by Dan Rockwell – January 2014 Editor’s Note: This post had over 1000 shares in the last 3 days on Dan’s website (http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/). The enemy of success is isolation. The higher you go the easier isolation becomes, but, it’s a devastating problem at all levels of leadership. Isolated leaders fear conspiracies and feel misunderstood. Worse…Continue Reading The Three Power-People You Need on Your Team
by Matt Bowman – October 2013 Anyone in the sports business very long knows one may have to relocate to advance one’s career. While certainly not a requirement, top executives have made a few stops in different cities in different sports and with different organizations throughout their career. It can be an exciting but daunting…Continue Reading What to do when you’re the new boss
[dropshadowbox align=”left” effect=”perspective-left” width=”250px” height=”150px” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ] Register here. [/dropshadowbox] Benefits of joining the S3 Report Receive immediate brief notices of new best practices articles written by sports marketing & sales executives when published. Participate in the annual state of the industry study (November) of sports executives, managers, and employees. Network with other…Continue Reading Register with the S3 Report
by Lynn Wittenburg – September 2013 People just starting to climb the ladder in this business often ask: How do I become a leader? I do not have ALL the answers, but here are six tips that will help. 1. Learn to follow Say what? I asked you to tell me how to be a…Continue Reading The Six Choices of New Leaders
by Kirk Wakefield – September 2013 Our Back-to-School September issue of the S3 Report includes two articles focused on selling NCAA sports: Bryce Killingsworth (Oklahoma State University) explains how and why their innovative STH retention program has been successful. Read more… Brian Erenrich and David Quill (both with Aspire at Georgia Tech) report on how…Continue Reading S3 Back to School
by Kirk Wakefield – June 2013 Thanks to you, the growth in readership and membership at the S3 Report has been exceptional. Let’s start with who we are and then how we’ve grown. Who are we? The S3 Report launched in January 2013 with a following of no more than 75 members of our S3…Continue Reading How did the S3 Report grow over 400% in 4 months?
by Kirk Wakefield – March 2013 First Ever Managers and executives from professional sports met for the inaugural Daniel Sport & Entertainment Leadership Summit the third weekend in February in San Diego. We plan to host this event each year to encourage each other to be leaders in our homes, at work, and in our spheres of…Continue Reading The Daniel Sport & Entertainment Leadership Summit
by Dan Rockwell – February 2013 You employ systems and strategies for starting, maintaining, and moving forward. Adopt systems for stopping as well. People who can’t say, “No,” chase all the spilled marbles at once. They’re confused and empty handed in the end. Too many yeses distract, weigh down, and waste energy. “In order to…Continue Reading Leading: Purposeful Abandonment–The Art of Letting Go
by Charles Johnson – February 2013 Make a hundred calls, cover the phones, get a sale, ask for a referral, and work the sales table. I’m tired of making all these calls! Some people are disrespectful! Why can’t people just say “not interested” instead of hanging up? My boss is getting on my nerves! Why…Continue Reading So you want a job in pro sports?
by Dan Rockwell – January 2013 Old style leaders are about giving permission to supplicants. Their followers seek permission. It’s an “I/you” rather than “we” dynamic. Leaders have power and followers must ask.[dropshadowbox align=”right” effect=”lifted-both” width=”300px” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]”Asking softens a tough request so the other person hears it. Asking signals you want help….Continue Reading The five powers of permission