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“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” - Moliere I once heard someone say life is all about battles and blessings....

Becky Burleigh is the former soccer coach for the University of Florida and a co-founder of What Drives Winning. In the video below, she...

When Howard Behar was the president of Starbucks Coffee, the local coffee shop went from 28 local stores to over 15,000 stores worldwide....

If you do things well enough that other people can see it, feel it, and say it back to you, you are doing things the right way. " Coach...

Great teams have three things in common: Great leadership Great people A great culture Culture is the glue that holds everything...

The video below is one of the best leadership videos I’ve seen. It gives a simple model for how to create and manage a high-performing...

Great teams have three things: Great leadership Great people A great culture Culture is the glue that holds everything together. Culture...

Duke basketball coach Kara Lawson is considered one of the greatest coaches and leaders in basketball. She was a great player herself at...

In a song titled, Deep Reverence, rapper Big Sean says: “I realize all my setbacks were inside of me In high school, I learned chemistry,...

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who wrote the book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection...

Do you struggle with leading, motivating, and communicating with young people? One of the most common questions on the minds of workplace...

In a TEDx Talk, author Patrick Lencioni says life is a team sport, and we are in the era of teamwork. If we want to be the best we can be...

For a team to be successful, teammates have to learn how to deal with different types of people. Conflict that comes from trying to bring...

"Great workplaces are about much more than pay and benefits, or promotion opportunities, or even fundamental needs like safety. They are...

Have you ever noticed how a player can be great for one team, and struggle or be a headache for other teams? Culture plays such an...

Guiding Question: Do you drive performance through relationships or expectations? “Let’s be honest, and let's be real; as a coach, you...

In both education and sports, we are seeing an exodus unlike anything we have ever seen before. Teachers are leaving the profession at...

Anybody who has flown in a plane knows what turbulence is. Defined as violent or unsteady movement of air or water, you could be enjoying...

Guiding Question: Coaches at all levels are trying to create, build, and sustain a culture that can produce wins, but what does that...

Guiding Questions: How do you build a foundation of safety; how do you build trust and communicate that people belong, are safe, and have...