I’ve been listening to a podcast called Flying Coach, which features LA Rams head football coach and NFL journalist Peter Schrager interviewing other NFL coaches.  All the interviews are of younger coaches. Candidly, it’s full of football jargon and could be hard to follow, but these are young people who have reached the top of […]

One quote I repeat often is by Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, who says, “Problems don’t age well.” When I heard it, I took it to mean that if something is bothering me or I see a problem, I need to form a plan to address it sooner rather than later. Because if I […]

“A quiet team is a losing team.”  This is a coach’s observation, but I think it applies to us.   A winning team communicates constantly.  From exchanging well wishes and checking up on each other as we begin our day, using two minutes to make sure everyone is on the same page as we take on […]

“Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain   I was interviewing a candidate who asked me what I appreciated most about being part of our team.   I said that a primary reason I enjoy my job is the quality of people I encounter.  For the most […]