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We have said for some time that one of the best aspects of making sure when is always trying to advance is just simply showing up; if you don’t show up, and stick to the phone, the desk and the same circle of colleagues you miss out on a lot. Last month we made the …
There are no more storied traditions than those that go on at the service academies, The Naval Academy, the United States Military Academy and the Air Force Academy. Their annual rituals, the teachings, the implementation of duty rarely change, and like most things in academia, when change comes it can sometimes be slow. However when …
One more brief digression from best practices of others for a moment. Earlier this summer we did a summer high school class for The School of the NY Times who want to learn about sports business. This year we copied a policy that the Columbia B School and some of our grad classes have; no …
I’m going to do something I rarely do…repeat myself, albeit with a little update… Below is the piece I did last year this week, 10 years into this consulting business I have been doing. The good news is I’m still going and am more excited and energized about what is ahead at 55 than I …
“Make new mistakes, not repetitive ones.” That was one of the key points delivered by CSM Global Chairman, Olympic medalist, world record holder, Chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee and former member of Parliament and President of the IAAF, Lord Sebastian Coe to an invitation-only gathering of sports business leading executives last week at …
We should always want to be learning, and one of the people I always learn something from is Doug Verb. Like me, Doug has spent a lifetime on the edge of sports business and media, always taking a different look and zigging while many zag. As founder and president of ACTION Sports America, he has …
It’s down to seven. The amount of NFL teams that will hit the road for training camp as the NFL’s Centennial season gets rolling. This year the Houston Texans will stay home after a few seasons travelling to The Greenbriar in West Virginia, and the Minnesota Vikings will be spending their second year at the …
So what do you do exactly? In a world where consulting and multitasking is becoming more and more the norm as businesses struggle to find ROI and keep up with changing demands, that question for anyone in the workforce has become more and more fluid, and is even more important when you think of how …
“Do you have a card?” is still one of the questions that comes up after the first initial business encounter. In many cultures it is a rite of passage and a traditional business exercise; however in our digital native first and time challenged environment of today, the simple act of printing and having business cards …
It was an interesting juxtaposition; on Thursday the New York Times ran a piece talking about the value and growth of Formula E, while on Saturday the paper ran a story about the growing issues with Formula 1. One a disruptive brand, the other a long established business with growing pains adopting to a new …