“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” (Abraham Lincoln)
As a basketball coach, I have a tremendous opportunity to lead and influence people every day. Certainly leadership involves a great many things, however, I have found that constantly learning and re-learning methods, strategies, and insights gives me a better chance to lead in a positive manner. Reading books is one of the key resources that I utilize in trying to sharpen my leadership skills. Every once in awhile, I’ll even read a book again because it was so good. Below are some of the books that I’d recommend highly for anyone seeking to be a better leader.
(originally published on March 13, 2012)
(originally published on March 7, 2012)
Endless roads. Hour after hour we drove. A college women’s basketball team and myself.
The Penn State University scandal is a situation that we all must pay attention to and learn from. I will not be writing an Op-Ed piece, nor passing judgment in this brief column. Rather, I encourage all coaches, administrators, teachers . . . anyone that is reading this to take heed and examine how you would handle this kind of situation. More importantly, how would you handle other situations that may be once in a lifetime situations.