Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) on getting the right bus
Good or bad, “they’ll take you to places you’d never go alone”.
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Your job as a manager
… is to help everyone else to be productive. There are levels to this. Ideally, your colleagues will identify what needs to be done and… Read More »Your job as a manager
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on scoring and missing
Sometimes people overlook… important statistics. My basketball hero, Wilt Chamberlain, who retired 56 years ago, still holds 72 NBA records, several of which are considered… Read More »Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on scoring and missing
Dropping catches
In Moneyball Michael Lewis describes how baseball manager Billy Beane – following the work of sabermetrician Bill James – used statistics to upturn perceptions about… Read More »Dropping catches
“How do I take these thoroughbreds and turn them into a team?”
Getting a team together? Start building it before you’re even in the room. Kathy Delaney-Smith is the coach of the Harvard woman’s basketball team… A… Read More »“How do I take these thoroughbreds and turn them into a team?”