What comes to mind when you hear about doping, drugs/drug testing, exploitation of unpaid athletes, domestic violence, #MeToo, illegal endorsements and national anthem protests? In today’s never-ending news cycles, the number and variety of sports’ scandals and controversies appears to be in the top spot, ahead of both Hollywood/entertainment and politics. Not an enviable winning …
In a salary cap world, are sports physiology, psychology, physical and mental preparedness, training, analytics, equipment and even sleep research becoming commodities? Could leadership be an untapped source of competitive advantage? Sport organizations often overlook the connection between the performance of the leaders within the organization, (Ownership, President, Director of Operations, GMs, Coaches, etc.) and team success as measured by wins and losses. Even …
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Steve Jobs. Bill Gates. Larry Ellison. Michael Dell. Jeff Bezos. Larry Page. Elon Musk. Mark Zuckerberg. It’s no wonder we believe leading a technology company has become a cult of personality. Leadership in general is revered and coveted and while at the same time being vague and ill-defined. High tech leadership takes that to whole …
Is leadership rocket science? You might think so after you Google “leadership” and get 374 million results in a nanosecond. It’s no wonder executives don’t focus attention on their own leadership development. But if you ask them if it makes a difference, they all can point to the superstars in their organization who are doing amazing things to exceed plan, …
Wednesday’s newspaper headlines from around the world showed a fairly consistent reaction to Trump’s stunning election victory: Australia – “Shock Trump win sets up new world order” Belgium – “AMERICAN PSYCHO” Canada – “A referendum on the soul of a divided nation” and “Oh My God” Chile – “Game of Trump” China – “Outsider Counter …
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UTAH/ALBERTA – September 29, 2016 – Murray Low and Brian Storey have teamed up to launch ExecutiveScience™, a company that takes executive development to the next level. Murray and Brian have combined sixty years of experience in analytics and leadership development to implement a breakthrough executive development process by: Clearly articulating the leadership framework and …
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“The team with the best players wins” ~ Jack Welch… Early in my career I interviewed with the President of a $750 million company who wanted me to help him turn things around. He began the interview by asking me, “So what’s your IQ Murray?” After telling him I didn’t know but thought it was …