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, 2012Sunday Service – Souper Bowl of Caring
January 29, 2012It’s Super Bowl week! And, it’s Souper Bowl Week! In 1990, a seminary intern delivered this simple prayer: “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat.” Out of that prayer, Souper Bowl of Caring was born. The idea was [...]
Newslink: 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 [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
September 20, 2011Continuing with inspirations shared from our 2011 Leadership Summit, this week’s Tidbit is reactions to the Amazing Race activity. Teams of co-workers performing various acts of daring-do at a local outdoor ropes challenge park. What does this have to do with leadership? Competing to reach a goal, inspiring teamwork, pushing oneself beyond self-imposed barriers, using strengths to overcome weaknesses; sounds [...]
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
March 29, 2011March 31 is a great day. Not only is it a great day, but it’s one of the the best days of the year: Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. Here are a few great quotes from a few of the greatest players from the greatest team ever: The New York Yankees. (OK, that is totally [...]
Newslink: Leadership
March 18, 2011What Managers Can Learn From March Madness Today’s link is to a blog post dated March 17, published in the Harvard Business Review. I enjoyed the timely connection between management skills and the NCAA basketball tournament; great lessons to be learned. For example, in both basketball and business, it’s not always about talent. The competition and match-ups greatly [...]
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