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Man in glasses and a brown jacket with a serious expression; the background features a blue overlay adorned with white sports strategy symbols and a cheering crowd. It's reminiscent of a Coach Raveling masterclass, where every move is meticulously planned.
George Raveling — the iconic leader who brought Michael Jordan to Nike — shares with Big Think a lifetime of priceless wisdom learned at the crossroads of sports and business.
Whether it’s LeBron's shooting patterns or your corporate AI strategy, actionable insights are the key to turning data into meaningful results.
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Tennis pro Mardy Fish and Spanx founder Sara Blakely both turned failure into their greatest asset.
Basketball player in a yellow jersey with number 8, showcasing his leadership mentality, prepares to shoot a jump shot on the court.
Webflow CEO Linda Tong tells Big Think how her lifelong love of sports has guided her ascent to the C-Suite.
A skateboarder in protective gear performs an aerial trick, showcasing the art of acquiescence against a backdrop of blue sky with clouds on one side and a solid yellow background with a black squiggly line on the other.
How choosing Stoic acceptance — not dour resignation — galvanized great leaders from Thomas Edison to Phil Jackson and Tony Hawk.
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Embedding any leadership philosophy in sports demands a selective and multi-disciplinary approach.
Football player in helmet with eye black, focused expression. Emulating the legendary drive to win like Tom Brady, an overlay of strategy diagrams and text lines appears to the right.
Former sports agent Molly Fletcher translates the discipline of great athletes into a framework for achievement in any field.
A sprinter in a red tracksuit charges down the track with ultra confidence, accompanied by overlayed graphics of historical photos, numbers, and a line graph on the image.
Performance psychology reveals the mental techniques elite athletes use to build and maintain their confidence.
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Sahil Bloom explores why wealth isn’t just about money, but about knowing which type of wealth matters most in each season of life.
An open book reveals calm water on the left page, symbolizing serenity, while the right page showcases a silhouette of a head with a star inside, representing a well-being fix.
Major League Baseball and Ivy League research confirm that tackling well-being is hard work — but well worth the effort.
A person with glasses, viewed from behind, scratches their head thoughtfully as if pondering the complexities faced by accidental managers. The background is adorned with abstract blue and white wavy lines, adding a sense of fluidity to the scene.
Upskilling all managers and leaders is imperative if we are to solve the global challenge of poor management.
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3mins
“I'm here to argue that AI is not going to cause a rise in unemployment. I think it's actually increased employment in the United States, not decreased it.”
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"It’s only natural for us to get America back," quipped Kim Kielsen, former prime minister of Greenland, in 2019.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A line of waiters in formal attire, embodying a sense of unreasonable hospitality, carry trays with teapots and cups as they gracefully walk in procession outside the building.
Restaurateur Will Guidara explains why it’s not just what you do, but how you make people feel that leads to successful ventures.
Red ants on green leaves with purple abstract shapes and squares in the background, symbolizing how AI for stronger teams can create a vibrant, interconnected ecosystem.
Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank highlights an AI-powered pathway towards more productive and more creative teams.
An open magazine reveals a woman wearing a hijab and headphones on one page, with de-bias technology illustrations mapping the faces of three individuals on the opposite page.
By designing smart systems, we can help ourselves live up to our best intentions — and perform even better in our workplaces.
4 things you should consider before launching your next global learning program.
A business professional in a suit, embodying fractional leadership, holds a folder on the left; a fire extinguisher appears on the right.
An alternative vision of the future of work for senior executives might hold a solution to relentless workplace stress.
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4mins
“The truth is there are very few supplements that have good evidence-based medicine to support them.”