Ready — Former basketball player, coach, and broadcaster, Pat Riley, coached the “Team of the Decade,” the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, to four national championships in nine years. By the end of the decade, cracks appeared in the cohesive team as older players retired, and the years of success led to fatigue. It was time to take a time out to reassess the future.
Read MoreReady — American humorist Will Rogers said, “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Saying it another way, famous baseball player, Satchel Paige, warned, “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” Executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith, wrote, “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.” All agree. Whatever field you’re in, it pays to keep moving forward.
Read MoreReady — I was a new assistant manager of a retail store in Denver, CO. To increase sales during the Christmas season, the store sponsored a drawing for a bicycle. Parents and children completed a card with their name, address, and phone number, which was dropped into a large box. On Christmas Eve, after the store closed, the manager drew a card out of the box and read a child’s name. To my shock he announced “I don’t like that name!” and proceeded to select another name from the box. It wasn’t right, since the first child was deprived of the bike they won.
Read MoreReady — Daniel H. Burnham established an architectural design firm that was responsible for several well-known buildings in the USA, for example, Marshal Field’s (Chicago, IL), Ellicott Square (Buffalo, NY), Pennsylvania Station (Pittsburg, PA), and Union Station in Washington, D.C.). His design for the city of Chicago, known as the Burnham Plan, is still evident today in the nature preserves that protect the environment from the growing population and expansion of the city.
Read MoreReady — Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most popular presidents of the United States. His accomplishments are numerous—author, hunter, rancher, conservationist, explorer, historian, naturalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and Medal of Honor. How did he accomplish so much?
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