Posts Tagged ‘competition’
Patience, Partnerships, and Payoffs: How Chase Elliott Personifies the Hendrick Way
I’m going to be honest with you—one of my favorite people in leadership is the incredible Rick Hendrick. Rick, known as Mr. H. to his people, is the owner of Hendrick Automotive Group—an organization of close to 100 car dealerships across the United States. If you were to drive onto the lot of any Hendrick…
Read Morehow do you help kids turn a loss into a win?
If you’re a grandparent, what do your grandkids call you? It seems like that’s one of the first decisions that people make when expecting their first grandchild: What do we want to be called? In our case, Margaret knew right away that she wanted to be called Mimi. But I wasn’t sure about what I…
Read MoreCaring Relationships: The Building Block of Championship Teams
For football fans, the name Vince Lombardi conjures up images of toughness, competitiveness, and a no-nonsense attitude. After all, it was the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers who famously declared, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” It may come as a surprise, then, that when asked to describe the essential elements of…
Read MoreDO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
In the documentary film chronicling her journey to superstardom, performer Katy Perry advises her fans: “Believe in yourself and you can be anything.” However, if eleven seasons of American Idol have taught us anything, it’s that self-belief is not sufficient for success. At the beginning of each season of Idol, vocalists audition in front of…
Read MoreCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
Are those with fortunes simply fortunate? Do our life circumstances depend more on fate or choice? Are leaders born or made? Harvard economist Michael Porter looked at these questions from the standpoint of national economic performance. Why do German engineers, Swiss chocolatiers, and Japanese electronics manufacturers enjoy a competitive advantage over the rest of the…
Read MorePassion: The Fuel of Persistence
While reading a magazine at a dentist’s office in Paris, Philippe Petit became engrossed in an article about the Twin Towers in New York. As an 18-year old street performer, Petit was constantly on the lookout for venues for his high wire balancing acts. Studying an artist’s rendition of the World Trade Center, Petit came…
Read MoreAvoiding Workplace Rivalries
In 2004, a group of Yale students (24 of them) pulled off an elaborate prank at the annual Harvard-Yale football game. Dressed in crimson-and-white T-shirts touting their membership in the Harvard Pep Squad, the Yale students positioned themselves throughout the bleachers on Harvard’s side of the field. During the first half of the game, the…
Read MoreSuccess Lessons from America’s First Family of Football
What are the odds of a child in America growing up to play quarterback on a Super Bowl winning team? I’m not sure, but I’m guessing the chances are less than one-in-a-million. Now, what are the odds of two brothers playing quarterback for the Super Bowl winning team in back-to-back years-maybe one-in-a-billion? Yet, that’s exactly…
Read MoreNot Planning to Stop
By their 60th birthday, a majority of leaders have begun to contemplate retirement. By age 70, most have bid farewell to the working world. Past 80 years of age, no one is expected to work, and it’s virtually unheard of for a leader to remain at the pinnacle of his or her profession. Don’t mention…
Read MoreLeading with Excellence Setting Personal Standards of Success
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.” -Zig Ziglar Wise leaders set personal standards of excellence rather than allowing…
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