Author: Don Yaeger

Lokai Founder and CEO Steven Izen Says, “Don’t Cut Corners.”

Written on September 10, 2021.

Steven Izen Lokai Founder and CEO Says, “Don’t Cut Corners.” Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 61 [chevron-down] Listen here or on your favorite platform Apple Podcasts Spotify Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

What We Found in 9/11, What We’ve Lost

Written on September 9, 2021.

Everyone knows where they were and what they were doing when the two airplanes slammed into the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. It was 20 years ago, and I was working for Sports Illustrated as an associate editor. The magazine had its headquarters in New York City. I worked mostly from my home in Florida, so I did what many people across the country and the world did: I watched the whole thing unfold...

Harvard Business Review Editor-in-Chief Adi Ignatius urges his team to “act like it matters.”

Written on September 3, 2021.

Adi Ignatius Harvard Business Review Editor-in-Chief urges his team to “act like it matters.” Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 60 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

The Case For Continuity – A Leg Up In Tampa Bay

Written on September 1, 2021.

With the first hint of fall coming unseasonably early this year, I find myself looking forward to the coming days as college football ramps up, major league baseball begins to knuckle down to the playoffs, and professional football, still my favorite league, gets underway. As I combed through ESPN for a little context to the upcoming season, a factoid grabbed my attention faster than you can say, “First and 10!”

TD SYNNEX President of Global Business Units John O’Shea asks: Would everyone on the team know the goal if asked individually?

Written on August 30, 2021.

John O’Shea TD SYNNEX President of Global Business Units asks: Would everyone on the team know the goal if asked individually? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 59 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Real Rivals Don’t Dislike Each Other, They Define Each Other

Written on August 25, 2021.

I read recently that both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have decided to skip the U.S. Open and are effectively shutting down their 2021 seasons. Soon enough, they will fade from the scene and a new generation of greats will slip into their place. I’ll miss them, but not individually so much as I will miss them as rivals who defined each other’s greatness over so many years.

Three-time Olympic Medalist Elana Meyers Taylor Says You Can’t Spend Life in Your Gold Medal Moment

Written on August 24, 2021.

Elana Meyers Taylor Three-time Olympic Medalist Says You Can’t Spend Life in Your Gold Medal Moment Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 58 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Yes, You Can Grind and Grin at the Same Time… Just Ask Julian Edelman

Written on August 18, 2021.

I miss Julian Edelman, who retired from professional football following the 2020 season after 12 years with the New England Patriots. He was my favorite Patriot player and one of my favorite football players in the league. What got me thinking again about Edelman recently was a quick trip taking my dog for a walk in uber-muggy Tallahassee, FL.

Bobby Bowden’s Off-Field Legacy Will Endure Long After His Records Are Broken

Written on August 11, 2021.

If you’ve scanned the news and even if you’re not a sports fan, you’ve seen the headlines announcing Coach Bobby Bowden’s death at age 91. The eulogies are pouring in, as they should, to honor somebody who made such a positive impact on so many people. I knew Coach Bowden quite well from dozens of interviews over the years and our mutual support of several organizations. He must be looking down from heaven right now...