Category: Sports
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How the Fort Wayne Woodchucks Are Redefining Baseball for Adults with Special Needs
Read more: How the Fort Wayne Woodchucks Are Redefining Baseball for Adults with Special NeedsHaving seen countless baseball games, as a player, a broadcaster, and a fan, I can honestly say that the most joy I’ve ever witnessed on a baseball field was from a team in Fort Wayne. With all due respect to the Fort Wayne Tincaps, it wasn’t them. It was from a baseball team you’ve probably…
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Aaron Leanhardt’s Problem-Solving Approach: Revolutionizing Baseball with the Torpedo Bat
Read more: Aaron Leanhardt’s Problem-Solving Approach: Revolutionizing Baseball with the Torpedo BatI have every reason to dislike this guy, but I don’t. Name a sports team I am passionate about, and he has connections to the biggest rivals. I’m an Ohio State fan; he taught at the University of Michigan for seven years. I’m a fan of the Boston Red Sox; he worked for the New…
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Continual change is key to consistent success
Read more: Continual change is key to consistent successCal Ripken Jr. was a chameleon. OK, I know baseball fans are saying “No, he was an Oriole.” And that is true. Cal Ripken played 21 years for the Baltimore Orioles, becoming affectionately known as the Iron Man because of the consecutive game streak he achieved. Cal is probably best known for his consecutive game…
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Business lessons learned from a World Series champ
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Read more: Business lessons learned from a World Series champI’ve declared for years that baseball is the perfect sport. There are plenty of sports out there to help divert our minds, and I am a fan of a wide variety of sports. But standing firm at the top of the mountain for me is baseball. While many in America turn their back on baseball,…
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Some things just sound better on the radio
Read more: Some things just sound better on the radioGrowing up in Central Indiana, the Indianapolis 500 provided a sense of identity to Hoosiers each year. If you were in the middle part of the state, there was a pretty good chance you knew someone working on a team, or had an insider story about the brickyard. The sounds of the speedway were a…
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My tribute to baseball player Kevin Youkilis and how he can help save our country
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Read more: My tribute to baseball player Kevin Youkilis and how he can help save our countryTo this day, Kevin Youkilis is still one of my favorite baseball players of all time. You say you’ve never heard of him? Well….. In the early 2000s when the Boston Red Sox were reemerging as a baseball powerhouse, “Youk” as he was called was in the middle of it. So allow me a moment…
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Building your championship caliber workplace team starts with spring training everyday
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Read more: Building your championship caliber workplace team starts with spring training everydayThe first snow has fallen, and I’m well on my way on a count-down to spring training and the return to baseball season. That’s pretty typical for me, being a fan of baseball as well as a hater of cold Indiana winters. It’s especially true this winter, after watching my favorite team, the Boston Red…
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Tapping into the history of your organization to create a strong team in the future
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Read more: Tapping into the history of your organization to create a strong team in the futureI found myself with a longer than expected commute today, and got to spend some time with ESPN’s Mike & Mike program. Being from Indiana, basketball is a big part of the fabric of growing up. So when the guests announced were former Butler University coach Brad Stevens and basketball legend Oscar Robinson, I was…
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Becoming allergic to mediocrity: Lesson learned from listening to sports radio
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Read more: Becoming allergic to mediocrity: Lesson learned from listening to sports radio“He’s allergic to mediocrity.” When asked by an ESPN host why Nick Saban is so good at his job as the University of Alabama’s football coach, that is what Ryan Clark said.
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Creating a culture of learning and fun is key to long term sales success
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Read more: Creating a culture of learning and fun is key to long term sales successAs hard as I try, I just can’t avoid sports analogies when I talk about business. Since I’m such a big baseball fan, those metaphors tend to be based upon actions on the diamond. Every spring I head to Florida to catch some sun, a few beers and as many spring training baseball games I…
