Football and Business
Did You Inherit a Bad Team? Learn from Tebow.
You start a new job as a leader of people—a manager: entry-level, mid-level, or executive. You “inherit” a group of people: employees you did not hire. They are already “trained” in their jobs—you did not get to train them. They have gone through several managers before you came along. They did not fare very well. …
Read MoreVince Young: A Story of Redemption
When I heard Vince Young was going to be the starting Quarterback on Sunday for the Eagles, since Michael Vick was out with injured ribs, I had a feeling and a hope that Young might have progressed since I wrote about him in my book, Necessary Roughness: New Rules for the Contact Sport of Life.…
Read MoreWho Gets Your Heisman?
The Heisman Trophy will be awarded on December 10—on TV, in front of God and Everyone. According to the mission on the Heisman website, “The Heisman Trophy recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance and hard work.” Now…
Read MoreWhat a difference a coach makes!
What a difference a coach makes! I know the song title is “what a difference a day makes” and that applies, too, to my favorite game. Yesterday—week 9 of the NFL season, was truly an example of “any given Sunday.” I know—I’m mixing my songs and movies here, but REALLY! Anybody who picked all the…
Read MoreYou don't have to love football to learn the lessons of the game.
I just returned from keynoting at two events for women: one in Boston and one in Orlando for the Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL.) I was not surprised to see so many “football girls,” however, seeing my speech through the eyes of “non-football girls” was quite enlightening! There were moments during the speech when people would…
Read MoreThings You Can’t Measure…Sure Do Measure Up!
Are you still judging your worth in terms of net profit over the last five years? Don’t worry, your greatest resource is still intact: YOU! Football calls it “having the intangibles.” In an interview, Aaron Rodgers, last year’s Super Bowl-winning Quarterback and MVP put it this way, “Far too much weight is put on your…
Read MoreThe Colts Didn’t “Back Up” – Do You?
I love Peyton Manning, Quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. I love his command of his job and his team and his ability to win games – even in the last two minutes. He inspires me to give my all to my job, and never give up. I dedicated my book to him, along with my…
Read MoreDetroit Lions making a comeback…are you?
We are reinventing ourselves to survive in this economy. I like to think of it as a “comeback.” Last year was such a down year for corporate meetings using outside speakers, I toyed with the idea of going back into Human Resources for some company, other than my own. Then, someone quoted Will Smith: “”There’s…
Read MoreFootball and Business: Coming From Behind, and Never Giving Up!
Week 4 of the16-week NFL season looms large. But we, who champion the underdog, had a fine time with Week 3. Two teams, who have historically been “losers”, have started the season 3-0. It’s extra sweet that they represent cities that are among the most economically depressed in the nation: Detroit and Buffalo. Remember how…
Read MoreFootball Poetry? Sure!
Well, it’s not exactly football poetry, but the connection is there!!! So today the Dow dipped 500 points, and closed 391 points down. So now do we get all depressed ? Or just realize that when the whistle (closing bell in the stock market) blows, the play (day) is over, and yes, Scarlett, tomorrow IS…
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