Author: Don Yaeger

Former CEO Of SeaWorld Joel Manby Says Focus On What You Do Well

Written on January 5, 2022.

Joel Manby has always been brutally honest about life and business. Maybe he learned his lesson guarding another tall Michigan native named Earvin “Magic” Johnson in high school and realizing, after the future Lakers Hall of Famer lit him up for 42 points, that “basketball wasn’t going to be my sport.”

Former SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby says: In difficult moments seek dialogue, not monologue.

Written on January 4, 2022.

Joel Manby Former SeaWorld CEO says: In difficult moments seek dialogue, not monologue. Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 77 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

2021 Behind the Scenes with host Don Yaeger and producer Savannah Gallagher

Written on December 28, 2021.

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Personal Development Guru Becky Bursell says: Sign your name at the end of every day.

Written on December 21, 2021.

Becky Bursell Personal Development Guru says: Sign your name at the end of every day. Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 75 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Navy Midshipman Shows How Players Make Plays When It Counts

Written on December 15, 2021.

The United States military has an acronym for certain kinds of mistakes that is called FUBAR, which stands for (F—ed Up Beyond All Recognition). Surely, training in how to deal with such FUBAR situations ran through the mind of one Diego Fagot in East Rutherford, New Jersey, last Saturday.

Kingdom Business Leaders’ Steve Dulin says: Make practice hard so the games feel easy.

Written on December 14, 2021.

Steve Dulin Kingdom Business Leaders Executive Director says: Make practice hard so the games feel easy. Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 74 [chevron-down] Listen here or on your favorite platform Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Detroit Lions Change Their Game Plan In Response To The Oxford Shootings

Written on December 8, 2021.

On the Saturday before their game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions did not follow the schedule of a typical NFL week. Typically, that day-before-gameday is packed with last-minute adjustments and walkthroughs, heavy doses of treatment, and therapy followed by encouragement from the coaches so that by the time the team broke up for the day, the energy level would be high and players would be totally...

Marketing expert Ryan Alford says: The questions an interviewee asks you reveal more than any answer.

Written on December 3, 2021.

Ryan Alford Marketing expert says: The questions an interviewee asks you reveal more than any answer. Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 73 [chevron-down] Listen here or on your favorite platform Apple Podcasts Spotify Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

In The Game Of Professional Integrity, Lincoln Riley And Brian Kelly Opted To Punt

Written on December 1, 2021.

I’ll bet you that right now in some locker room in South Bend, Indiana, or Norman, Oklahoma, a college football player is sitting on a bench with his elbows on his kneepads and watching his teammates get ready for practice. And he’s shaking his head as he thinks to himself… was it just last Saturday that Coach was questioning my commitment to the team after I missed my block on that play? Did he really lecture...