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Inclusion: 8 Drivers of Employee Engagement

General Leadership

“When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” We have all heard the homily “There is no “I” in “Team. ” As any sports coach knows, a team’s results overshadow the individual. ” Joe Paterno.

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Nice Teams Don’t Win in Sports or Business

Women on Business

Robyn offers the following five suggestions to help female athletes and their coaches understand how productive conflict works and can benefit the team as a whole. I’ve replaced her references to practices and coaches with meetings and leaders , and you’ll see that her advice is applicable in the business world, too.

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Eight Executives Offer Their Best Advice on Building a Team of Go-To People

Next Level Blog

Last week, I ran a poll on LinkedIn on one of the biggest things I coach executives about – making the shift from being the go-to person to building and leading a team of go to people. Being a go-to person or building a team of go-to people?”, 84% of the respondents answered building a team of go-to people.

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Leadership and Teamwork

Lead on Purpose

Sports metaphors are everywhere in the workplace, but there’s no denying that the leadership and teamwork skills found in the sports setting teach important lessons. Not only does this approach build stronger workplace relationships, but it also gives employees a bigger stake in their own work, increasing levels of motivation.

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Five championship strategies

Lead on Purpose

This is the career record of Larry Gelwix, coach of the Highland High rugby team (Salt Lake City) for more than three decades. This team was featured in the recent movie Forever Strong. He has proven this as a coach and as a successful CEO. As Larry says: “these strategies work!&#

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Breaking Down Coach Popovich’s Perfect Pep Talk

Next Level Blog

It’s NBA playoff time and, as I write this, the San Antonio Spurs haven’t lost a game since April 11. That streak was almost broken a few nights ago when the Spurs were down big to the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of the Western Conference championship series. The Spurs turned it around, though, and went on to win.

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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.