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One of the biggest challenges coming up amongst colleagues today is how to manage the external noise that is inbound…from social media, from conversations, from the uncertainty of third parties etc etc. It is a continued challenge as we try to keep people focused and decide what priorities are in a time challenged world. A …
There were lots of learnings pulled out of this year’s Dealmakers conference in Washington this past week, put on by Sports Business Journal and Monumental Sports and Entertainment. While we will touch on several topics in upcoming posts, one topic that is continuing to gain attention for so many reasons, not the least of which …
“Walk the balance between humility and confidence.” There were so many tidbits of wisdom that applied to every one of the over five hundred attendees at the Columbia University Sports Management Conference in Lerner Hall on October tenth, but that quote from Unrivaled Basketball Commissioner Micky Lawler in the opening panel on emerging sports helped …
There was a time now pretty long ago when athletes…well almost everyone… had to seek out others to tell their story or show off their expressionism. When fashion came up around the games we love, Walt Frazier, Chris Evert, Muhmmad Ali, even Bill Walton in a different way, were the exceptions to the nod to …
A few weeks ago, my brother Chris was at CitiField for a Mets game and one of the twins was doing what she likes to do at a game…keep score. An usher walked by, looked down and asked her why she was doing homework at a game. When she explained she was keeping score of …
As we turn the page to another month, a few good listens on careers, leadership…and The Masters. You can find all our podcasts from the last seven years here. Almost all are under an hour, and we hope you walk away from the first as well as the last so far, learning a little bit …
If you ever have the opportunity to go to the National Women’s Soccer League offices in Manhattan, you will see one of Commissioner Jessica Berman’s favorite quotes as soon as you get off the elevator. It is from Nelson Mandela, which he used numerous times, about the ability for sport to unify, engage and change …
When you work for a team, a league, an event, tickets are a hassle. Often times transfers don’t happen, the point of contact is overworked and has different priorities, people don’t show up, they aren’t appreciated, people ask for more, they expect everything is free and on and on. The bigger the event, the bigger …
One of the things I love about all the social feeds I have is that there is always something to learn, to listen to, to curate for later as long as it doesn’t become all consuming. There are always things that pop up that you suddenly realize were not on your dance card that day. …
This happens from time to time in cyclical worlds, be they sports, entertainment or even education. You get to a point of rinse and repeat, hopefully taking the best practices of years past and reframing so that the core messages or best practices stay consistent and true, while the anecdotes, even the best ones, get …
