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Entries Tagged as 'Sports'
Goodbye, Coach Wooden. Thank you for everything.
June 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Sports, coaching, leadership
Tags: coaching·leadership·sports
The Success of John Schuerholz
December 29th, 2005 · No Comments · Sports, management
Ah….who is John Schuerholz you might be asking….fair enough. Schuerholz is the general manager of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He has been the GM for 15 years and has enjoyed a dominating run. 1 World Series win, 4 World Series appearances (National League pennants), and 8 Eastern Division championships. That’s impressive. I’ve [...]
Tags: management·sports
America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation
February 8th, 2005 · No Comments · Books, Sports, Television, leadership, management, marketing
I just finished reading America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation by Michael MacCambridge. If you are a devout follower of professional football, this is a must read. For everyone else, I recognize that some people will be turned off by the fact that this is a “sports” book or [...]
Tags: books·leadership·management·marketing·sports·TV
The Systems Coach: Bill Belichick
October 27th, 2004 · No Comments · Sports, coaching, leadership
Quick article on New England Patriot’s coach, Bill Belichick from the latest issue of the Wharton Leadership Digest. I call him a next-generation or new-model type of professional coach. He is not a “master motivator” like his mentor, Bill Parcells. He is a quiet professional. In this article he gives his five features of his [...]
Tags: coaching·leadership·systems
