Author: Don Yaeger

Sean Covey, FranklinCovey Education President, asks: Do You Listen With the Intent to Understand or Respond?

Written on November 24, 2020.

Sean Covey FranklinCovey Education President, asks: Do You Listen With the Intent to Understand or Respond? Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 19 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

How Tiger Woods Failed At The Masters And Still Won

Written on November 18, 2020.

Failure should always leave a mark. But it’s how you respond to failure that will determine whether that mark can highlight your greatness. No business leader, entrepreneur, coach, or athlete ever sets a goal to finish 38th in any competition, so I’ll spare you the silver lining of golf great Tiger Woods’ finish at The Masters—a tournament he’d won five times in his career, including just last year.

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.