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How To Lead A Team Through Uncertainty: A Guide for Corporate and Athletic Teams

When studying the history of either a sports team or a corporate team, one thing is consistent between these two groups…change is inevitable. The corporate and sports world is dynamic and always filled with uncertainty. However, if an organization can develop a strong culture, then they will be more likely to adapt and succeed in that environment. Learn more about a Tier 1 client we helped lead their organization through uncertainty…

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How To Develop Emotional Intelligence For Leadership

When people think of leadership, they think of individuals who have a commanding presence over their team, are decisive in how they make difficult choices, and exhibit confidence. However, we have found that one of the most important traits of a high-quality leader is to possess a high level of emotional intelligence. Check out this Tier 2 case study to learn how we helped an organization’s leaders increase their emotional intelligence and why that improved production amongst their workforce…

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from friction to function: How to turn around a struggling team

When teams struggle in the corporate and sports world, leadership will be reactive rather than proactive in how they deal with this problem. These reactions can include hiring motivational speakers and even sport psychologists. For this issue of the Case Studies, learn how we trained a Tier 2 client to successfully turn around their struggling team…

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Team Chemistry: What It Is And How To Build It

One of the most coveted characteristics of a successful team that other leaders try to replicate is team chemistry. However, most leaders and organizations do not have a blueprint they can use to accomplish this. Check out this Tier 3 case study to see how we helped one of our clients master the art of creating team chemistry…

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The Future Of General Managers: Adapt Or Die

General Managers (GM) have one of the most important positions on a sports team, but when you look closely at the training background of the majority of GMs, they are painfully unprepared for the moment. However, some of the elite GMs recognize this and are now creating a new position called Associate GMs. Learn more about the future of this position and how Ibex Tactics has been filling in this role for high-performance teams…

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Beyond the Scoreboard: How City Culture Shapes Championship DNA

How does the culture of a city impact the chances of success at the professional level? In this case study, Alex and Ben discuss the eye-opening consistencies within three cities that have seen success across multiple sports, and if the culture of the city has something to do with it.

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The Silver Arrow Dynasty: How Wolff and Hamilton Built the Greatest F1 Team in History

When you get a group of fiery competitors together one of two things will happen. You will either combine that fire to wipe out your opposition, or you’ll burn your organization to the ground. In this case study we examine how Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton have created one of the most successful team cultures in Mercedes Formula 1 and some takeaways for any high aspiring competitive organization.

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Baltimore Ravens vs. Carolina Panthers: What Winning Culture Looks Like

Armchair case studies are examples of teams that Ibex Tactics has not worked with but provide insight into the importance of culture. For this issue, we wanted to discuss documented examples comparing the high-quality culture of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, to the undeveloped culture of the Carolina Panthers…

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Why Motivational Speaking Does Not Improve Culture

Leaders want to find different ways to increase energy and work effort in their teams. One way they will do this is by bring in a motivational speaking professional. Unfortunately, this is a misdiagnosis of the underlying issue. Read this case study to learn how an Ibex Tactics client immediately saw the positive outcomes of our Tier 3 services compared to motivational speaking professionals they had worked with…

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Manchester United: Why More Resources Doesn’t Always Bring Success

Many teams competing in sports and corporate arenas feel that it is too difficult to achieve organizational peak performance outcomes without massive amounts of resources. For this issue of the armchair case studies, we wanted to provide an organizational psychology perspective on why having unlimited resources can hurt your organization more than it can help…

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Hunter Vs. Hunted: How To Win More Than Once

It’s one thing to win one time, but it’s a completely different process to win multiple times. This is a topic that sports teams and organizations in the private sector are obsessed with trying to find strategies for. Check out this case study where our client used Tier 1 services to build an incredibly unique culture which not only helped their teams achieve new levels of success, but also sustain that success…

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Why Leadership Is Overrated

Many organizations will work with consulting companies that specialize in “leadership development” training but are usually unable to sustain results from these services. This is because leadership oftentimes is not the solution for their issues. Learn how our Tier 2 services help teams actually build stronger cultures through more efficient methods rather than leadership development programs...

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The Science of Getting “Buy-In”

Getting “buy-in” from all members of a team is a much more complicated process than leaders realize. Securing “buy-in” is an ongoing process that requires careful thought and strategic planning. Learn more about how Ibex Tactics Tier 3 services can help clients secure “buy-in”…

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