Tag: coaching
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Working Better Together - January 2023
Simon Sinek made finding your 'why' a sensation. But I once worked for a company whose only stated purpose was maximizing shareholder profit. Don't lose the person.
Learn The Game
This is the second article in my LinkedIn series on Leadership Lessons from Little League.
Leadership Lessons From Little League
About 15 years ago, the president of the Tempe Little League invited me to coach my son's Tee Ball team. A few years later, I started GameTruck, Left…
Coaching Teens Part 2 — Do the Right Thing
A big reason to start an esports program is exposing more kids to coaches and mentors. Establishing a just cause is what orients the whole program toward doing the right thing.
The Secret Missing Ingredient From Leadership
After eight weeks writing about Google's Project Oxygen management skills, I found the ingredient the list leaves out — the one that ties all the rest together.
Connected Leaders Help with Career Development
The sixth skill of a connected leader: helping your team grow their careers. Great employees look for managers who invest in where they're headed.
"Coaching Esports: Be Process Focused"
Coach, mentor, teacher — the words get tossed around a lot. Here's how I define each, and why great esports coaching is really about being process-focused.
3 Techniques For Reducing Team Anxiety
Building healthy esports communities turns out to look a lot like building healthy work teams. Here are three things that reliably reduce a team's anxiety.
"Coaching Esports: A Model For Player Improvement"
Coaching experience from traditional sports translates well to esports. Here's my model for helping a player develop to their maximum potential, individually and as a team.
What Games Can Teach Us About Motivation
Solve one problem in a game and you earn a harder one. That's not discouraging — it's the point. What games reveal about motivation and the infinite game.
What is Better Than Winning?
'Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.' We all know the quote. But evenly matched contests are rare — so what is actually better than winning?
What Difference Does a Game Coach Make?
People think they're buying the cool GameTruck trailer. They're not — they're buying an effect. What a great Game Coach actually delivers, and why it matters.