All entrepreneurs should draw inspiration from the NBA MVP’s approach on and off the basketball court. I remember watching NBA MVP Stephen Curry play basketball back when he was an undergrad–storming through the NCAA Championship in a historic run to the Elite 8. At the time, I was a senior at Bowdoin and Stephen was […]

The quarterback won’t be suspended after all–but even during the uncertainty, the Patriots never panicked. Here’s what we can all learn. Tom Brady is free! For the Patriots and the people of New England, it’s as if a great weight has been lifted. The last seven and a half months have been frustrating to say the […]

In sports, we often talk about athletes who “want it” more than others. These are the players who show up early, who use up every last ounce of energy in pursuit of their best performance. Players for whom defeat is viscerally painful, the ones who will stop at nothing to succeed. A coach’s job is […]

The transition from athlete to entrepreneur is a logical one: the drive, persistence, and vision it takes to succeed in sports are just as essential in business. There are many similarities between being a professional athlete and an entrepreneur. For one thing, both careers are subject to the envy of friends in ‘traditional’ corporate jobs, […]

When it comes to delivering constructive criticism, what kind of coach are you? A lot has been written about great coaches-how they recruit, motivate, and lead their teams. But what happens when things aren’t going well: when players make mistakes, teams aren’t giving their all, or leaders won’t accept the role that their coach needs […]

Leaders understand the importance of intrinsic motivation and cultivate behaviors in their employees that breed passion and drive. There are plenty of ways to describe what it means to be motivated. You’re driven. You’re passionate. You’re dedicated. Maybe you’ve got that inner “fire” or you just “want it” more than anyone else. No matter how […]