This is my blanket category for the site; it’s an attempt to explain a concept in a deeper way.
There are six million and three websites devoted to analyzing sports in a far superior way than I could, and many of them cover the NFL quite religiously. It’s a big deal, especially this weekend — last year, 55.9 million… Continue Reading
In the 12 or so years I’ve been a member of the working world, one of the things I’ve struggled with in various jobs is understanding what exactly my role is sometimes on different projects. This is likely a problem… Continue Reading
Top-level executives and managers love the word collaboration. Sometimes it feels like a prevailing attitude can be, “If our teams are just collaborating, all will be well with the world!” Collaboration seems to be a synonym for togetherness in a lot… Continue Reading
If you really distill work — or, frankly, your entire life — down to a couple of core tenets, I would say one you might arrive at is “The ability to develop ideas and present them to others.” That’s the… Continue Reading
Just a quick note of interest: look at Urban Meyer’s three national titles (2006, 2008 with Florida and last night with Ohio State). Look at the “Heisman Curse.” The three times he’s won a national championship as a head coach, he’s… Continue Reading
One of the most remarkable things to me about the evolution (revolution?) of business in the modern era is this seeming dichotomy: Organizations now strive to get real-time feedback from customers (think social media, tracking tools, etc.) Organizations still basically… Continue Reading
You can define the idea of “getting things done,” as this article does, as the intersection of “motivation” and “willpower.” The idea of willpower is actually a finite resource — which scientists and researchers only really have known in the last decade… Continue Reading
Headline’s probably a bit misleading, because there are a lot of lessons — not just one. If you’re a coach or a crazed fan of a team, though, there’s seemingly one takeaway about this being the game — the final game of… Continue Reading