So what would you do if you were just named the very best in your profession? Would you go out for a nice dinner or take a celebratory vacation? Perhaps you would maybe purchase something very nice for yourself or a loved one? For many people, it would be human nature to just chill out […]
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4 Life-Changing Leadership Lessons from 104-Year-Old Skydiver Dorothy Hoffner
On October 9, 2023, Dorothy Hoffner died at the age of 104. What was so extraordinary about her was not just the length of her life, but also passion in which she lived it. Dorothy truly believed age was just a number. The week prior to her passing away, Dorothy set the Guinness Book of […]
5 Questions Leaders Should Constantly Be Asking
The following stories remind us of five questions leaders should constantly be asking: Good Can Always Come From Bad Every dark cloud has a silver lining. As reported in the November 18, 2023 edition of Morning Brew, a video went viral off a Stanley tumbler surviving a vehicle fire. In fact, the car’s driver showed […]
5 Things Young Leaders Can Do To Add Value To Their Teams
Young leaders are not the future of your organization, they are the present. So the questions begs, how can the next generation of leaders add maximum value now? Connor Bedard, the rookie phenom for the Chicago Blackhawks, is painting a picture for us of how. On Thursday, November 9, 2023, Bedard recorded four points in […]
4 Things Kirby Smart Wants From His Players (and what you should want from your team as well)
“I certainly want that recognition for our players but I don’t want our players to seek that recognition. I want them to seek contact. I want them to seek toughness. I want them to seek other things like being really present and being good in the now. All that stuff takes care of itself and […]
The Top 10 Sports Books Of 2023
Each year I have the privilege of being interviewed by Don Baker and Josh Matthews for their Hangin’ With The AD Podcast. If you are a leader in the athletic arena, you need to know these two men. Don is the Cobb County School (GA) District Director of Athletics and he is joined by Josh […]
The Misuse of Leadership Influence and Wasted Opportunities
Leadership Maturity One of the marks of leadership maturity and organizational health is the level of problems are you dealing with. For instance, a leader who is having to negotiate petty squabbles between employees is probably not spending enough time on innovation and creating solutions which advance its culture, mission, and vision. Leaders will always […]