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Al and Life

“Every college graduate should take a year off and work as a cab driver or a bartender.” “When we win a championship we may cut the net down with a switch blade, but we will be the most disciplined team in the country.” “Either we all go uptown together or nobody goes uptown at all.”…

October 16, 20142 CommentsNewsletter Features, Pat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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Patience and Focus

Willie Young, a defensive end on this year’s Chicago Bears, recently said in the Chicago Tribune, “To some extent, patience is the key to success….But it’s all about staying focused, staying patient.” Dr. Martin Luther King, speaking about time healing difficult tragedies, had an interesting insight in his book, Why We Can’t Wait. Paraphrasing, he…

October 6, 2014Leave a commentPat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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The Captain

ESPN did an insightful commentary on the retirement of Derek Jeter. Two things stood out. The first was a comment by his former manager, Joe Torre, who said Jeter was special because he never became part of the “me, me, me” generation. Then ESPN noted that he wore number 2 because he never wanted to…

September 29, 2014Leave a commentPat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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Next Man Up

The philosophy of the 2014 NFL Arizona Cardinals is “Next Man Up.” They know football is a sport of attrition, so they have developed a culture of trust. They trust everyone on the team – starters and substitutes alike – and when a starter gets injured, they trust that a substitute will be the “Next…

September 24, 2014Leave a commentPat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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Competing vs. Game Plans

“Competing beats game plans.” Jim Crews, the St. Louis University basketball coach, said this at a clinic I recently attended. I never thought of this before, but it makes a great deal of sense to me. As a college basketball coach, I always liked to recruit multi-sport high school athletes, especially the basketball-football combination. I…

September 18, 2014Leave a commentPat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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Small Acts of Kindness

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, in his outstanding book, The Gift of Peace, wrote, “The things people are naturally attracted to and remember most are small acts of concern and thoughtfulness. Years later, that is what they tell you about their priests and other clergy.” Saint Theresa, the Little Flower, wrote in Story of a Soul, “A…

September 14, 20142 CommentsNewsletter Features, Pat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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The Value of Encouragement

William Barclay wrote: “We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet.” Ken Blanchard wrote that it is a good idea to walk around and CATCH a person doing something GOOD and compliment him or her.…

August 24, 20143 CommentsPat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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Emphasizing Emphasis: Bob Boyd and Jimbo Fisher

Bob Boyd, the former University of Southern California basketball coach, and Jimbo Fisher, the current Florida State University football coach, both had insightful comments on coaching that may be beneficial for leaders. Boyd taught coaches at clinics that, “it’s not what you teach; it’s what you emphasize.” We’d like our teams to be good at…

August 17, 2014Leave a commentPat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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Leaders and Decision-Making

The most important and possibly the most difficult task a leader has to do may be decision-making. The proverbial buck does stop with the leader and more often than not, he or she will be judged by the decisions he/she makes. I’d like to share three thoughts with you to consider when making decisions. See…

August 3, 20141 CommentNewsletter Features, Pat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan

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Lessons from Frank Thomas: Know the Zone, Keep it Simple

Frank Thomas was inducted last weekend into the Baseball Hall of Fame, along with two others with fairly strong Chicago-area ties: Greg Maddux (Cubs) and Tony LaRussa (White Sox). Having been a former college and semi-pro pitcher, when Frank Thomas came to the White Sox, I thought he really looked like an excellent hitter. So,…

August 1, 2014Leave a commentPat's Leadership Blog, UncategorizedBy Pat Sullivan
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