Jun 22, 2010
The recent World Cup has featured some remarkable playmaking and produced some incredible drama. Of the later, some of the drama has been good, and some not so much. One game last week had particular meaning for me—Switzerland vs. Spain. The te...
Feb 11, 2010
On any list of great tennis coaches, one would find the name Manuel Diaz. Currently the head coach of the University of Georgia men’s tennis team, Manny is the only active college coach to have won multiple national championships—4. He has been n...
Feb 2, 2010
With the Super Bowl ahead for Sunday, much of America’s attention is focused on football. A discussion of football, on any level, seldom lasts long without some reference to a player’s intelligence. Most athletes, and football players in particu...
Jan 6, 2010
Sitting in the same meeting, a one person may notice the dress, writing instruments, or accents of those seated across the table, while you, their colleague sitting next to them, overlooks the extraneous factors that don’t directly bear on t...
Oct 22, 2009
When things go wrong, who steps forward to claim responsibility? In many cases, nobody. When in the rare cases, someone does voluntarily step forward, pay attention, for you are in the presence of a peak performer. They may not be a top perform...