by Eric Kussin – June 2013 Corey Gaines, head coach of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, runs a fantastic clinic each season for local coaches. A great college and pro player himself, Corey always talks about leaders he played for and the effect they had on him. One of Corey’s favorites is Pat Riley. With Riley, the devil…Continue Reading Empower your players
by Lolly Daskal – May 2013 Imagine Imagine telling someone: “I’m going to be taking you on a long, dangerous, and difficult trip. There will be times you are likely to be very uncomfortable, and there may be terrible storms. I’m not going to tell you where we are going, why we are going, when…Continue Reading Just trust me
by Dan Rockwell – April 2013 Bad weighs more than good One bad experience outweighs one good. A gallon of bad weighs more than a gallon of good. Setbacks nag; success whispers. You overemphasize what went wrong and minimize what went right. Down is easier than up. Small setbacks increase frustration more than small successes enhance…Continue Reading 8 Ways to Eliminate Negativity Once and For All
by Bob Hamer – March 2013 “We talkin’ about practice, man.” ~Allen Iverson, May 7, 2002, Allen Iverson, 37, was out of the NBA before the time he reached 34. Kobe Bryant (34) spends his off-season making 2000 shots a day. With a rebounder and one ball Kobe can make 500 shots an hour.1 Former…Continue Reading Practice? We talkin’ about practice?
by Kirk Wakefield – March 2013 First Ever Managers and executives from professional sports met for the inaugural Daniel Sport & Entertainment Leadership Summit the third weekend in February in San Diego. We plan to host this event each year to encourage each other to be leaders in our homes, at work, and in our spheres of…Continue Reading The Daniel Sport & Entertainment Leadership Summit
by Dan Rockwell – March 2013 Image source by Petr Kratochvil Regurgitating and recycling what you already know bores others, antiquates leadership, and destroys organizations. Get out of yourself before you shrivel and die. Growth, innovation, and future-building centers on what you don’t know and haven’t done. Three surprising qualities of growing leaders:…Continue Reading Three Qualities Traditional Leaders Reject
by Jerry Ruiz – February 2013 Congratulations to S3 Board Members in their new positions: Kelly Cheeseman, Chief Operating Officer of AEG Worldwide, and Chris McGowan, President of the Portland Trailblazers. This is a story about the value of good mentors. Kelly Cheeseman started his career as the Manager of Marketing at Rancho Cucamonga Quakes before…Continue Reading S3 Board Member Spotlight: Kelly Cheeseman, AEG Worldwide
by Dan Rockwell – February 2013 Success is a lousy teacher Success teaches repetition. Do more of the same because more of the same produces more of the same.[dropshadowbox align=”right” effect=”lifted-both” width=”250px” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ] “So many good things have come out of my failures. Failures test you and build your character in ways…Continue Reading Leading: 10 Stunning Benefits of Failure
by Dan Rockwell – February 2013 You employ systems and strategies for starting, maintaining, and moving forward. Adopt systems for stopping as well. People who can’t say, “No,” chase all the spilled marbles at once. They’re confused and empty handed in the end. Too many yeses distract, weigh down, and waste energy. “In order to…Continue Reading Leading: Purposeful Abandonment–The Art of Letting Go
by Dan Rockwell – February 2013 Waking up I woke up this morning disturbed at the subtlety of self-delusion. The trouble with delusion is illusion. What do you call someone who believes they’re: Supportive but demanding, instead. Humble but in reality, arrogant. Listening when they’re talking. Able to do everything “right” while others fall short….Continue Reading Leading: Popping the Self-Delusion Bubble