavior.

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Nike’s Co-founder on Innovation, Culture, and Succession

Harvard Business

Phil Knight, former chair and CEO of Nike, tells the story of starting the sports apparel and equipment giant after taking an entrepreneurship class at Stanford and teaming up with his former track coach, Bill Bowerman. Together (and with the help of a waffle iron) they changed how running shoes are designed and made.

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