Women Leaders Improve Companies

August 12, 2014

Here we are – between NBA Finals and the kickoff to the NFL season.  For the past 3 years, in August, I’ve blogged in this space about the NFL Hall of Fame and the NFL Preseason.  I’m angry at the NFL for not stepping up against violence to women. So this August, it’s time to…

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NBA finals: Are You an Unselfish Teammate?

June 3, 2014

It’s the triumph of the phrase, “there’s no ‘I’ in ‘team.’”  As a Human Resources professional, it warms my cockles that the teams in the NBA Finals starting Thursday night are most known for unselfish play:  most willing to pass or defer shots to a teammate better positioned to get it done. The Miami Heat,…

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Can the NBA Survive the Injuries?

May 21, 2012

Because of the NBA lockout, this season was shortened from 82 games to 66.  In spite of, or because of this shortened season, the theme of the playoffs has been: Important – Players – Out – With – Injuries.  Derrick Rose, the dominant player of my hometown Chicago Bulls, had surgery on a torn ACL…

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