“You don’t take donkeys to the Kentucky Derby. You better get you some race horses.” – Head Coach Pat Summitt’s dad after her first loss On Thursday, July 14th at 7:00 PM EST in Knoxville, TN at the Thompson Boling Arena, the public is invited to attend a memorial service for the greatest collegiate coach […]
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My Thoughts On The LeBron James Expletive-Laden Victory Speech And His Leadership
There were three defining moments in the leadership of LeBron James last week. The first came between the third and fourth quarters of Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland (see highlights above). The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported here James told teammates and coaches, “You all get stops and follow me.” What followed were 18 […]
17 Ways A Leader Can Make A Good Team A Great Team
There are many good teams in ministry, business, and sports. But only a handful of these teams become great. One of the key ingredients for teams going to the next level is, you guessed it, LEADERSHIP. Nowhere was this better demonstrated than with the 2015-2016 NHL Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. One of the primary reasons […]
If You’re Not Moving And Learning, You’re Dying
Soccer and UFC are America’s fastest growing sports. In fact, when you look at television ratings, youth participation, clothing and apparel sales, video game sales, and how easy it is to get some people together and play, soccer has clearly passed hockey as this nation’s fourth most popular sport. In fact, in a prelude to […]
13 Things Apex Leaders Do Under Intense Pressure, Conflict And Chaos
https://youtu.be/GxrzNbMq5gk “Big time players make big time plays in big times games.” – Santana Moss Big time sales people make big time presentations to big time clients. Big time producers deliver big time results at big time moments. Big time speakers deliver big time talks to big time crowds. Big time musicians deliver big time […]
15 Practices Of Highly Successful Financial Leaders
This is second of my June posts on Apex Leaders, leaders who are the very best in the world at what they do. Yesterday we profiled pro surfer Nic Lamb in the post 12 Tips On How The Most Successful Leaders Deal With Failure. Today we will look at one of the world’s top businessmen […]