A Coach's Diary

I came across this story on a Facebook group, and thought it was full of gems from a coach who has seen a lot and has a great perspective on coaching, running a program, and being someone who positively impacts others through his profession.  You can read the original article here . "All coaches teach. Temple's Fran Dunphy is one of the nation's few teachers" Being Able to Bring Stories To Life, and Make it Interesting “Stories, stories, stories,’’ Anderson said with an enthusiastic smile. “He can bring concepts to life like I never could, and make it interesting, and he is the most amazing and caring networker I’ve ever met. More people love him, and he’s so attentive to everybody.’’ Coach Knight on Teaching About Life In a 2000 interview with television host Larry King, Knight said he taught a class at Indiana University called Methods In Coaching. “I really didn’t talk basketball,’’ Knight said, “but how to get a job, and things I thought were importa...

This article is an excerpt of an interview with Sharon Sloane , C.E.O. of Will Interactive , was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant . In the interview, she talks about the importance of: -  Understanding what makes the people you work with tick -  Being able to walk in other people's shoes -  Seeing yourself through the eyes of others -  Looking for ‘Beam Holders’ -  Finding your passion and following it -  Being patient and earning your stripes -  Examined experience is the best teacher -  The importance of daily reflection You can find the complete article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/business/corner-office-sharon-sloane-of-will-interactive-see-yourself-as-others-see-you.html In approaching difficult conversations,  a chief executive says,  “you’ve got to  get ‘on the balcony’ —  you have to take  yourself out  of the situation and look at  it as ...

The following quotes are from an interview with Dr. Kevin J. Tracey, president and CEO of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research of the North Shore-LIJ Health System and was conducted by Adam Bryant. Get the entire interview at: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/business/corner-office-kevin-tracey-on-putting-it-together-after-taking-it-apart.html?_r=0 But I do think that kids today are growing up with computers and technology that don’t need to be fixed or can’t be fixed, and they’re missing out on something.   I think you have to take apart something. I also think you want to figure out how things work, because that gives you the power to innovate. Innovation has to start with creativity, and creativity means making something. The best way to make something, if you don’t know how to do it, is to take something else apart. … But I think that when your mother dies when you’re young, you approach life differently. You realize nothing’s guaranteed to last ...