In honor of this week’s Super Bowl, where the New York Giants and New England Patriots will battle it out on the gridiron for the Lombardi Trophy, here are some quotes by the trophy’s namesake and legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi. They certainly apply to workplaces beyond the football field! Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. [...]
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Tuesday Tidbit
January 31, 2012Newslink: Leadership
November 12, 2011Leadership lessons from Penn State Much has already been written about the current scandal involving former Penn State football coaches; the sexual abuse of young boys by one, and the subsequent failure to report and/or take morally appropriate action by other coaches and university leaders. But, what lessons can we learn about leadership? Here are links to [...]
Sunday Service – The Fugee Family
October 30, 2011You know when something catches your eye, and you’re not quite sure why, but you’re just drawn to it? That’s what happened to me last week. I saw this tweet from @MargieClayman: What a lofty goal, one person trying to get 400,000 people to donate to anything! And, vowing not to blog until that goal [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
September 27, 2011I went to see Moneyball on Sunday, Brad Pitt‘s newest movie. It’s a well-acted, interesting (though slow-moving) story of how Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane (Pitt) used statistical analysis to put players on the field who could get on base and score runs. This was counter to the usual goal of going after the [...]
Sunday Service
July 10, 2011Time is running out! If you are a sports fan, you know all about Jim Valvano and the annual ESPY Don’t Give Up Auction to support the work of the The V Foundation. The auction runs from July 3 – 13, offering many items up for grabs, from balls & bats to jerseys & helmets to amazing sports experiences [...]
The player is now on the clock…
April 29, 2011While watching the NFL draft last night, I heard someone say, “Just like that, their lives are forever changed.” Yes, for many of those young men, their lives may never be the same again. Money, fame, opportunity, and perhaps even stardom could come their way. For some, there could be challenge, risk, injury, and dreams lost. For [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
October 12, 2010Baseball playoffs are in full swing, and my beloved New York Yankees are right in the thick of things. They breezed through the first round, sweeping the Minnesota Twins three games to none. There are many stories of great leadership in the Yankees’ history; this time of year reminds me to share some them. Joe [...]
Newslink: Leadership
August 6, 2010Always Rely On A Team, Not Individuals Today’s link is to an article published on Forbes.com, combining two things I’m a big fan of; sports and leadership. What lessons and skills can we take from sports teams and apply to business teams? Several, according to author Mark de Rond. Click HERE to read the full article, published August [...]
Advice for football players; advice for life
August 1, 2010Herman Edwards is a highly respected football analyst and former professional football coach. As such, he was invited to share some words of wisdom with some Pac-10 (12) quarterbacks. The meeting took place last week at ESPN‘s campus in Bristol, CT. Edwards shared the following three pieces of advice for the young men to consider, if they aspire to [...]
LeBron, a year later
July 11, 2010A little over a year ago, I wrote this post about LeBron James and the extraordinary humility he demonstrated in his MVP acceptance speech. My, my, how things have changed. I don’t think anyone would debate that agreeing to participate in a one hour special to announce his next team was not a good move by LeBron [...]
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