Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
5 Tips for Handling Holiday Stress – #4
4. Make full use of your “Internal Whistle” This means what it means in football. To stop the action, the whistle blows. We need to take a deep breath and take stock before letting a stress trigger or a whiney nephew make you go nuts and say something you’ll regret. And before you scream at…
Read MoreDid 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 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 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 MoreLeadership Lessons: Peyton Manning Inspires Again!
When it comes to leadership lessons, Peyton, Peyton—you’ve done it again—you’ve inspired me! I dedicated my book Necessary Roughness to you, because you inspired the first words, “The intention to get to a certain place makes you unstoppable.” That was in week 5 of the 2008 season, when you were unstoppable, and led your Colts…
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