Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.
SPECIAL GUEST POST FROM DAN CHRISTIENSEN
For tuition-driven institutions, athletics is often a primary lever for enrollment. When a search committee doesn’t prioritize recruiting and cultural systems, they often inadvertently sign off on a multi-year financial deficit.
As an Athletic Director, you aren’t just hiring a strategist; you are hiring a revenue driver and a culture architect. Here are the three major consequences of failing to get that hire right.
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!!!
I absolutely love that we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and have a day set aside for him. I am glad that my son asks questions, and we get to talk about what Martin Luther King stood for, fought for, and died for.
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I woke up this morning running late and the last thing I wanted to do was take 30-seconds to make my bed.
Maybe you’ve been right there with me struggling between listening to that pesky little bed-making devil on one shoulder and that cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness angel on the other shoulder.
After all, that bed is just going to get messed up again that night, anyway, who will ever see it?
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I’m not alone as millions upon millions of people celebrate this holiday.
Though we might have fun with Santa, cookies, hiding the Elf on a Shelf, or looking at Christmas lights, those aren’t the real reason for the season.
GUEST POST BY DAN CHRISTENSEN
In the hyper-competitive world of modern college athletics, a single hiring decision can have a major influence on your entire university brand. And the coach interview has evolved from a simple Q&A into a high-stakes executive negotiation.
The reality of the current landscape is simple: your top candidate is interviewing you just as much as you are interviewing them. If you want to move from a “maybe” to a “yes”, before they leave the room, you need to treat the interview process as a strategic operation.
Here are three ways to ensure your top candidate says “yes” to the job.
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