The CEO as elite athlete: What business leaders can learn from modern sports

The role is harder than ever, requiring new habits of mind, body, and spirit.

“We learned that the best leaders today have made a generational change in their thinking, one that closely parallels how elite athletes prepare, train, and compete. In several ways, the two jobs—CEO and athlete—are highly correlated. Here are five leadership practices of great athletes that business leaders can adapt to their own work.“

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