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3 Leadership Lessons From Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, Soccer’s Fastest Rising Star

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This past Sunday at the 90:29 mark, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham continued his ascent as soccer’s fastest rising star by scoring a game-stoppage goal against Barcelona to give Madrid its 36th La Liga title.  In addition to this game-winner, Bellingham had a record-breaking 14 goals in his first 15 team appearances.  This level of performance […]

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13 Characteristics Of Winning Cultures

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  Recently appointed Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris addressed the team on first day of its off-season program.  You can see his speech above.  After introducing some of the team’s assistant coaches, he then gave his vision for the organization.  In doing so, Coach Morris laid out clear expectations for the organization, coaches, and […]

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10 Necessary Skills Of Today’s Innovative Leaders

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The older I get the more I understand and appreciate the importance of stability.  But I also know with the how fast the world is changing and the constant need for innovation.  If you are unable to continually innovate, you will soon become obsolete. When studying innovative organizations many people default to science or technology.  […]

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The 2 Greatest Indicators of Future Performance

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It is true that the greatest indicator of future performance is past performance.  But there is also a second indicator of future performance On Sunday, January 7th, Liverpool defeated Arsenal by the score of 2-0.  Afterwards Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez was discussed in this article from The Athletic.  What was written about his performance caught my […]

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8 Characteristics Of A Winning Culture

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“Culture can be defined in eleven words – This is who we are and this is what we do.” – Seth Godin  The fundamental role of a leader is to cultivate a winning culture.  Success hinges on the ability to institute a comprehensive code of conduct and behavior that resonates throughout the organization.  A prime […]

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5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking Heading Into December

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The following are five questions leaders should be asking heading into December: Permanent Information vs. Expiring Information On pages 182-183 in his new book Same As Ever: A Guide To What Never Changes, Morgan Housel discusses the difference between Permanent Information and Expiring Information. Permanent Information are things you will care about one, two, five […]

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3 Lessons On Making Teammates Successful from Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah

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Today, midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the tying goal in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City (see above).  However, Alexander-Arnold’s distinctive brilliance lies in his ability to assist others in achieving success, particularly his teammate Mo Salah. In this article from The Athletic, he said, “I have an understanding of where and how he wants the ball.  […]

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5 Things I (Re)Learned This Week About Personal Pride, Books, Self-Awareness, Communication, and Disappointment

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My 5 Things Saturday post is quickly becoming one of my favorites to write.  It provides a broad perspective I things I (re)learned from the past week or I found particularly interesting.  Let’s get to the list. Who Should You Be Trying To Make Proud Of You Adam Grant makes a statement in his incredible […]

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