Pick the right metrics (and please, don’t just generate numbers for number’s sake) -  We’ve all spent hours coming up with our “report books” full of cool looking statistics, graphs, and charts, only to have them sit on desks or reside on bookshelves, never to see the light of day.   Stop this!   Lead well! MORE >>

There is a short period of time where there are no deficits, or shortfalls, or catch-ups – the clock is running, but most of the scores aren’t posted until the first week in February (after the books close). There is always a great benefit to the 365-day calendar – the fact that it restarts at January 1, without fail. MORE >>

This is not a new concept when it comes to great leadership- after all, in one of the oldest leadership books out there, The Art of War (it goes back to the 6th Century BC),  Sun Tzu said  “He treats them as his own beloved sons and they will stand by him until death”. Your players must know that you care for them more than just as athletes. MORE >>

Consequently, my approach to hiring has evolved into a quest to keep my batting average as high as possible, knowing I cannot do it perfectly, by following three basic rules. The first one is something one of my old bosses said to me many years ago.   They are immediately a threat to your often fragile ego. But it was a rule I knew I had to follow. MORE >>

The main reason I wrote this mini-book is that many new and developing leaders do not get shown “the basics&# of great leadership before they start practicing it.  Download the Free E-Book Popularity: 10% [ ? This is the Prego brand sauce of leadership e-books – much more than leadership basics. Jess C. MORE >>