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Will AI Replace the Front Office in Pro Sports?

Harvard Business

With accurate player-availability predictions for all active players, AI-powered decision-making is dramatically improved around three dimensions: 1) Risk management: If a productive wide-receiver is likely to get hurt, for example, a team might invest more in talented backups, to minimize drop-off in team performance during injury.

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Music for Motivation and Resilience

Harmonious Workplaces

I love music so much that I married music; my wife serves as a talented and award-winning music teacher in a middle school in Chicago’s suburbs. Journal of science and medicine in sport, 15 1, 52–7. Some tunes might help push through tough times Let me start by stating that I LOVE music. Behavioral Sciences, 13 (1), 15.

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Want To Be On The Leading Edge? Forget About It.

Markovitz Consulting

All too often, companies that strive for first mover advantage bleed their products—or their entire organization—to death. Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis’s seminal study of 500 brands in 50 product categories reveals that almost half of market pioneers fail. Good luck finding any of those products today.

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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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Go Faster Alone but Farther Together

Chad Barr

Their autonomy in crafting new product lines underscores the “go faster alone” principle, with Knudstorp’s decisive leadership exemplifying how swift, individual actions can lay the groundwork for broader collective success.

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Personal Branding is your Trademark in Consulting

Tom Spencer

You could focus on a specific skill, becoming a subject matter expert, or becoming known for your charitable work, community leadership, or sporting prowess. Networking and personal branding are not merely about having your managers know that you exist, but are about marketing yourself as a product.

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The Greatest Leadership Myth Ever-Busted!

Rick Conlow

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. Free people up to use and develop their talents to the fullest.