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The Seven Leadership Secrets of Great Team Captains

SCD Group

The Seven Leadership Secrets: They took care of tough, unglamorous tasks. national woman’s soccer team (1996-1999) San Antonio Spurs of National Basketball Association (1997-2016) Barcelona professional soccer (2008-2013) France national handball (2008-2015) New Zealand All Blacks national rugby team (2011-2015).

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2015: Believe Your Beliefs

Slice-Works

As you look at the last few months of civil unrest following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Akai Gurley in New York City, or your own personal challenges, it’s easy to understand how doubt and fear could pre-occupy your thoughts. Our focus word for 2015 is BELIEVE. Belief is a choice. Choose to BELIEVE!!

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Teach Your Members and Staff Leadership by Showing Them the World

Associations Now

How supporting international volunteer work within your organization can teach leadership skills that your members and staff will rely on for a lifetime. In 2015, I went to Nepal for three weeks and came back a more productive, enthusiastic, caring professional striving for success. The benefits are huge. It’s not impossible.

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How One Foundation Got Kids Interested in Skiing—With Its Own Ski Park

Associations Now

In the three winters that the National Winter Activity Center has been active, the National Winter Sports Education Foundation’s “living lab” has helped drive a massive interest in the slopes among New York City-area kids. Here’s how. But NWSEF may have found the perfect strategy to draw kids’ attention—and keep it.

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Mind The Gap

Association Success

Millennials became the majority of the workforce in 2015, and ever since then many leaders have treated their arrival into the workforce much like they would if aliens had landed in New York City – with fear and skepticism and often taking a defensive stance. Our leadership team actively uses social media.

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Growth Hacking Your Community with Vanessa DiMauro

Higher Logic

One example of a successful community launch that has sustained its momentum is the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), which launched its community in May 2015. Vanessa’s work has been covered by leading publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC and Forbes.

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Monday Buzz: Lessons From the Fall of Grantland

Associations Now

Sometimes, though, it comes down to the financials, and ESPN, having recently laid off a huge chunk of its staff , was more focused on those than ever, according to Grantland interim Editor-in-Chief Chris Connelly, who replaced Simmons after the company opted not to renew his contract, as The New York Times reported. Tweet of the Day.