| By Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com | If you were asked to think about what makes a great leader, there are a number of traits you might call to mind, though what traits those happen to be might depend on what leader you call to mind: Hitler, Gandhi, Bush, Martin Luther King Jr, Mao, Clinton, or Lincoln were […]
The Secret Structure of Great Talks
From the “I have a dream” speech to Steve Jobs’ iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners. In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.
This Toxic Leadership Trait Is Killing Your Motivation
| By Frances Mcintosh, www.forbes.com | Toxic behaviors are a major energy drain in teams and organizations. The web is awash with tips and insights on dealing with narcissists and how we are drawn in by their charm and charisma. Mind games like “gaslighting” and “goal-post moving” have us doubting our sanity, leaving us feeling battered, bruised and exhausted. […]
PoA121 | “Coach” Nietzsche and My Consistency Conundrum
When I landed my first athletics director job, I was young, inexperienced and thought I knew everything. I was ready to take on the world and become the leader I was born to be. Well, I made many mistakes, as we all do, in my early years. But I always had the best intentions. I […]
Why Catholic Colleges Excel at Basketball
| By Marc Tracy, www.nytimes.com | SAN ANTONIO — Long before a 98-year-old nun became the biggest star of the 2018 N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament, Immaculata, a small Catholic college outside Philadelphia, won the first three de facto national women’s basketball championships. The Mighty Macs’ titles in the early 1970s, Bill Russell’s breakout success at the University […]
5 Fundamental Skills for First-Time Managers
| By Partners In Leadership, www.inc.com | By Mattson Newell (@MattsonNewell), Director for Partners In Leadership, an expert and author on Breakthrough Communications, Global Human Resources, and Talent Development. If you’re like many leaders in the startup environment, you might be managing people for the first time–possibly without the training and development that leaders in mature companies receive on […]
The Evolving Definition of Work-Life Balance
| By Alan Kohll, www.forbes.com | The term “work-life balance” has yet to lose its buzz in the last few years. This is partially due to the dominating presence of millennials in the workforce. Employers have been putting in a tremendous effort trying to determine the best way to appeal to millennial workers. With the millennial generation […]
Can the NCAA Basketball Commission Accomplish Anything?
| By Jeremy Bauer-wolf, www.insidehighered.com | The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s president, Mark Emmert, acknowledged that there would be a collective public eye roll at his announcement of a commission to reform big-time men’s basketball. In a speech to thousands of delegates at the NCAA annual convention in January, he paraphrased the association’s critics: “Oh, that’s what the […]