Recently Rex Ryan, former NFL coach and current ESPN football analyst, spoke about the priorities of the Green Bay Packers’ yet-to-be-named new head coach. The team, with 5 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie has not performed to its potential and had suddenly fired long time coach, Mike McCarthy, without waiting until season’s end. Ryan, known [...]
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with a great many salespeople and to hear their opinions of their sales managers. While some recounted the positive impact they had on them and others the negative, the best managers always seemed to strike a balance in their style. One notable manager believed that, to be [...]
With few exceptions, the best professional golfers employ coaches. And, they pay up to $20,000 per day for their advice so they clearly believe in the value of sound coaching. (This is Dave Pelz’s fee and 11 of his professional students have won a total of 21 Major golf championships.) There are numerous examples of coaches [...]