From Locker Room To Boardroom

Author : Ross Van Reenen
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781770223325

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From Locker Room to Boardroom by Ross Van Reenen Pdf

More than 84 per cent of professional rugby players in South Africa are going to find it difficult to survive financially once they stop playing rugby. How will they find success in their new careers once their rugby jerseys have been washed for the last time? From Locker Room to Boardroom explores how former South African rugby players culled certain traits from their playing days and applied them to their enterprises in order to make a successful transition from the rugby field (the locker room) to the business world (the boardroom). Naas Botha, Gary Teichmann, Joel Stransky, François Pienaar, Kevin de Klerk, Breyton Paulse and Kobus Wiese, to name but a few, share the many challenges they faced and the different strategies they employed on the road to establishing the single factor that, more than any other, lies at the root of their business success. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, sound practical advice and pioneering business models, From Locker Room to Boardroom provides a unique and fascinating approach to achieving success in the commercial world.

Author : Ronald J. Burke,M.C. Mattis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789048134014

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Women on Corporate Boards of Directors by Ronald J. Burke,M.C. Mattis Pdf

Both the practitioner and academic communities have voiced strong opinions regarding the progress of women in reaching the executive suite and the corporate boardroom. Proponents on each side of the current debate offer evidence suggesting the accuracy of their respective positions. One view holds: "The fight is over. The battle is won. Women are now accepted as outside directors in the preponderance of corporate boardrooms" (Lear, 1994: 10). An alternative perspective, however, suggests there is much progress left. An illustration of the type of remaining barriers is provided by T. J. Rodgers, chief executive officer (CEO) of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. , who has commented that "a 'woman's view' on how to run our semiconductor company does not help us" (Rodgers, 1996: 14). Regardless of where one falls along the spectrum anchored at one end by the view that women have made substantial progress in reaching the upper echelons of corporations and anchored at the other end by the view that women have barely begun to penetrate the "inner sanctum" of corporations, the central issue is the extent to which women have succeeded in cracking the proverbial "glass ceiling. " The glass ceiling is a metaphorical barrier which prevents women from attaining the upper-most organizational positions (e. g. , Karr, 1991; Morrison, White, Van Velsor, and the Center for Creative Leadership, 1992; Powell & Butterfield, 1994; U. S. Department of Labor, 1991).

Author : Alexis Levi
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781477275276

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Alexis Levi: Boardroom to the Locker Room by Alexis Levi Pdf

Alexis Levi: Boardroom To The Locker Room is a rivoting story about the first African American Woman to own a men's professional basketball team. This story is a weave of a thrilling true life story of a modern day hero who risks all to fulfill her passion to live the dream of entering the male dominated industry of professional sports. Read about the struggle not only in her personal life as a "First," in a man's world of fierce competition, and sexist biases. A must read for aspiring, adventures in any industry.

Author : Cody Royle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1545017557

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Where Others Won't by Cody Royle Pdf

From Bridgewater Associates to Netflix, some of North America's largest companies admit to being heavily influenced by concepts from pro sports. So what do they know that other organizations don't? The answer is simple: people innovation is the new competitive advantage. Through in-depth interviews and meticulous research, Where Others Won't dives deeper than ever before into professional sports from around the world to uncover over 50 easily implementable people strategies to help you win. Whether it's recruitment, leadership, culture or high-performance, sports has been quality-testing people strategies for decades. You'll hear first-hand accounts from executives, coaches and players, including Southampton president Ralph Krueger, former Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars, former Denver Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist, Utah Jazz coach Igor Kokoskov, former Green Bay Packer Na'il Diggs, former Sunderland and Burnley captain Steven Caldwell, former Richmond leader Daniel Jackson, NCAA soccer coach Gary Curneen, and Paris St-Germain defender Ashley Lawrence. Are you willing to look where others won't?

Author : Ross Van Reenen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Rugby football players
ISBN : 1770223312

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From Locker Room to Boardroom by Ross Van Reenen Pdf

Author : Russell Beale
Publisher : Bookpartners
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1581510411

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Executive Coaching by Russell Beale Pdf

"Coaching" has become a popular buzzword in many businesses and professional organizations. Hardly a meeting or conference goes by without some new spin on the concept of coaching. Executive coach and counselor Russell Beale presents key principles, models, and philosophies that establish executive coaching as a unique form of business leadership, and teaches the reader how to enhance persona and professional performance through effective coaching relationships.

Author : Communications Ink Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0985067101

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The Coach Approach by Communications Ink Staff Pdf

Author : Jon Gordon,Mike Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119157878

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You Win in the Locker Room First by Jon Gordon,Mike Smith Pdf

NFL head coach Mike Smith lead one of the most remarkable turnarounds in NFL history. In the season prior to his arrival in 2008, the Atlanta Falcons had a 4–12 record and the franchise had never before achieved back-to-back winning seasons. Under Smith’s leadership, the Falcons earned an 11–5 record in his first season and would go on to become perennial playoff and Super Bowl contenders earning Smith AP Coach of year in 2008 and voted Coach of Year by his peers in 2008, 2010 and 2012. You Win in the Locker Room First draws on the extraordinary experiences of Coach Mike Smith and Jon Gordon—consultant to numerous college and professional teams—to explore the seven powerful principles that any business, school, organization, or sports team can adopt to revitalize their organization. Step by step, the authors outline a strategy for building a thriving organization and provide a practical framework that give leaders the tools they need to create a great culture, lead with the right mindset, create strong relationships, improve teamwork, execute at a higher level, and avoid the pitfalls that sabotage far too many leaders and organizations. In addition to sharing what went right with the Falcons, Smith also transparently shares what went wrong his last two seasons and provides invaluable lessons leaders can take away from his victories, success, failures and mistakes. Whether it’s an executive leadership team of a Fortune 500 company, a sports team, an emergency room team, military team, or a school team successful leaders coach their team and develop, mentor, encourage, and guide them. This not only improves the team, it improves the leaders and their relationships, connections, and organization. You Win in the Locker Room First offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at one of the most pressure packed leadership jobs on the planet and what leaders can learn from these experiences in order to build their own winning team.

Author : Fredrik Backman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982177973

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Beartown by Fredrik Backman Pdf

A poignant story of a hockey town paralyzed by scandal. Jobs are disappearing and Beartown is slowly dying, so for its citizens, hockey is everything. This is the story not just of hockey, but of a 15-year-old named Maya Andersson, whose father, Peter, the general manager of the hockey club, loves hockey, but loves his family more. Seventeen-year-old Kevin Erdahl is the star of Beartown, with a chance to go professional. One night, after a huge win, Maya goes to a raucous party at Kevin's house and is thrilled at his attention, but things get out of hand, and what takes place changes Beartown forever.

Author : Fredrik Backman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1607 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781668010983

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The Beartown Trilogy Ebook Collection by Fredrik Backman Pdf

Rediscover this “lyrical look at how a community heals, how families recover, and how individuals grow” (The Washington Post) with the complete Beartown trilogy in one unputdownable ebook from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman. In the “beautifully told” (The New York Times Book Review) Beartown—which inspired the HBO series of the same name—a small town obsessed with the local junior hockey team is rocked by a shocking act of violence. As accusations and rumors fly, the town must grapple with its identity as never before. Tensions rise when it’s rumored that the Beartown hockey team will be disbanded in Us Against You. The entire future of the team and the town hinges on an upcoming game that could change everything forever. Finally, the series that “deftly explores recovery and rebirth” (Us Weekly) comes to an evocative conclusion with The Winners. In the two years since the events of Beartown, the residents must face difficult questions and determine just want they are willing to sacrifice for their home.

Author : Eden B. King,Jennifer L. Knight
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216099543

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How Women Can Make It Work by Eden B. King,Jennifer L. Knight Pdf

Condensing and interpreting an enormous body of social science research, this book helps young women survive and thrive in their careers. In a recent survey, working women in the millennial generation (aged from 22 to 35) reported persistent concerns of gender bias in the form of inequitable pay scales, corporate cultures that favor men, stereotypes, few women among the top echelons of the organization, and barriers to balancing work and family. Clearly, women continue to face significant obstacles to success in the workplace despite the progress that has occurred in recent decades. How Women Can Make It Work: The Science of Success will help Gen-X, Y, and Z women who are recent high school or college grads, in their first or second job, or new moms weighing decisions about working achieve success and satisfaction in their careers. The information in this book is also invaluable for managers and counselors who work with young women and want to understand the issues they may be facing.

Author : Sharon Ting,Peter Scisco
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118429600

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The CCL Handbook of Coaching by Sharon Ting,Peter Scisco Pdf

Coaching is vital to developing talent in organizations, and it is an essential capability of effective leaders. The CCL Handbook of Coaching is based on a philosophy of leadership development that the Center for Creative Leadership has honed over thirty years with rigorous research and with long, rich experience in the practice of leadership coaching. The book uses a coaching framework to give a compass to leaders who are called to coach as a means of building sustainability and boosting performance in their organizations. The book explores the special considerations that leader coaches need to account for when coaching across differences and in special circumstances, describes advanced coaching techniques, and examines the systemic issues that arise when coaching moves from a one-to-one relationship to a developmental culture that embraces entire organizations.

Author : Michael Wuehler
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781489733535

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Spirit Calling by Michael Wuehler Pdf

You Found Me. Finding Me here was no accident, My child. You heard the sound of Spirit Calling to you, and you responded by coming to this webpage. I am almost in your hands now; you can place Me in your heart and soul each day by entering the sacred space prepared in this inspirational devotional. I am eager to be with you. Let us journey through this year together. Yes, God still speaks to us today. Unfortunately, we sometimes forget to listen to that still small voice of God within each of us. Spirit Calling completes the trinity trilogy of God Calling and Jesus Calling of the first-person voice of God daily devotional readings. Spirit Calling is devoted to helping you find a deeper spiritual meaning in your everyday life. Nothing is closer to you than the Spirit of God.

Author : Anne M. Choike,Usha R. Rodrigues,Kelli Alces Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781009035330

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Feminist Judgments: Corporate Law Rewritten by Anne M. Choike,Usha R. Rodrigues,Kelli Alces Williams Pdf

Corporate law has traditionally assumed that men organize business, men profit from it, and men bring cases in front of male judges when disputes arise. It overlooks or forgets that women are dealmakers, shareholders, stakeholders, and businesspeople too. This lack of inclusivity in corporate law has profound effects on all of society, not only on women's lives and livelihoods. This volume takes up the challenge to imagine how corporate law might look if we valued not only women and other marginalized groups, but also a feminist perspective emphasizing the importance of power dynamics, equity, community, and diversity in corporate law. Prominent lawyers and legal scholars rewrite foundational corporate law cases, and also provide accompanying commentary that situates each opinion in context, explains the feminist theories applied, and explores the impact the rewritten opinion might have had on the development of corporate law, business, and society.

Author : Eddie Hinton,Lynne Washburn
Publisher : Candle Pub
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0942523334

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Locker Room to Boardroom by Eddie Hinton,Lynne Washburn Pdf

Traces the life and multiple careers of the black football player who successfully made the transition from professional sports to the business world.