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I get this question a lot, “What leadership advice would you give to new managers?” Honestly, being a new manager is exciting. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran in a new role or a brand new leader,  everyone will be watching you. One of the most important things I have learned in more than 30 years ...
It was complete chaos and things were not looking good. We had made contact with the enemy and our team was in disarray. We had lost contact with two of our team members. Things were in dire straits and we had to get it turned around immediately. This sounds like a battlefield, but it was actually 3...
Terry McLaurin Terry McLaurin is a former wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeye football team. He was a two-time team captain in 2017 and 2018. Ohio State social media team honored McLaurin with a video labeling him as “the selfless leader.” He has proven to be an exemplary role model and leader ...
Good visions start with good dreams. Visions are important for organizations. A vision implies that the leader possesses and communicates a positive, compelling, and moving goal that followers can connect to group goals, motivating and inspiring followers to achieve excellence. 1 Visions provide foc...
Coach Urban Meyer describes it as ‘Solving the Mystery’; that sense of enlightenment and mastery when an athlete achieves true appreciation for their teammates. It is that critical point when athletes shed that self-centered, egotistical nature and start competing for their teammates as well as livi...
Key Takeaways  The leader-member exchange (LMX) theory [1] links team effectiveness to the individual relationships between the leader and each follower, making it essential for leaders to work on bringing everyone into the ‘in group.’ Emergent leaders may be a valuable partner for appointed leaders...
Anything less than the World Cup trophy would be a failure. That was the expectations laid upon the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT). The entire country — correction, the entire world — expected the USWNT to win the World Cup. The pressure to perform was substantial.  Every opponent was g...
You don’t have to be a first responder to be a leader in a crisis. There are many actions everyday people can during uncertain times to create stability for themselves and those around them, and two top suggestions include: Slowing the velocity of change, and Increasing clarity. On April 2, 2020, I ...
When we look back to last January, I’m sure a lot of us expected 2020 and the beginning of a new decade to be a lot less volatile. A coronavirus pandemic, the public killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, another hyper-polarized election cycle and the fall resurgence of COVID-19...
I lead a small team who is charged with providing innovative leadership development experiences to a large number of students. Over the past few years in this role, I’ve found that there are times when we’re creative – cooking with gas, as it were – and other times, our ability to create innovative ...