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“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 sportscoach knows, a team’s results overshadow the individual. ” Joe Paterno.
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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And maybe I’ll give sports analogy really quickly, which is-. You can do this in pretty much any sport where this happens. Marcus: I love the sports metaphor. And so people looked at him and said, “You’re a terrible coach. Marcus: Do it. Josh: Let’s talk about American football. You went for it.”
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