In this article from The Athletic, an unnamed NFL executive said of recently-benched Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, “The lesson is not starting a guy before he is ready to play the hardest position in sports, especially a guy who barely played in college.” This illustrates a problem not only in the National Football League […]
6 Habits of Servant Leaders
On Sunday, October 27th during the Irish Life Dublin Marathon, actor Colin Farrell performed an extraordinary act of generosity. Per this NBCNews.com article and the video above, he pushed his friend Emma Fogarty the final four kilometers (2.5 miles) of the race in a wheelchair. Fogarty suffers from an incurable genetic condition called epidermolysis bullosa […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of October 28th
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of October 28th The following are The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of October 28th: Are You Letting Past Leadership Wounds Hold You Back? by Gavin Adams Thomas Edison and the Power of Team Laughter by Admired Leadership Kindness Always Wins by James […]
Nick Saban’s 13 Thoughts on being a Transformational Leader vs. a Transactional Leader & 9 More Most Read Leadership Posts Of October ’24
I want to start this post by saying “Thank You!” October was an incredible month!!! In the 15+ years this site has been in existence, this month had 4th largest traffic in its history!!! Once again, all I can do is express my appreciation to you the readers. Thank you for faithfully consuming its leadership […]
What Leaders Must Desperately Cling To During Successful Times
You may not be familiar with a Florida bald eagle named Clive but you should. Per the October 28th edition of the online newsletter The Flyover, he spent the entire time riding out Hurricane Milton gripped to his nest. As you will see in the video below, the eagle’s powerful vice-like claw hold on the […]
6 Qualities of a Leader Who Dramatically Improves an Organization
John Maxwell famously said, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Fewer statements have ever been more true. And we are seeing this play out with the 2024 Washington Commanders football team. In 2023, the Commanders finished the season tied for the second-worst record in the NFL. They also finished with the league’s worst defense giving […]
7 Leadership Lessons from Los Angeles Dodgers Freddie Freeman World Series Game 1 Walk-Off Home Run
In the bottom on the 10th inning, the New York Yankees were leading the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. The Dodgers had runners on 2nd and 3rd base. Yankees manager Aaron Boone decided to intentionally walk Mookie Betts to load the bases. Then at 8:37 PM PST, first baseman Freddie Freeman came up to bat and […]