A healthy culture is the cornerstone of any winning organization. It’s not just a byproduct of good leadership; it’s a direct reflection of it. Leaders, especially those in influential roles, set the tone for the environment their teams will either flourish in or flounder. One of the most important things to remember is this: culture […]
This is not a hyperbolic statement – The Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani is having the greatest individual season in Major League Baseball history and is arguably the greatest player of all-time. In a sport rich in tradition, no one has ever done what he is doing in 2024. During the team’s 20-4 victory over […]
Today I had the privilege of attending an event entitled Lunch With A Leader. This was a gathering of over 100 athletic, business, non-profit, and ministry leaders from the Acworth and Kennesaw, GA areas. The topic of the time together was the importance of resilience in leadership. A Famed Sports Psychologist Quoting famed sports psychologist […]
A Game-Changing Hire On March 20, 2020, free agent quarterback Tom Brady signed a two-year $50 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The six-time Super Bowl champion immediately changed the culture of not just the locker room, but the entire franchise. On page 91 of Tom Moore’s excellent book The Players’ Coach: From Bradshaw […]
“The solution is never to sacrifice talent by diminishing it, but always to enable it to flourish, because this is always best for the team. So, the balance must be not lowering the talent to fit the team, but rather raising the team to fit the talent.” – page 134-135 of Carlo Ancelotti’s phenomenal book […]
They are known by many names – back-up, deputy, proxy, replacement, substitute, associate, understudy, Vice President, Vice Chair, or person in-waiting. For our purposes, we will call this individual the Second-In-Command. On my first day with INJOY Stewardship Solutions, then-president Dave Sutherland told me, “My job is to make (owner) John Maxwell’s vision a reality.” […]
As leaders, we all want a team of superstars. We all want to lead or coach the best of the best. But candidly, only a select few have the ability to do so. This is because an “8 talent” will not follow a “5 leader” for very long. There is a process and art to […]
