Author: Don Yaeger

How Rick Hendrick Built A Motorsports Empire By Valuing People Over Profits

Written on January 28, 2021.

Over the last decade, one of the hottest sayings in business was to “fail fast.” If things aren’t working out — whether it is a shift in strategy or a new hire — the phrase suggests cutting ties and doing it quickly. But for Rick Hendrick — a man known for doing everything fast — the phrase holds no truth. “When you trade people in, you don’t know who you’re going to get. But you’re...

How Tom Brady And A Bartender Saved Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl Voyage

Written on January 27, 2021.

It was week 13 of the NFL season and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had seemingly hit rock bottom. Three losses in a four-week span jettisoned many fans from the bandwagon, leaving six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady alone to drown his post-Belichick sorrows at a bar in Tampa. As the once confident 6-foot-4 veteran raised his glass above his cleft chin and swallowed his woes, another drink was poured without...

Beth Brooke, Longtime EY Global Global Vice Chair – Public Policy, asks: Are You Protecting Part of Your Day?

Written on January 26, 2021.

Beth Brooke Longtime EY Global Global Vice Chair – Public Policy, asks: Are You Protecting Part of Your Day? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 28 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

How the NFL Playoffs Proved there’s “No Shame in Taking a Profit”

Written on January 20, 2021.

When you watch any good competition objectively—with no blind loyalty for either opponent—you free yourself to glean major takeaways from the complete experience. I honestly had no favorite in this past weekend’s NFL Playoff matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills (sorry Bills Mafia!), which is likely the reason why a remark made by analyst Cris Collinsworth during the NBC Sports broadcast became instant...

Rick Hendrick, NASCAR Hall of Famer, asks: Are you valuing your people over profits?

Written on January 18, 2021.

Rick Hendrick NASCAR Hall of Famer, asks: Are you valuing your people over profits? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 27 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

From Confetti to Getting Ready: The Key to Nick Saban’s Championship Consistency

Written on January 13, 2021.

If you want to understand a person’s capacity for sustained success, look no further than how they react…to confetti. This week, University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban hoisted the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy with his team and before the players had finished mimicking snow angels in the confetti, Saban was already thinking about next.

Dana Barnes, Palo Alto Networks Senior Vice President, asks: Do you value your rival?

Written on January 12, 2021.

Dana Barnes Palo Alto Networks Senior Vice President, asks: Do you value your rival? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 26 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

How the Ohio State Buckeyes Disrupted the Alabama-Clemson Narrative

Written on January 6, 2021.

Like many of you, I went into last weekend assuming we’d see the usual suspects in the College Football Playoff national championship game. Once I watched Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide steamroll Notre Dame this past weekend in the Rose Bowl and advance out of the semifinals, I couldn’t block out the deja vu sentiments of an Alabama versus Clemson matchup taking place in the national title game for the fourth...

Scott Mordell, YPO’s Longest-Serving CEO, asks: Do You have a Commitment to the Cause?

Written on January 5, 2021.

Scott Mordell YPO’s Longest-Serving CEO, asks: Do You have a Commitment to the Cause? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 25 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...