More and more, I see the relationship between good business practice and good coaching. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s new book, Delivering Happiness, came out this week. In it he talks about how doing good business is good for business. John Wooden’s passing reminded me that Hsieh’s business philosophy can apply to athletics too. Coach Wooden…
“Profit is like oxygen, food, water, and blood for the body; they are not the point of life, but without them, there is no life.” from Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies I talk a lot about the fact that sports programs are no different than a small business. The point of a…
Even if you have not, masses and masses of people have flocked to Twitter to communicate, share, connect and converse. Contrary to popular belief it’s not all posts about what people had for dinner or how they got poison ivy from wiping with the wrong leaves on last weekend’s camping trip. Here’s an example- I…
Without hesitation, you could probably name the mascot or team colors for your favorite team in any given sport. That is one sign of a loyal and devoted fan. This idea of branding and brand association is not exclusive to professional or college athletics. As the leader of your organization, you should also strive to…
It wasn’t a Hollywood celebrity that broke the all-time record for numbers of Twitter posts written per second. In fact, despite some technical problems it was the FANS during the recent World Cup competition that brought on this recent super-surge in Twitter activity. Better than that, the records set by the World Cup Fans were…