For great performers, close is not enough. They use passion, preparation, effort, focus and feedback to get it right.
You can bet that more than one Division I basketball coach would love a 6-foot-6 guard/forward with a scoring touch. Well, hundreds of coaches had a shot at just such a player — and passed. Meet Raiquan Clark of LIU Brooklyn, leading scorer in the Northeast Conference. He’s a star. Four years ago, in search […]
No matter how much talent is involved, making the Hall of Fame can also depend on pure chance.
The New York Giants could have had Bill Belichick as their coach. But George Young, the team general manager at the time, saw reasons not to hire the man who may be the greatest football coach in history.
Of the millions of hires made each year, some people just never fit in, others get sick and can’t deliver, and still others wind up as little performers with big resumes.
If you want to make a spectacular hire, look for the person with a sense of wonder. Look for someone who’s excited and not afraid to show it.
It never hurts to be able to laugh at yourself. It makes you attractive to those around you — even the ones who may be giving you a job.
At the beginning of every semester, every sports season, every hiring, we know three things for sure:
When you’re picking talent, there are things you can control. These things can give you an edge — sometimes a decisive one.
Right now in a sixth grade somewhere sits a person who one day be the best in the world at what they do. And no one knows who that person is.