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Do You Have a Win at all Costs Culture?

LSA Global

Win at all Costs Culture. Whether competing at sports or at the “game” of business, the goal is to win. The Influence of Culture. Culture in sports or culture in business can be a strong influence either for good or for evil. Think of culture as how things truly get done in an organization.

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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business

Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The FTI Technology practice played a substantial role in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation that both news and sports casters covered religiously. Retail & Consumer Products. FTI CONSULTING CULTURE. All the while, the high-profile cases keep rolling in.

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The Greatest Leadership Myth Ever-Busted!

Rick Conlow

The greatest leadership myth is not just about the American culture. Consequently, in business terms they create poor employee engagement, high turnover, lower productivity, and bad customer service. Many research reports demonstrate that higher employee productivity and innovation comes from greater employee satisfaction and loyalty.

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25 Team Leadership Quotes that Inspire Greatness

Rick Conlow

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Good teams incorporate teamwork into their culture, creating the building blocks for success.” -Ted “Talent is extremely important. But the product of great team leadership far surpasses the contribution of a person working alone. Lewis B Ergen.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

No productive conflict? The reality of a volatile work environment is that it is impossible to train for every potential cross-cultural leadership situation. Organizational Talent Consulting. The effects of visualization and guided imagery in sports performance Kotter, J. What is the alternative to leadership pressure?

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. These days, I advise Fortune 500 executives to treat talent as they would customers: Understand their behavior, and design recruiting strategies that meet them where they are.