An Unusual Request In early 1994, former San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh received a phone call from an old friend and former player, but not just any player. Quarterback Joe Montana was reaching out with a surprising request. Montana was asking Coach Walsh to review his mechanics and footwork. Montana simply felt they […]
A Desperate Situation The Baltimore Ravens trailed the Detroit Lions 17-16 with only :03 seconds remaining in the game. With the ball at their own 48-yard line, the Ravens sent out kicker Justin Tucker in a desperate attempt to win the game. With a 90.6% success rate, Tucker is widely considered the greatest kicker to […]
Wine is not the only thing that gets better with age. Sometimes leaders do as well. Despite previous conflicts with players such as James Harden and Blake Griffin, NBA insiders have long known of the leadership brilliance of Chris Paul. Now during this year’s NBA season and playoffs, his skills has become have become apparent […]
I am infinitely fascinated by greatness and those who are considered “The Best of the Best.” In fact, my book Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices Of Apex Leaders is a study of the best leaders, pastors, coaches, businessmen and women, businesses, athletic organizations, and coaches in the world. This is why when The Top 10 Men’s […]
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 […]
During the COVID-19 crisis I have had the privilege of bringing you leadership insights from many of my most-trusted voices. There are few voices I trust more than the brilliant and incomparable executive pastor of 12Stone Church, Dan Reiland. Anytime Dan speaks, I listen. Whatever Dan writes, I read. I cannot tell you how much […]
John Legend is well, a legend. The following are just a small list of the singer, songwriter, actor and producer’s many accomplishments: 10-time Grammy Award winner Academy Award winner Tony Award winner Emmy Award winner In a July 2nd article in the USA Today, he was asked what advice he would give someone wanting to follow in his […]
