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In Basketball and Business, “Do Your Job”

I’m watching the NBA playoffs. There’s a game every night and it’s winding down to the finals. I heard Erik Spoelstra, the coach of the Miami Heat, implore his team: “Do your job.” In basketball, that means a number of things. Cover your man. Rebound. Take good shots when you’re open. Execute the game plan. […]

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Observations on Leadership

I’m spending the day with some of our colleagues watching the Chick-fil-A Leadercast. It’s a day-long program of speakers crossing business, churches and athletics who are sharing their perspectives on leadership. I read about leadership a great deal. There are several things I have learned: There is no single best way to lead. Anyone who […]

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The Importance of Communication

One area where we can continually improve is communication. I’ve spent a few days recently on an improvement venture in a plant and I was struck, again, with how important communication is and how important it is to maintain a discipline of sharing information and ideas amongst the team. As a leader/manager, it is easy […]

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Leadership Advice from the Coca-Cola Scholarship Dinner

Last night I was fortunate to attend the Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation dinner in Atlanta. Our host was one of our top customers, Ongweoweh CEO Dan Bonamie. It’s usually the supplier who hosts the customer so that made the honor even more special. It’s rare to have a customer treat you to an event like this. […]

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