by bmendell | Dec 23, 2021 | Learning, Sports, Thinking/Analysis
The poet Robinson Jeffers[1] worried that people increasingly failed to engage with the world or to appreciate nature, that we had become blind to the “astonishing beauty of things” around us. When I read Jeffers or Wendell Berry, or watch a baseball game or...
by bmendell | Mar 8, 2018 | Communication Skills, Leading/Managing, Sports
Who is the most important person on your team? As much as we’re “all created equal,” we join and work with teams comprised of higher performers and lower performers. Some salespeople exceed quota; others struggle to keep up. In sports, most players, at any given...
by bmendell | Jun 7, 2017 | Communication Skills, Sports
At times, you will feel compelled or asked to share your opinion in a meeting, at a business event or during a conference. For these situations, a bit of advance planning will reduce the pressure and increase the likelihood of making a valuable contribution....
