Coaching

Coaching

“They’re a well-coached team.”If you watch college football (or your team sport of choice), you’ve heard this assessment before, most likely talking about a winning team. What does that look like? – Every position on the team knows their...
The End

The End

“Begin with the end in mind.” Sometimes “The End” is a scary thing to think about.  Not always – the end of a bad situation or rough period of time can be something we look forward to.  But often the simple uncertainty of something coming to a close is enough to cause...
Lessons from sports

Lessons from sports

We learn a lot as kids that we forget or ignore when it comes to our jobs and businesses. Watching a youth baseball game this weekend, I saw a team of nine year old kids model how we can be better at work.  What lessons from sports can we apply to running a business?...
Good growth

Good growth

Growth is good – until it isn’t.  If you grow too fast, you can damage your brand, compromise your product, and burn out your team.  Good growth is managed and planned. Let’s look again at a lesson from recent history. Toyota has long been recognized for their...