N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2010
Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted. In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up. Leadership is a participation sport and never works well in absentia.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 11, 2010
Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. One of my favorite examples of what I described in the paragraph above is the weak leader who cannot deal with subordinates who use emotional deceit as a weapon of destruction.
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N2Growth Blog
APRIL 5, 2010
As much as it may be politically incorrect to say so, it’s not nearly as much about the team, as it is the leader’s ability to assemble and lead the team. In all but the rarest of circumstances, teams simply don’t function well in the absence of sound leadership. is who they are going to put in charge?
Capgemini
MARCH 23, 2023
Between 2009 – 2019 in the UK, all-ethnic teams received an average of 1.7% of VC investment (despite being 14% of the population), while only 2.87% went to all-female teams – however 42.72% of VC cash went to founding teams with at least one member from an ‘elite educational background’ (Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Stanford).
Women on Business
JANUARY 24, 2011
To know what you need, determine your strengths and strategize to supplement your weaknesses. So, in teaming up with those who can do what I can’t, they might need what I do. Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects. As a former client once said, “we are ALL salesmen!&#
James Shore
JUNE 11, 2021
This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Team Dynamics. Whole Team. Together, these skills determine your team dynamics.
Terry Starbucker
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
by Starbucker on November 29, 2009 “It’s the most powerful thing there is&# – John Wooden John Wooden is a basketball coaching legend – in his 27 years at UCLA, his teams had a winning percentage of 81%, and they won a unfathomable 10 NCAA titles. John Wooden is such a wonderful example of love in action.
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