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How one man with $27 changed the world

Sep 1, 2010

Last week a mild mannered man stood before a packed auditorium on the campus of Gerogia Tech in Atlanta to share his perspective on life and the world we live in. While Muhammed Yunus is not a household name, his impact on the world has certainly...

Tagged: poverty, making a difference, human right, expertise, expert development, practice, performance improvement

Pre-performance routines

Feb 24, 2010

Steve Atherton, PGA Master Professional and GolfTEC instructor called this afternoon to invite me to speak at an upcoming event in Denver, Colorado. With business dispatched, we began talking about teaching and coaching golf, and the topic of pre...

Tagged: preperformance routine, routines, expert routines, developing expertise, practice, motivation, management, management training, leadership skills, performance management, leadership development

Bearing the Olympic Flag

Feb 17, 2010

More than 2,500 athletes proudly marched into BC Palace as part of the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. With every athlete was a personal story. Each had walked a different path, faced different trials, and overcame unique c...

Tagged: olympic games, expert, developing expertise, practice, motivation, management, management training, leadership skills, performance management, leadership development

Navigating the Professional Improvement Path

Sep 29, 2009

It is a dearly held myth that if we do something long enough, we’ll get good at it. Despite the many years I’ve been driving a car, mowing the lawn, and singing Happy Birthday, I’m not any better at those things now then I was 10 years ago, and p...

Tagged: expertise, expert development, practice, deliberate practice, performance improvement, management skills

Observing Tiger Woods

Jul 9, 2009

Richard and I had just sat down in the player’s dining room for lunch with his swing coach, Jeff Leishman. Richard S. Johnson is a PGA Tour player who hails from Stockholm, Sweden. We were at the AT&T National tournament in Washington, ...

Tagged: expert, developing expertise, improvement, skill development, practice, getting better, leadership, tiger woods