If you are not familiar with Curt Cignetti, you soon will be. After 5 years as head football coach of James Madison University where he compiled a 52-9 record with two Sun Belt East championships, Coach Cignetti took over as head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers. His impact as a leader has been immediate. The […]
Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit, or athletic organization, we all want to build a more highly-functioning team. The question becomes how do you do so? Are there best practices you and I can implement? The answer is YES! This year, the NFL’s top-ranked offensive and defensive units are the Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota […]
The Story of a Toxic Culture On October 3, 2024, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office received a most unusual 911 call. A woman in nearby Poulsbo, Washington stated she was forced to flee from her home after being surrounded by almost 100 raccoons. See the video below. Approximately 35 years ago, the woman started feeding […]
During Thursday, October 3rd’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins led the team to 36-30 overtime win by throwing for a franchise-record 509 yards and four touchdowns. In doing so, Cousins gave us a profile of what a great leader looks like. 1. Great Leaders Have Great Character Any discussion […]
The New York Mets Francisco Lindor is a 10-year veteran of Major League baseball. He is a four-time all-star and seven-time Most Valuable Player Top 20 finalist. This year he had 33 home runs and 91 RBIs during the regular season. But the defining moment of not only the season, but his entire career happened […]
If you are a regular reader of this site, you have often read the phrase, “There is a difference between sensing opportunity and seizing it.” But the question begs, how do you seize opportunity once you sense it? On Friday, October 11th, Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Kike Hernandez showed us how. In the second […]
As reported in the October 10, 2024 edition of the online newsletter Morning Brew, the Tampa General Hospital has remained safe during Florida’s two most recent hurricanes. The reason why provides important lessons for all leaders facing potentially catastrophic situations in their life and leadership. Tampa General is the sole Level 1 trauma center in […]
