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Pat Riley

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What New Year’s Says About Your Future

“It is surely a great calamity for a human being to have no obsessions,” said American poet Robert Bly.

Management Strategies

Two of the NBA’s greatest coaches opposed each other last night, and their post-game remarks help explain what has made them so successful. Phil Jackson’s team won, and he gave credit to the players. Larry Brown’s team lost, and he took responsibility for it. It’s a good management strategy. Give credit to the workers when […]

What Made Sandy Koufax Great

Hall of Fame baseball player Sandy Koufax comes to mind today because in 1965 he declined to pitch in Game One of the World Series and instead attended synagogue on Yom Kippur. At the time, Koufax was the best pitcher in the world, and the Dodgers sorely missed him in Game One. He came back […]