How committed is your team to success? I recently read a very good book, The 7 Commitments of a Great Team by: Jon Gordon and wanted to share some of my thoughts. As leaders, commitment is a tough thing to obtain from our team members. But, once everyone in the entire unit is on board, […]
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February 15th, 2006 It’s hard to believe it has been 19 years since our magical night. A lot has obviously changed since that day when J-Mac scored 20 points in four minutes of a high school boys basketball game on his Senior Night, earning him the 2006 ESPY Award for Best Moment of the Year.
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Is your team in a funk? Happy first week of March Madness. As we filled out our brackets this week, a lot of us thought about how hot/cold the teams were coming into the tourney. Have they won seven straight? Have they lost five of six? It got me to thinking… How do we get
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Is this something we should prioritize over talent? As a long-term basketball coach, I know first hand how important team chemistry can be. With just a few poor attitudes infecting your locker room, your whole season can be shut down. As a coach, it is your duty to sniff out any possible bad apples that
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Are you a member of a championship team? Championship teams are often associated with sports, but we can apply them to everyday life as well. Does your family operate as a championship team? What about your team at work? Throughout my years as a coach, I have learned to identify the characteristics that separate an
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Are you selecting your best team? As team leaders, we are often faced with the decision of whom to include on our squad. The process in which you go about this is crucial to the success you have as a leader or coach. As a basketball coach for most of my life, I have put
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