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It’s bowl season, and that means everyone in college football land is talking about the coaching skills of a man in Alabama. This time, however, it’s not the disciplined style of Alabama’s Nick Saban, but the madcap approach of Auburn’s Gus Malzahn.
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As any boxing fan will tell you, there's a whole universe inside that ring. And as Inc will tell you, there's a lot you can learn about leadership from the boxing ring. For example: Build Muscle Me...
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Personally not a fan of boxing but the connections here are pretty good -- and different.
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How managers are learning to listen, improvise and all that jazz Chicago Tribune Likewise, jazz artist and educator Tony Garcia, who has backed up Ella Fitzgerald and taught jazz students at Northern Illinois University and Northwestern University,...
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These two events, both marked by unfulfilled lives and the specter of what might have been, offer us an opportunity to reflect on what so many admired in both men: leadership.
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The "Performance Project" link here is that both Kennedy and Lincoln are featured in so many portrayals in films and on television that the leadership lessons are easy to access.
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New York Times
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A perfect post for Veteran's Day!
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With Halloween around the corner, it might be time to admit hiring can be downright scary. You want to find the best people for your company before the competition picks them off one by one. …
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SINGAPORE - Wander around the pits at a Formula One car race and you're as likely to bump into a laptop-wielding scientist or engineer as a mechanic with a spanner.
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Watching an F1 race is a clear example of performance driven (!) by outstanding performers -- and by "Big Data"
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Leadership Lessons From Halloween Costumes
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If I can consider Halloween Costumes part of "performing art" for young children and perhaps teens (and perhaps even adults), there is an interesting message here.
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We learn at an early age the importance of working as a team. From Little League baseball to group projects in college, teamwork is usually encouraged in a major way.
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I'll sneak the reference in for Little League Baseball to get this one today.
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Research suggests that an established team can become too comfortable.
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Wow -- what a good piece on lessons from Broadway -- one of my favorite sources for this project.
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Wanted: a leading man shorter than 5 feet 9 who can pass for Italian. Must be able to act, dance and sing falsetto. Also must have charisma to fill an iconic role. Requires many auditions and a training camp.
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Four Leadership Lessons From Ender's Game
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Automattic employs 225 people. We’re located all over the world, in 190 different cities. We have a headquarters in San Francisco and it operates similar to a co-working space.
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He's jammed with members of the Eagles Bad Company and Yes. Now the guitarist wants to bring sweet team-building music to your company.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer may be the most famous reindeer of all, but not too many people know the reasons behind his enormous success. Rudolph's experience offers a number of lessons for lead...
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Chicago Tribune
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Simply relevant and respectful -- and the opportunities that will be present in the arts for learning about his amazing leadership.
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Data show it may increase academic performance, enhance skill building, reduce absenteeism, improve self-confidence and add to one's quality of life, in addition to other benefits.
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‘Imagination and improvisation’ are skills that leaders need now to succeed
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In 2012 Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse had a unique opportunity to examine Ferguson’s management approach and developed an HBS case study around it. Now she and Ferguson have collaborated on an analysis of his enormously successful methods. Journey to Greatness
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An article that should be read if you're a subscriber and worth buying (and reading) if you're not.
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You won't win the race until you learn to pace yourself.
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I've been a little heavy on sports examples recently -- but they've been really good ones. Back to some very good ones from the performing arts soon.
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Tony Dungy’s Leadership Qualities Via Thomas Faltin, James Schreier
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Another example pulled from sports...
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Pirates GM Neal Huntington committed to his vision of how to build team
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The focus of the Performance Project is on the performing arts -- but on occasion it does include good examples from sports.
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“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.” — Mae West, American actress.
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Why is creating a diverse team important? Do you know how to create diverse teams? As the Vulcans say in Star Trek, “Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.” Diverse groups of individuals bring diverse ideas and experiences, diverse ideas and experiences contribute to increased sharing of thoughts and ideas, development of new solutions, and increased innovation.
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Another good leadership lesson from Star Trek.
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