RICK CARLISLE is the head coach of the NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks. Carlisle has achieved great success. He is one of only 11 people to win a NBA championship as both a player and a coach. Carlisle was a teammate of Larry Bird on the historic 1986 World Champion Celtics. Prior to being hired [...]
BRUCE BOCHY is manager of the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. He was born in France and is the only Major League Baseball manager born in another country. Prior to being hired by the Giants, Bochy participated in all five postseason appearances in San Diego Padres history. He played for the Padres during their [...]
BOOK RECOMMENDATION John Maxwell spoke at the Chick-a-fil-A Leadercast in Atlanta, Georgia on May 7, 2010. His speech was captivating! In this book, he mentions several ways to effectively connect with people.
BRUCE PEARL is the current head men’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee. Pearl has been successful in every program he has been a part of. His first elite level head coaching job was at Southern Indiana University. In 1995, he led Southern Indiana to the Division II national championship. After nine successful seasons [...]
BOOK RECOMMENDATION This book offers several successful leadership strategies for approaching basketball, business, and life. Krzyzewski mentions building trust as a key ingredient in running a team.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION This book talks about Tony Dungy’s coaching principles and life philosophy. It emphasizes the importance of being yourself as a leader.
Here are Mike Shanahan’s 16 components in a lifetime plan bringing out the best in you and helping you build success one victory at a time: 1.) Preparing – Every contingency 2.) Sacrificing – None is too great 3.) Learning – From mistakes and successes 4.) Detailing – A small detail to help a [...]
Duke and Butler battled it out for the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship Monday night. Butler’s Gordon Hayward attempted to secure the game with a last shot at the buzzer, but it hit the front of the rim and bounced to the floor. Hayward’s missed shot allowed Duke to edge out Butler 61 to 59. “It [...]
Sean Payton is the head football coach of the New Orleans Saints. His Saints won Super Bowl XLV with a monumental victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Since getting hired in New Orleans, Payton has built a winning program. He has led the Saints to two division titles and NFC championship game appearances. He is generally [...]
EDDIE ROBINSON was the former head football coach at Division I-AA Grambling University. He is the winningest coach in Division I-AA football history. From 1941 to 1997, Robinson was the head football coach at Grambling and accumulated over 400 victories. He had coached over 200 future NFL players. Robinson was voted into the College Football [...]