Suppose that all the business world was more like sports, where you’re drafted, not hired. That’s right, employers would take turns picking the people they thought could do the most to help them win. If you were looking to get drafted, what would employers want to see? And if you were drafting, what would you […]
Chances are we’ve never met. I don’t know what you do, or where you live, or how old you are. But I do know two things about you. First, you want more out of your life. You want to do more, get more, be more, win more. You know it, too. Otherwise, why would you […]
No matter how long you’ve been coaching, you’re at a certain stage in your development. You’re either novice, intermediate or veteran. You’re variously fascinated with technique, or tactics, or motivation, or team-building, or practice planning, or something else. For the last several months, I’ve been drawn to the spiritual side of coaching. It began when […]
Sometimes it takes a while for the real message to sink in. That is certainly true about something I heard at a baseball clinic in Georgia a few weeks ago. The speaker was discussing the challenge of playing the outfield. He said that even though there might be only one or two balls hit your […]
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. That’s what people say about picking stocks, and they could say the same thing about picking a quarterback. With Peyton Manning fresh on the market, NFL teams must decide if he is the choice for them. Several teams have expressed interest, including the Miami Dolphins and New […]
Jeremy Lin has become a dream for the NBA and the New York Knicks, but he’s a nightmare for coaches. That’s because Lin and his performance with the Knicks force all of us to wonder what we may be overlooking on our own team. Since joining the Knicks, Lin has brought skill and energy to […]
“Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.” ~ Liane Cardes Was there ever a game where you wished your team had been tougher? In January, ESPN.com columnist Jay Bilas addressed the subject. He was writing about basketball in particular, but his comments apply to all sports and […]