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Dr. Timothy Judge and his team at Fisher Leadership Initiative of the Ohio State University recently conducted a leadership landscape survey on 58 leadership scholars. One of the survey questions asked participants to write down as many as eight findings that they believe we have learned from the 10...
Ben Carpenter Ben Carpenter began his career as a commercial lending officer at the Bankers Trust Company. He then moved into sales and trading and worked at Bankers Trust and Morgan Stanley. Later, Ben joined Greenwich Capital where he progressed from being a salesman, to a trader, and then co-CEO....
What do you think of when you hear the word nudge? I think of my mom giving me an elbow in the ribs at church for something I did she did not like.  But Richard Thaler (distinguished professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business) and Cass R. Suns...
The pandemic has affected the economies of most countries around the world. Both scholars and practitioners have been thinking about how entrepreneurs have been navigating this “shock” to system. Much of the narrative has been about pivoting. The idea is that leaders need to be flexible, learn quick...
Adopted from the Latin term “ invidēre ,” the word “ envy ” means to look at another with disapproval or suspicion. [1] And it is a feeling we are all familiar with. Research has shown that older children and adults are envious when they feel inferior to others in areas of greater importance to them...
Leadership is an interesting thing. From an outsiders point of view, usually the loudest voice is coming from the leader of the group. While sometimes that is true, it’s not always the case. From my experience as a competitor and now a coach, the loudest isn’t always the best. What gets people to fo...
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I never would have accomplished all I did without the support of my family, the wrestling community, coaches and those female wrestlers before me like Jessi Shirley. When I started on this journey, I never thought I would be an agent of change in a male-dominant sport. It all started because my brot...
Nowadays, you must show value in yourself, your projects, and your team. Which for me is something new. I'm used to the days when you did a project because it was something you thought would benefit people or the organization. But you did not have evidence supporting your thoughts. Now you are expec...
Culture can significantly impact an organization’s ability to perform effectively. Leaders can shape the organizational environment in both positive and negative ways. In the sports world, we often see examples of both positive (winning) and negative (losing, toxic cultures). As the NBA calendar fli...