I want to continue on in my series of posts here with another baseball inspired post. It is the sport of my youth so I just can’t stay away from it for…
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Stemming the Tide of Scapegoating Pt. 2
Since the Superbowl is almost here, I wanted to do one more post related to Scapegoating following the AFC and NFC Championship games two weeks ago. My last post centered around the…
Leadership That Knows What You CAN’T Do
I heard an interview a few days ago from the NFL world that I found to be a clear and insightful description of leadership in helping others succeed. Former All-Pro receiver Cris…
What’s the Opposite of a Cheerleader?
I hear all the time in discussions about leadership or community how it’s super important to be cheerleaders of one another. Leaders need to be their people’s biggest fans, their biggest supporters…
A Team’s Last Line of Defense Pt 2
Now that I’ve laid out the metaphor and context of “A Team’s Last Line of Defense” in Part One, I want to point out that in a team setting there are always…
A Team’s Last Line of Defense Pt 1
If you think about your current team – whether it’s a formal and ongoing team or whether it’s more informal and temporary, then sooner or later you’ll have to face the reality…
Bear Bryant’s Four Basic Principles
I came across a brief quote in ESPN Magazine from Ozzie Newsome, former Alabama football player and Hall of Fame NFL player. He was relaying the four basic principles that legendary coach…