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5 Leadership Lessons We Learn From Nikola Jokic’s Statement “It’s good. The job is done. We can go home now.”

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On Monday, June 12, 2023, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 to win the first NBA championship in franchise’s history.  During the post-game celebration, ABC’s Lisa Salters interviewed the team’s star, two-time Most Valuable Player and NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic. In a manner reflective of his personality, when asked how it felt […]

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9 Lessons From The Oklahoma Sooners Historic Softball Team On Where True Joy Comes From In The Lives Of Leaders

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A Historic Championship Team The greatest team currently in the world in team sports is not the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Nuggets, Houston Astros, Vegas Golden Knights, or Manchester City.  It is the Oklahoma Sooners softball team.  If you don’t believe me or think this sounds hyperbolic, read the list of accomplishments from Hall of […]

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The Harshest of Leadership Realities (And 4 Things You Should Do About It)

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“It’s just been the best time of my life, honestly.  The fifth year has been a blessing, and I’m going to miss gymnastics so much.  But I couldn’t be more thankful.” – University of Florida Gators Trinity Thomas A Record Setting Gymnast During Saturday, April 16th’s NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, University of Florida Gators’s Trinity […]

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How A Leader’s Healthy Perspective And Calm Approach Can Change An Entire Organization’s Future

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A Team In A Deep, Deep Hole This past Monday evening, the Kansas Jayhawks trailed the North Carolina Tar Heels by 15 points, 40-to-25 at halftime of the NCAA men’s college basketball championship game.  Jayhawks’ head coach Bill Self could have addressed the team’s poor first-half performance a number of ways: He could have kicked […]

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3 Aspects To Great Leadership

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A Night-Time Grocery Clerk In 1994, a man in his early 20’s was stocking shelves during the night-shift at a local Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Even though is compensation was only $5.50 per hour, he had incredibly high-standards and was committed to excellence.  His goal was to have the best-looking aisle in […]

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27 Leadership Lessons We Learn From GOATs

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Today I finished Jim Gray’s new book Talking To GOATs: The Moments You Remembered the Stories You Never Heard.  This book is a compilation of Gray’s leadership lessons from interviewing some of the greatest athletes, politicians, and actors in history. Utilizing the individuals profiled by Gray, the following are 27 Leadership Lessons We Learn From […]

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12 Keys To Elite Performance

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Damian Lillard is currently performing at a historic performance.  In the past two games, he has scored 51 and then 61 points in back-to-back Portland Trail Blazers wins.  After the 51-point explosion against the Philadelphia 76ers, USA Today’s Mark Medina wrote an insightful article on the story-behind-the-story of Lillard’s performance. What Medina discovered gives all […]

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