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Conversations for high school basketball players and parents around the realities of what it takes to make a varsity basketball team. We interview coaches, players, and referees to give you an inside look behind the curtains of high school basketball.

After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered is she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and...

Leadership Mistakes is a leadership and management podcast about failure—real leadership failures, bad decisions, and the quiet mistakes that derail teams, organizations, and careers.Each episode breaks down leadership mistakes, management failures, and decision-making errors from history, business, and real-world organizations to uncover what actually went wrong—and what better leaders do differently.This podcast is for:Managers and executivesFounders and business ownersTeam leaders and high-potential professionals who want to improve decision-making, team performance, and leadership ...

In A New Kind of Diversity, best-selling author Tim Elmore brings his decades of research and leadership experience to bear on what might be the biggest, most dramatic, and most disruptive shift the American workforce has ever seen: the vast diversity of several generations living—and working—together.

From polar explorers and politicians to CEOs and sports coaches, we are fascinated with the makeup of leaders. How do they thrive under pressure and inspire others to do the same? How do they establish a culture of long-term success? Performance psychologist Tom Young has worked closely with teams and individuals at the highest level of professional sport. He has seen how leaders in these high-pressure environments communicate, how they maintain focus and respond to challenges.

With thrills, chills, and laughs on every page, plus a boy-girl rivalry that will leave you in stitches, this is one frighteningly funny book you don't want to miss. In this second book in a middle grade series that's ""sure to please young readers looking for a thrill"" (Kirkus Reviews, starred...

On the fortieth anniversary of the historic ""Miracle on Ice,"" Mike Eruzione—the captain of the 1980 U.S Men’s Olympic Hockey Team, who scored the winning goal—recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal. It is the greatest...

Discover the transformative power of words and conversations in The Power of Words, the profound and inspiring international bestseller by renowned neuroscientist Mariano Sigman. 'A comprehensive toolkit for anyone looking to elevate their communication and improve themselves' – Matt Abrahams...

A team of pioneering decision and AI strategists delivers a digestible and hands-on resource for professionals at every part of the decision-making journey. The book discusses the latest technology and approaches that bridge the gap between behavioral science, data science, and technological innovation. Discover how leaders from various industries and environments are using data and AI to make better future decisions, taking both human as well as business factors into account.

What are the keys to nailing a three-team parlay? What meme coin is going to explode next? And why are all these celebrities buying pictures of apes? Right now there are more ways than ever to make money through investments, and Making Bread is here to answer your questions. Join NFL player Matt Barkley as he brings you the latest news, interviews, and entertainment in the world of cryptocurrency, NFTs, sports gambling, and more.

Do you love the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina? With so much to see and do in the Triangle, we are bringing you the skinny on what it's like to live here with the best restaurants, community hotspots, shopping venues, events and real estate. Come on a journey with us as we make moves and talk with business owners, highlight Triangle communities and so much more!

This summer, a record number of Irish athletes will represent Team Ireland at the Olympic Games in Paris. In this limited podcast series, 'Sprint for the Line' explores the athletes’ unique yet arduous journeys to compete in Paris, featuring interviews with top athletes like Ellen Keane, Aidan Walsh and Daniel Wiffen among others. With revealing insights from the key players behind Team Ireland, each episode delves into the experiences and sacrifices of our athletes, coaches, families and fans as they collectively strive for Olympic glory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

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The Making The List podcast allows you to learn from leaders who have achieved the extraordinary honor of being named to a success list. In each episode, Alissa Daire Nelson sits down with a Minnesota-based leader of an organization that has made a significant list, often many years in a row. You'll hear amazing stories, tips, and lessons from each leader so you can gain the right mindset, leadership skills, and wisdom you need to create a culture where your team and your organization win. If you want to build an award winning business be sure to subscribe right now and shortcut your path to ...

Leadership is not static. Instead, authority in projects shifts dynamically between project managers, individual team members, and sub-teams, depending on the situation. Leadership may be exercised through a vertical, horizontal, shared, or distributed leadership approach. However, balanced leadership ensures the best suitable approach is used in any given situation. Based on an award-winning global program of research studies, Balanced Leadership is a thorough investigation of balanced leadership in projects.

A lively chronicle of how the 2020 Crimson Tide became Nick Saban’s “ultimate team.” Was Alabama’s Crimson Tide in 2020 the greatest team of all time? The squad went 13-0 in a pandemic year, scored a combined 107 points against SEC powerhouses LSU and Florida, crushed Ohio State in a...

In The 5% Rule of Leadership: Using Lean Decision-Making to Drive Trust, Ownership, and Team Productivity, veteran technology leader and executive Anil Singhal delivers a transformative approach to project management and company leadership. He explains how to focus your efforts on the first, critical stages of any project or initiative to multiply your results and efficacy, delegating the rest to their capable team.

In The Science of Dream Teams, Mike Zani details a data-driven approach to talent optimization that makes hiring, motivating, and managing people more efficient and effective than ever. It employs sophisticated assessments, tools, and software that enable leaders to: measure the traits and characteristics that predict success in a role or fit on a team; build finely tuned project teams and well-balanced leadership teams; and more.

The Innovative Team is an engaging business fable that reveals the impact our underlying work style preferences have on our teams and their results. The authors present a breakthrough thinking process for developing successful teams. They introduce a uniquely effective set of tools built on FourSight, a measure of problem-solving preferences field-tested by top consultants, which can help anyone from professionals to novices solve problems and achieve performance breakthroughs.

The Art of Making S--t Up combines the lessons learned from a personal journey with the teachings derived from years of honing valuable skills through performing and presenting to thousands of people to demonstrate how working together has helped others found and grow several multimillion-dollar companies. By focusing on topics that serve as pain points and detailing the tools and techniques of improv, this audiobook helps people and organizations utilize new skill sets to be more productive, more accepting, and more "all in" to create a stronger teammate and team.