I have been engaged in the world of coaching for a very long time and have been able to see that coaches have become more aware of the impact that they can have on their athletes. I see it, also, with leaders in the business world. I think that leaders fundamentally care about the people [...]
œGet what, you are asking. My answer is this. Are we ever going to get that we are killing ourselves on a regular basis? Coaches may be guiltier of this than any other group of folks on the planet. If not the planet, in this country. Every week I read about someone who had a [...]
With only a few exceptions, every high school, college and professional football team played this weekend. And, wonder of all wonders, 50% of them lost. This is, of course, something that everyone knows In any competition, there will be a declared winner which makes everyone else involved losers. Are all of those who didnt win [...]
My primary operating principle is that œRelationship is the Key to Everything. If this is true, the what is it we are doing or not doing that keeps us very average in playing the relationship game? Be clear, I am not just talking about romantic relationships, although they are certainly included. I am talking about [...]
I have been involved with learning on an active basis for fifty years I say active as directly accountable for the learning process of others. Simply said, œI am a coach. For 25 years I coached the game of basketball. I coached at all the levels the game is played. For more on my history, [...]
I have examined gossip and rumor with you, but what is this thing called œtrash talk? First of all, it is not new. There have always been words exchanged in the heat of competition or over some contention by either party. It has just escalated. Trash talks beginnings are found on any playground in America. [...]
Yesterday I talked a little about gossip. One of the things I didnt say is that one of the primary products of gossip is rumor (actually I was saving it for today). People gossip. Rumors fly. And then, a cloud of uncertainty envelops all involved. If you want to kill performance, uncertainty is Public Enemy [...]
One of the things I learned fairly early in life was that communication is what made things work or what it took to resolve things that werent working. However this might be true, I received little or no training on what communicates. So much for what you know. There are three types of communications that [...]