The Thoughtful Leaders Blog

Five Lessons from the UConn Huskies on Achieving Goals

Posted by Cathy Alfandre on January 12, 2011

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi

If you follow sports as I do, then you have no doubt heard about the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team. Just a few weeks ago, they met and exceeded the longest winning streak EVER in college basketball history (men’s or women’s) with 90 straight wins, stretching over 3 seasons, before losing to another team on December 30th.
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Filed under: Achievement,Setting goals,Team development - Tags: achievement, effective teams, goal setting, Sports Illustrated, Success, UConn Huskies —

User’s Manual to your manager

Posted by Ben Dattner on November 3, 2010

There is increasing interest in the business world in “onboarding”, the process by which managers and executives are oriented to, and integrated into, an organization. Books like The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins have become bestsellers, and organizations of all sizes are more mindful than ever about the importance of the first three months at a new job.
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Filed under: Awareness,Communicate/communication,Leadership,Managing,Team development - Tags: communications, effective teams, feedback, Leadership, management, personal styles, thoughtful leadership —

We Bring Who We Are To Work

Posted by Ben Dattner on July 28, 2010

Henry Ford reportedly once complained that all he wanted from a worker was a pair of hands, but that he had to deal with the whole person instead. Each of us brings our whole self to work each day, whether or not we realize it.
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