Archives

This year's World Cup has been filled with goals, drama and even bite marks ... but it also offers plenty of great leadership lessons to help connect with and inspire your team. The idea of taking leadership lessons from sports is a common one. So while watching the rest of the matches unfold, here are my observations on some of the biggest leadership lessons you should take away from the World Cup and the sport of soccer itself:

Creativity in business is a conundrum: on one hand, creativity is more important than ever, given all of the information about how the world is changing at faster rates than ever before. The lifespan of a good idea is also shorter than ever. But, on the other hand, leaders across industries and around the world are frustrated with the traditional “outside the box, unconstrained, blue sky” approach.

Contrary to what you might think, providing evidence just isn't the right way to be more persuasive. Try this instead.

By creating an environment that promotes engaged employees, firms can attract team members who are motivated to support and contribute to a company’s profitability. The question is how.

Six tips from Mitchell, Stephen Sweet, associate professor and visiting scholar at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College, and Cash Nickerson, author of “BOOMERangs,” for how companies can adapt to an aging workforce.

How do some companies evolve to “it company” status while others languish in relative obscurity?