choosing the best can be bad – how USA basketball learned the hard way

Rule 1 of leadership from Jack Welch’s “Winning” states Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence. It is often said that the team with the best players wins, but we know that wasn’t the case for USA basketball. In 1992 USA started fielding what would [...]

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vision, mission and strategy

One of the great mysteries I have stumbled upon in leadership discussions is differentiating mission and vision. I actually stumbled upon a site that had good definitions. I also copied strategy and objective because they are also helpful. Mission: Enduring purpose. The fundamental reason for the organization’s existence beyond just making money. It is a direction, a [...]

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