Author: Don Yaeger

[Special Edition]: How One Game Changed the South

Written on September 4, 2020.

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The Gift Of Competition: A Lesson From TopGolf CEO Dolf Berle

Written on August 5, 2020.

My favorite word is Compete. I often say that the opportunity to compete is the greatest gift we can experience on any given day. That’s why I’ve spent nearly three decades fascinated by how lessons from the way we learned to compete in sports can help us develop ourselves in the ever-competitive world of business. I do believe each of us has a place where success takes up residence in our lives. Human nature often...

Oguo Atuanya, Microsoft’s Global Cloud Scale Service Manager, Asks: Do You Believe In Your Own Abilities?

Written on August 31, 2020.

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Every Win Is Worth So Much More: How To Deal With The Pressure Of A Shortened “Season”

Written on July 30, 2020.

More than 4-million people savored the chance Thursday to watch live sports as Major League Baseball’s opening night of a coronavirus-condensed season quickly became the most-watched baseball telecast in the last nine years. I delighted in reuniting my tv remote with ESPN—one of the millions who enjoyed finding something other than the American Cornhole Championships or the Drone Racing League broadcasts that had...

Louis Carr, President Of BET Media, asks: Can You Overcome Two Pandemics?

Written on July 9, 2020.

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The Rush To Reopen: Impatience Disguised As Enthusiasm

Written on June 24, 2020.

If you love the games let’s not push the players. I love live sports. I crave the sights and sounds of competition. And I can’t stand to watch another replay of the 2017 American Cornhole League Championships. In fact, it’s been so long since I watched sports, I will need to retrain my fingers to find ESPN on the TV remote. But as we enthusiastically hope for the chance to fill up the stadiums and arenas again without...

Bill George, Longtime Medtronic CEO, Asks: Are You Finishing Strong?

Written on August 25, 2020.

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Open Up To Learn Lessons: How You Can Help When The Times Are Turbulent

Written on June 10, 2020.

Most of my Sunday mornings consist of family, faith, and reflection – there’s occasionally a morning car ride to pick up brunch for my wife and kids. But, this time, when I pulled back into the driveway and parked the car at my own home, I couldn’t leave the driver’s seat. Sports talk radio is my guilty pleasure and this particular Sunday morning featured an interview with a college basketball coach named...

A Masterclass In Leadership: The Last Dance

Written on May 20, 2020.

Michael Jordan still sells. An average of 5.6 million viewers watched 10 episodes of ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance” over a 5-week time span, making it the most-watched documentary the sports network had ever aired. For 5 straight Sundays, it was the trending topic on Twitter. My family was part of the audience, gathering together on our quarantine couch so my young children can get their first true understanding...