Author: Don Yaeger

South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley Puts The Finishing Touch On Greatness

Written on April 8, 2024.

This was supposed to be Caitlin Clark’s weekend, the moment when women’s college basketball’s greatest scorer was rewarded for making believers of new fans and confirming to current fans that this game was an awesome spectacle of talent, grit and determination.

Four Leadership Lessons From The NCAA Men’s Final Four

Written on April 1, 2024.

The student bodies at four universities—Purdue, NC State, Alabama and UCONN—won’t have gotten much sleep these past couple of weeks, what with all the NCAA basketball their teams have been playing and winning. And seats may be empty in many a classroom on those campuses this week. But school is definitely open for those looking to learn leadership from what has been an amazing college basketball tournament.

Oakland University Believed In Themselves And Shook Up March Madness

Written on March 25, 2024.

Barely a handful of games have been played in this version of March Madness before it was guaranteed that your bracket was busted. And the biggest balloon popper of them all through the tournament’s opening weekend was brought to you compliments of the No. 14 seed Oakland University Grizzlies, who upset the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats 80-76 in the first round.

Always Know The Score. Kent State Loses The Mind Game

Written on March 20, 2024.

The NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament’s March Madness is upon us, and participants in office pools everywhere in this great land of ours have submitted their brackets and are preparing for some great basketball and even greater smack talk. It’s a fun time of year for everyone … well, almost everyone. For while some teams that weren’t expected to make the tournament did, others that hoped to get in did not, even...

Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter Shows There’s Always Time To Listen

Written on March 13, 2024.

The scene was a familiar one. A time-out was called and Purdue University’s men’s basketball Head Coach Matt Painter gathered his troops to outline a play late in a game against Wisconsin. Painter spent the first part of a timeout listening to his players, then asked one of them whether he could make a difficult lob pass into the center.

Deion Sanders Turns Time On Set Into A Mentoring Moment With Nick Saban

Written on March 6, 2024.

What do you do when you’re one of the greatest football players of all time and you find yourself sitting next to one of the greatest football coaches of all time—and suddenly the director of the ad you’re recording yells, “Cut. Let’s take 15,” indicating a break in the filming?

Savannah Bananas Owner Jesse Cole says: “At heart I am still a kid just trying to make my dad proud.”

Written on April 28, 2023.

Jesse Cole Savannah Bananas Owner says: “At heart I am still a kid just trying to make my dad proud.” Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 144 [chevron-down] Listen here or on your favorite platform Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Involta President & CEO Jim Buie says: The answers you receive are only as effective as the questions you ask.

Written on April 20, 2023.

Jim Buie Involta President & CEO says: The answers you receive are only as effective as the questions you ask. Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 143 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Ashley Furniture EVP Drew Maddux asks: Are you suffering from “destination disease?”

Written on April 13, 2023.

Drew Maddux Ashley Furniture EVP asks: Are you suffering from “destination disease?” Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 142 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...