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Infographic of the Day: How to Name a Baseball Team

BY Kelsey KeithMon Sep 28, 2009 at 3:26 PM

Designer and baseball enthusiast Craig Robinson lays out the etymology of team names in today's information graphic. READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntoshMon Sep 14, 2009 at 6:51 AM

Business is not sport:Football season is here again and so is my pet dislike – holding up sports teams as models for business teams to copy. It’s ridiculous for business teams to strive to be like sports teams. And it ...READ»

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In the world energy always flows

BY Norman WolfeSat Mar 14, 2009 at 2:14 PM

I read today an article in the New York Times titled “Weary of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own”. It discusses the trend among many of todays laid off workers to turn their energies toward starting their ...READ»

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The Journey into the Greatest Test of Character – Leadership

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsTue Jan 13, 2009 at 12:59 AM

For most would-be business and organizational leaders, the road to authoritative service begins at The Bison Group’s “Center for Integrative Leadership and Change (CILC)” in Philadelphia, PA., where participants find out if they’ve got what it takes to become agents of change – both personally and professionally.READ»

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Executive Temperament

BY Stephen LongMon Jan 12, 2009 at 9:45 PM

Recently, an article was published in Time Magazine discussing the importance of temperament of the two presidential candidates http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1850921,00.html. I found the article intriguing in two ...READ»

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LeaderShaped by Christ: My Outward Reform Began My Inward Renewal!

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsSat Jan 3, 2009 at 10:31 PM

When Jesus caught his disciples arguing about who among them was the greatest, they felt embarrassed, but Jesus didn’t rebuke them or wanting to be great. He simply gave them an unexpected formula: Be a servant! Do you know this formula? Are you willing to change? Are you willing to exhibit humility, wonder, honesty, innocence, hope, trust and dependence? One Degree of Twelve is my journey into becoming a servant; my rebirth after being “LeaderShaped by Christ.”READ»

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Front Line Leadership that Builds GREAT Teams

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsWed Dec 31, 2008 at 12:22 AM

So, a team is what you are hoping to build? But, what kind of team? A team who uses the academic approach to getting things done or one that brings real-world experience to the situation at hand? What criteria, then, do you use for choosing your teammates? How about trying "Business WARFIGHTING For GREAT Teams?" This is also known as the "Preemptive Strike" measures.READ»

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Why Workplace Politics Charts the Path to Build GREAT Teams and Performance

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsTue Dec 9, 2008 at 3:11 PM

When most people hear the phrase “organizational politics,” they react very negatively. They see politics in the workplace as forming clicks and another way to keep those who go against the status quo labeled as an outsider. ...READ»

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Considering a Team Building Experience?

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsMon Sep 8, 2008 at 9:14 AM

The Bison Group, a team of U.S. Marines turned business professionals, the dominant and domineering provider of team building maneuver course-management programs for the business marketplace, has become the military style training ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntoshFri Aug 22, 2008 at 6:18 AM

Business is not a sport: I dislike it when sports teams are held up as models for business teams to copy. It is ridiculous for business teams to try to be like sports teams and it can be dangerous. Here’s why. Sports ...READ»

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Military Training and Simulation is Increasingly Required by Business & Industry

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsThu Aug 21, 2008 at 5:25 AM

TheThe Bison Group ® Corporation has announced the integration of the “Process of LeaderShaping” initiative – a framework that identifies the behaviors (Organizational Behavior) and influences (Transformational Leadership) ...READ»

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When Winning Leads to Failure

BY Helen WhelanWed Jun 25, 2008 at 10:59 AM

Written by Marshall Goldsmith The most common behavior problem I have found in the executives I have worked with is an obsession with winning - and this isn't just CEO's. It's common in most highly successful ...READ»

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Competency Mapping

BY Alan LandersSat Jun 21, 2008 at 3:42 PM

I use competencies for a number of different purposes, primarily for selection, career planning, performance appraisals, and succession planning. Are you using them and if so, how? Tks, AlanREAD»

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Organizations, People & Performance

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsMon May 19, 2008 at 10:13 AM

HumanSigma Ideation™ When an organization doesn't meet the stakeholders' needs and expectations, the cause is rarely a misguided posture, purpose, and alignment of strategy or vision.Instead, underperformance is more often ...READ»

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Change Management and Talent & Organizational Performance

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsSun May 18, 2008 at 8:23 PM

As we continue to look at ways of being effective within our productivity, it is important to understand that the workforce has to do much more than just “work harder” and increase throughput. The workforce must rapidly be ...READ»

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The Downside, a Tough Economy. The Upside, Opportunity Lies Within Us!

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsMon Apr 21, 2008 at 3:23 PM

The Building Great Teams Project. Here we are standing at the doorstep within the 2008 economy knocking hard to come inside. Only, the door remains shut with no answer. We continue to knock, and knock hoping that someone would open ...READ»

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The Seven "T's" of Oz to Your Personal Transformation

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsSun Apr 6, 2008 at 4:10 PM

A Long Walk On A Short Path Keeping in the tradition of providing clever and entertaining instruction for people to grow their lives, I have teamed up with a new author, Leslie Ann Smith, to help develop an ...READ»

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The Monkey Dance & Great Teams

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsThu Apr 3, 2008 at 5:19 AM

Saturday, March 29, 2008 COOLEST BOOK TRAILER EVER!! http://youtube.com/user/bisongroup I’m not kidding. I’ve watched this book trailer at least a dozen times, and I still can’t get enough of it. The music is excellent. ...READ»

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Leadership & Flexibility: What We Can Learn From “The Elevator”

BY Damian D. "Skipper" PittsThu Feb 28, 2008 at 9:47 AM

As in leadership, elevators are constantly moving. They remain constant, moving up and down, to transport individuals and items floor to floor. The ride never ends. It goes on and on, up and down, side to side until another person ...READ»

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