Previously, we discussed certain advantages to developing talent from within an organization, using Major League Baseball farm systems as a point of comparison. Sticking with the baseball metaphor….
The Business of Baseball: Building a Pipeline of Future Talent and Leaders
A recent article on MLB.com ranked the top 10 farm systems (i.e., young minor league talent) in professional baseball, placing the Atlanta Braves in the top spot. Good news for Atlanta…
Managers, Put Your Best Foot Forward
The pain started as only a dull ache on the bottom of the right heel. But then the left knee decided to join the party. And soon after, the iliotibial band on the outside of the thigh….
Alignment – Is it driving you off the road?
“The good news is your brakes are fine,” the service rep told me over the phone. “But your alignment is horrible.” I had taken my car in to get checked out before heading out on the annual summer road trip…
Employee Development Tools on Any Budget
It’s finally here. Tax Day, 2016. Inexorable, ineluctable. Time to feed the beast and render unto Caesar. Or, as Ray Liotta memorably said in Goodfellas… well, we can’t actually write it in a company blog…
Mike Schmidt’s Levelheaded Approach to Emotion in Baseball
With Opening Day of the 2016 Major League Baseball season just a few days away, conversation is already heating up about how players express emotion on the field and the right way to play the game…
Hiring a President
“The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” As a job description, Article II of the United States Constitution broadly sets forth the powers and responsibilities of the nation’s chief executive…
Appetite for Cooperation: Improving Group Dynamics
On April 8th, When Guns N’ Roses appears at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it will be the first time in over 20 years that guitarist Slash and frontman Axl Rose have played together on stage…..
Pre-Employment Assessments and You: A Purr-fect Match
Dominance. Impulsiveness. Neuroticism. The characteristics of a C-suite executive? Alec Baldwin’s character in the film Glengarry Glen Ross? Not quite. Actually, according to a recent study conducted by the Bronx Zoo…
Football Season Team Development
As a consolation for the end of summer, football season has returned to the land. Hope springs eternal in the hearts of fans across the country, and this past week the 32 NFL teams have girded their respective loins…