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Do You Have a Win at all Costs Culture?

LSA Global

Win at all Costs Culture. Whether competing at sports or at the “game” of business, the goal is to win. The Influence of Culture. Culture in sports or culture in business can be a strong influence either for good or for evil. Think of culture as how things truly get done in an organization.

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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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How to Be an Effective Player-Coach at Work

LSA Global

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 Greatest Leadership Myth Ever-Busted!

Rick Conlow

The greatest leadership myth is not just about the American culture. Free people up to use and develop their talents to the fullest. Most importantly, he pulled his racially divided nation together through the power of sport. Unfortunately, it’s a phenomenon that has infiltrated leadership thought globally.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. These days, I advise Fortune 500 executives to treat talent as they would customers: Understand their behavior, and design recruiting strategies that meet them where they are.

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Compounded luck

Seth Godin Blog

But what they’re missing is that life (and our culture) isn’t constructed as a game that doesn’t reward early luck. If you’re a sports fan, that means we could create a second NHL, with just as many star players, simply by creating a different farm system for kids born six months later]. What a surprise.

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Offshoring, Onshoring, Nearshoring: So Many Shores, So Little Time

1 to 1

The growing remote work culture has business leaders looking for the best talent not only in their locality but across continents. The rise of the open talent economy , remote work, and globalization has leveled the playing field: now you must decide which outsourcing option is right for you. What is onshoring?

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