Author: Don Yaeger

Dr. Kent Thielen, CEO of Mayo Clinic Florida, asks: Are You Willing to Go Off-Script When the Situation Calls for it?

Written on November 17, 2020.

Dr. Kent Thielen CEO of Mayo Clinic Florida, asks: Are You Willing to Go Off-Script When the Situation Calls for it? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 18 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Laura Gentile, ESPN Senior Vice President of Marketing and Founder of espnW, asks: Are You a Leader with Great Followers?

Written on November 10, 2020.

Laura Gentile ESPN Senior Vice President of Marketing and Founder of espnW, asks: Are You a Leader with Great Followers? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 17 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Matt Karst, Synnex Sales Leadership, asks: Are You Building a Powerful Network the Right Way?

Written on November 3, 2020.

Matt Karst Synnex Sales Leadership, asks: Are You Building a Powerful Network the Right Way? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 16 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Joe Quaglia, Longtime Tech Data President of the Americas, asks: What Attitude Do You Bring to the Merger or Acquistion?

Written on October 27, 2020.

Joe Quaglia Longtime Tech Data President of the Americas, asks: What Attitude Do You Bring to the Merger or Acquistion? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 15 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

David Ross, Chicago Cubs Manager, Joins Us For a World Series Special Edition

Written on October 2, 2020.

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How A “Next Play” Culture Fuels Big Ben & The Undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers

Written on November 11, 2020.

Imagine turning on your TV for a Week Nine NFL game and seeing a score so bizarre it made you question the expiration date on the leftover sushi you consumed for lunch. I put my reading glasses to the bridge of my nose and, indeed, confirmed the graphics showed the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers were losing 13-0 to the Dallas Cowboys. This despite “America’s Team” being ravaged by injury, dysfunction, and using their...

The Dallas Cowboys: A “Team” In Name Only

Written on November 5, 2020.

The most erroneously used word in sports and business is… “TEAM.” The word team is so loosely thrown around that I often find myself wanting to dig deeper anytime someone uses it to describe their relationship to colleagues.

Kevin Cash’s Critical World Series Decision That Went “Wrong” Was Actually Right

Written on October 29, 2020.

I’m willing to bet there are a number of things most of you would rather do than stare at Microsoft Excel spreadsheets on a daily basis. But what if the data contained in those rows and columns could give you “World Championship” status—or at the very least an edge over the competition? Imagine having a well-documented tally of previous performance results for all employees or co-workers and being able to use that...

Longtime VMWare President Carl Eschenbach: To Grow Your Business, Manage Your 4 C’s

Written on October 3, 2020.

In the world of high tech, Carl Eschenbach’s is a name synonymous with explosive growth. As the longtime president and chief operating officer of VMware, he helped the company go from 200 employees and $30 million in revenue to 20,000 employees and $7 billion. During that sometimes challenging uphill ride to success, Eschenbach developed what he affectionately calls his 4 C’s that he counsels any executive to man...