Archive for August 2020

I have become passionate about seeing leaders build a great staff culture as well as develop those around them so I am writing a short ebook about staff leadership. Over the next several weeks I am going to be working through my ideas and doing a ‘test drive’ of sorts. A lack of leadership within the coaching…

Some leaders bemoan a lack of resources and others just become resourceful. Some use their limits to be more innovative and others use limits as an excuse why they can’t succeed. The best way to go from complaining about a lack of resources to being resourceful is to reframe the issue. Instead of asking “How are…

The definition of entropy is 1) a lack of order or predictability; 2) gradual decline into disorder. Entropy is why organizations need leaders. It is why your program, staff, student-athletes, and support staff will not “accidentally” come into order, alignment, and health. If left alone, things will always revert back to a lack of order, misalignment, and unhealth. This is true…

Leaders often give lip service to the idea of focusing on only what you can control. But in reality, many struggle with it. The constant news cycle bombarding all of us with information, news, and negativity impacts us. Now more than ever, it is important for leaders to have a tight filter on their input. The filter…

Curated Reading and Listening Material  THIS WEEK’S BLOG -> There Are Two Games… Are You Playing The Right One? READ -> This article is about thinking for oneself and wisdom and those two connect. It highlights a common myth about how to grow in wisdom. Really good article. LISTEN -> My friend John Mayer hosts this podcast…