Coaching Sport Team Building 
General Leadership
OCTOBER 31, 2014
“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.
Women on Business
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
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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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. 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.
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 27, 2012
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.
Lead on Purpose
MAY 18, 2010
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!&#
Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
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.
Next Level Blog
MAY 31, 2012
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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