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For last night's Super Bowl XLVI, millions gathered to watch with excitement --- and for some, disappointment --- as the New York Giants took home the victory. Each team combined skill, strategy, and deliberate action to capture the NFL's top win, a career-defining moment for both sides to reflect on what was done well and what could be improved for next season.

All of these elements exist in today's competitive business world, with everyday professionals applying brain and brawn to achieve career wins. Female professionals can take major cues from the men on the field --- and in the C-suite.

Jocelyn Giangrande, career coach and author of What’s In Your Sandwich? 10 Surefire Ingredients for Career Success (SASHE, L.L.C; $18.95), offers four lessons women can learn from the Super Bowl to step out of the cheerleader sidelines and into championship gains.

Four Lessons Women of Power Can Learn from the Super Bowl

Develop a healthy competitive attitude to become a top player in the game

Four lessons women can learn from the Super Bowl to make professional career wins of…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: February 6, 2012 Tags: career advacement, career development, Chad Ochocinco, executive leadership, Female Executives, female professionals, gender discrimination, gender roles, leadership development, National Football League, negotiation, New England Patriots, NFL, NY Giants, professional sports, Sports, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVI, women executives., Women of Power, women professionals

Black Men Can’t Lead?

Study shows stereotypes keep blacks out of leadership positions in sports and business

By Alan Hughes

Posted: February 3, 2012 Tags: black men, leadership, Sports, Super Bowl

8 Things Every Athlete Should Know Before Going Pro

With both the 2011-2012 NBA and NFL seasons underway after last year’s lockouts it’s become painfully…

By timmhotep aku

Posted: January 12, 2012 Tags: Sports

Over the years, in business, politics, entertainment and more, there have been sex scandals---those that come and go and those that take down the person or entity they're filed against. Whether true are not, all are painful to watch, and, one would imagine, painful to endure---especially for the women who choose to "stand by their man" through it all. In light of the recent sex scandals that have rocked the worlds of politicians like Herman Cain (pictured, left, with supporters along the campaign trail) and pastors like Bishop Eddie Long, we rounded up a few of the wives who made the decision through uncomfortable press conferences, embarrassing court cases and shocking announcements to stay and be...The Good Wife.---Elayne Fluker

The Good Wife: 9 Women Who Stood By Their Husbands During Scandals

From politicians to pastors, sex scandals and others have shattered the worlds of many, including the women who stand by their man

Throughout the sex scandal, Herman Cain’s wife Gloria Cain stood by her husband. Here, 8…

By Elayne Fluker

Posted: December 5, 2011 Tags: Eddie Murphy, entertainment, Gloria Cain, Herman Cain, Isaiah Thomas, Kobe Bryant Bill Cosby, Magic Johnson, Marion Barry, Politics, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, sex scandal, Sports, The Good Wife

Corporate Professional Trades in Suits for Soccer Gear

Long love of sports takes woman into international career path

Quina Martin spent years as a corporate hiring professional until one day, she answered the…

By Souleo

Posted: October 13, 2011 Tags: career advancement, career change, career devolopment, career transition, international sports, Motivation, soccer, Sports, sports industry, women in sports

Nike re-signs Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (Image: File)

What If Every Ex-Con Could Get A Deal Like Michael Vick?

After paying his debt to society, the football star signs a $100 million dollar deal--and a second chance elusive to most

After paying his debt to society, the football star signs a $100 million dollar deal–and…

By Marc Lamont Hill

Posted: August 31, 2011 Tags: Football, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, Sports

Black Enterprise Golf & Tennis Challenge 2011!

Join us this Labor Day Weekend for a party you don't want to miss!

Join us this Labor Day Weekend for a party you don’t want to miss!

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: August 26, 2011 Tags: celebrities, entertainment, Golf & Tennis Challenge, Ledisi, Mint Condition, Ne-Yo, Sports, Wyclef

NBA Coach Avery Johnson’s Leadership Lessons

Nets coach offers insightful advice on inspiring and turning your team around

The NJ Nets coach tells how to take your team from worst to first

By Alan Hughes

Posted: August 25, 2011 Tags: Avery Johnson, basketball, leadership, leadership lessons, Management, NBA, New Jersey Nets, Sports, team building, team work

NBA Lockout Inspires Dahntay Jones to Be Money Smart

The pending NBA lockout teaches players that even a millionaire has to save for a rainy day

The NFL lockout is over but the NBA lockout is still looming. Indiana Pacers guard…

By Andreas Hale

Posted: August 23, 2011 Tags: Al Harrington, Dahntay Jones, Finances, Georgia Tech, Grant Hill, Indiana Pacers, Magic Johnson, NBA, NBA Lockout, NFL, NFL lockout, off-season, Sports, The Butterfield Group, Valeshia Butterfield, WEEN

Golf Has Been Calling You. It’s Time To Give In

I thought the game was too slow, too dull and too expensive. Now I know just how wrong I was

If you’re a businessperson (I’m talking to you ladies, too) with ready-made reasons for why…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: August 22, 2011 Tags: Black Enterprise Golf & Tennis Challenge, business relationships, golf, networking, Off My Chest, Sports