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My second grader’s semester recently ended. I was anxious to find out how she was doing in school so I downloaded her report card. Having read it thoroughly I remain anxious to learn how she is doing. Confused? So am I. By profession my day job is focused on metrics and effective communication. If I communicated as well […]
Read MoreThe Super Bowl is the pinnacle. It is the crowning achievement of the greatest athletes in the world, a capstone that brings the best and brightest to the biggest. Or does it? You’d expect the game to be the culmination of a journey, one that began with the best of the best high school […]
Read MoreSuccessful people learn to say no. They recognize their time is a finite commodity and invest it accordingly. The worst Super Bowl matchup in history presents a great opportunity for you to follow their lead. Nine reasons these teams and this league don’t deserve your support. The Seahawks are patent trolls Not since Al Gore bragged about […]
Read MoreIn 2015, everyone wants the index card version of everything. We don’t have time for the full story; we desire only the broad strokes, preferably 140 characters at a time. Long form is considered anything over two pages, and it better contain an infographic and an executive summary. We consume and quickly move on to […]
Read MoreIt’s a new year and that can mean only one thing. It’s annual review time at work; the one and only time that Corporate America gets introspective. Kind of… The familiar process involves employees completing self-evaluations and sending them to their managers who use those insights and other feedback to write up a formal review […]
Read More“It’s about being accountable, and doing what I say I’m going to do, instead of looking like a jackass. Either I’m going to learn, or I’m going to be finding something else to do.” Cleveland Browns QB Johnny Manziel 12/28/2014 Humiliated & humbled. Then injured, fined and suspended. It has been an interesting year […]
Read MoreJust Do It. It is truly brilliant in its simplicity. The advertising slogan is as well-known today as when it was conceived 26 years ago. It reinforces the intuitive notion that if you want to get good at anything you need to get in the game and go. It is the same mentality that has […]
Read MoreLate last week two seemingly unrelated stories broke. The first was the announcement of a final ruling from an “independent” arbitrator on Adrian Peterson’s appeal of his suspension from the NFL for domestic violence. The arbitrator, an NFL plant who was hand-picked by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, upheld the original ruling. As a result, Peterson […]
Read MoreCoaching matters, but barely. Genetics are nice, but optional. Practicing 10,000 hours can only help. But one factor rises above all others in determining athletic prowess. Drive. I have seen it firsthand. From the third grade girl with the wicked jump shot to the middle-school soccer player with the sick moves, the best players in youth […]
Read MoreMiller’s law. It’s the reason you need a grocery list. George Armitage Miller’s famous theory states that unassisted, the average person can store seven to nine items in their short-term memory. This sounds reasonable to me and anyone else who has ever been on a Target run, but it seems like utter nonsense to Todd Sampson. You see Sampson […]
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