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Pandora's Brain

Construction firms are experimenting with pre-fabricated units, but most construction projects remain subject to great variability of on-site conditions. Robots which can handle this unpredictability are still too expensive to replace human construction workers. Teachers are becoming coaches and mentors rather than instructors.

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In a Newly-Virtual World, Are Ride Alongs Still Important?

Strategy Driven

For those not familiar with the ride-along, or for those who underestimate their usefulness, imagine a professional football coach telling the club owner that, rather than watch the game unfold from the sideline, he’d much rather read all about it the following day in the sports pages.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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. This is such a common problem for executives that I coach. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand.

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Stan Van Gundy: The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff—Especially When Leading in the NBA

N2Growth Blog

Pelican team owners likely realized they needed a new coach to mentor the rising star, as well as the many other young players on the emergent Pelican’s team. Zion, and all of the other players, many of them in their early 20’s, needed a coach who could demand respect and immediately garner trust. He seemed like the perfect choice.

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Pure Accountability

Strategy Driven

One of the reasons I have always loved high school wrestling as a sport is that a competitor lives and dies on his or her own merits… yes… females are becoming more prevalent in High School wrestling. One of the aspects of the sport that has always attracted me is that when you lose there is no one else to blame. Pretty simple.

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How to Bounce Back from Adversity

Nathan Magnuson

That’s a sports reference. I could never be a sports coach. A construction company I work with nearly went under during the housing collapse in the United States a few years ago. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, speaker, and thought leader. Live to Play Another Down. Not a mountain.

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Conflict: Uncomfortable, Yet Necessary with Jennifer Jones-Patulli

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

And when we’re moving through it, it can be constructive or destructive, depending on how we choose to interact. I do a lot of coaching with senior leaders and managers to help them keep their cool. Any sports coach would do the same, right? And that’s natural. We all get triggered. It’s fine.