Heath Slawner
@heathcliff
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I help leaders and teams discover meaning in their work so they can be at their natural best. Professional Speaker and Igniter at @SimonSinek 🔥
Montreal, QC
Joined March 2007
The Delegation Trap: • Too much oversight = micromanagement • Too little oversight = abdication Most leaders get stuck in one extreme or the other. Instead: Clear expectations + Consistent oversight + Calibrated autonomy = Exponential results 🎯🚀
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Great way to think about winning! Play to win, but be prepared to bounce back, adapt and keep fighting, even when you fail.
Roger Federer broke the internet with one statistic that will change how you see every setback in your life. 1,526 singles matches. Won almost 80% of them. 20 Grand Slams. 103 titles. Now answer honestly: What percentage of total points do you think he won across his entire
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One pattern I’ve noticed in high performing teams: they don't let one person's complaint become everyone's distraction.
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Modern dating is in a crisis 😬
Why are 6' tall well-educated high earning men AND attractive women single? Modern dating is in a crisis for everyone. It is one of the biggest problems of our time. Let’s break it down with data. 1. Women are more educated than ever, and prefer men the same or more. Women are
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“By 2025, one person will have access to the intellectual capacity of the entire 2025 workforce.”🤯
Sam Altman’s new blog post “Three Observations” lays out the future of AI—cheaper, smarter, and everywhere. My 1 page notes below in case it's helpful.
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“The highest leverage moments in business happen in casual conversations, not scheduled meetings.”🔥
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The most useful new mental health app looks nothing like you’d imagine. Finch lets you set small goals to take care of your virtual pet. —#4 in Health, App Store —10M+ downloads —100k member subreddit —374k reviews (4.9) that all say “cured my ADHD OCD anxiety and depression!”
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Yet another gem 💎
Mckinsey makes millions on a single presentation.....yeah👀 Here is the central business storytelling framework I learned in my 4 yrs there🧵👇
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Say “no” like a pro. The best tactical advice on when and how to push back when it really matters.
Mckinsey charges $10,000 per day for a consultant at my level.....yeah👀 No its not for their problem-solving prowess but for phenomenal people skills. Here is the most powerful people skill I learned there:👇🧵
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Incumbents all fail (eventually). Being the biggest or strongest doesn’t guarantee that you will stay that way forever.
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1/ On Is Money Just A Game? tl;dr For most people, it is a huge struggle, but the people who make the most money tend to think of it as a game. Can we thread the needle and figure out why both people are right? We will try! Off we go.
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If you enjoyed this thread: • Follow me @heathcliff for weekly threads on whatever I find interesting - sports biz, leadership, history, etc • Retweet the first tweet to share with others https://t.co/ewZsVyVJvX
“What happened to the Buffalo franchise is a shame on the NBA.” A 🧵 on the one-of-a-kind deal ended the Buffalo Braves, the NBA’s long-forgotten team. 1/13
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Levin then moved the Braves to San Diego while Brown took over the Celtics in Boston, leaving proud Buffalo fans with no pro basketball team. 12/13
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An NBA lawyer named #DavidStern, who would later become the league’s commissioner, brokered a deal in which Brown and Levin swapped franchises. 11/13
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In 1978, the @BostonCeltics were also struggling. Owner Irv Levin, a movie producer, wanted to live on the West Coast but the league refused to allow him to move a storied franchise like the Celtics. 10/13
In 1978, John Y. Brown, owner of the Buffalo Braves, and Irv Levin, owner of the Boston Celtics swapped franchises with the league's approval. Levin moved the Braves to San Diego where they became the Clippers. (Brown pictured with Red Auerbach)
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After threatening to move the team, Snyder eventually gave up and sold it to John Y. Brown, the future governor of Kentucky. 9/13
Rock Calendar 7-17-76: ABA's Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, New York Nets and Denver Nuggets join the NBA. Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St Louis fold; their players are put in a draft. Colonels owner John Y. Brown uses his $3 million buyout to buy the NBA's Buffalo Braves
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