Ultimate Frisbee team's spot-on lessons for leaders

Ultimate Frisbee team's spot-on lessons for leaders | practice | Leader? Manager? Why you need to be both Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( May 26, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading the Way [] [Ultimate Frisbee team's spot-on lessons for leaders]( Ultimate Frisbee team's spot-on lessons for leaders (NickyLloyd/Getty Images) Competition is encouraged in business and even within some companies, but it should "never [be] at the expense of mutual respect among competitors [or] adherence to the agreed upon rules," writes executive coach Hanna Hart, who watched an Ultimate Frisbee championship and came away with a fresh look at vital leadership skills -- including, for the team that lost, failing toward goals. "Culture, like spirit, must not be just a list of rules or a slide deck of values; it is acted out in every behavior, action and interaction, and it depends on everyone taking responsibility for creating and maintaining it. That is leadership," Hart asserts. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (5/24) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Nurture colleagues' strength, but cover their blind spots to help them, and the whole team, succeed. Challenge them, teach them how to look at others' perspectives, and share the importance of taking responsibility instead of pointing fingers -- all of which the Knox College Alley Cats team did remarkably well, [Hart says](. [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Leader? Manager? Why you need to be both]( Leader? Manager? Why you need to be both (Rob Daly/Getty Images) If the people you manage go to a workshop and are asked their feelings about their leader, will they say, "This manager served us, and in return, we moved mountains," like one workshop attendee told leadership coach Art Petty? That's the sign of a professional with "the best characteristics of both leaders and managers ... who can inspire, motivate, teach, coach and bring out the best in our people as the world and technology shift in front of us, Petty writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (5/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Ditch the stereotypes of leaders who can't manage and managers who can't lead. Treat colleagues like humans, let them think freely, push them to be their best and ensure they're happy to come to work every day, [Petty shares](. 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Among many other tips, Cluskey also stressed the importance of a community around you who can serve as "positive multipliers" and help you through difficult situations. Full Story: [Deliberate Directions]( (5/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [FedEx's Smith: Humility is the bedrock of business, life]( FedEx's Smith: Humility is the bedrock of business, life Smith (Alex Wong/Getty Images) One of Frederick Smith's undergraduate economics papers at Yale University laid out a business plan for an overnight delivery service, but he only earned a C -- hardly what you'd expect for the man who became founder and five-decade CEO of Federal Express and who counts humility among his cornerstones. "You're not the smartest person in the world, be humble. ... The world does not begin with your birth. There is much to learn in studying the thinkers who came before you," Smith says. Full Story: [CorporateIntel]( (5/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] Diane Benson Harrington Diane Benson Harrington Harrington I gave you a taste of Frisbee and tennis today as we prepare for Memorial Day weekend. (I didn't see any leadership articles related to pickleball this week.) My older son and his partner are coming into Madison from the Twin Cities for a visit -- maybe we'll round up some neighbors and play sand volleyball in the park behind our house. Or, more likely, I'll kick back on the hammock with a book when we're not on the deck catching up. I've enjoyed filling in for Candace this week and hope she'll ask me again the next time she takes a break. Enjoy the three-day weekend. And don't hesitate to [send me feedback](mailto://diane.harrington@futurenet.com) on this past week of SmartBrief on Leadership. -- Diane Sharing SmartBrief on Leadership with your network keeps the quality of content high and these newsletters free. 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