Most Recent Writings
How a Culture of Character Fueled the Spurs’ Success under Gregg Popovich
While hall of fame players undoubtedly played huge roles in the Spurs’ success, it was a team culture built on character, and crafted by head coach Gregg Popovich, that served as the foundation for one of the greatest runs of winning in recent NBA and pro sports memory.
Finding ‘Our Kind of Guys’: How Chris Petersen Built A Winning Team Culture on Intangibles and Character
Petersen’s success all starts with a complete understanding of who they want to be as a team, and the great alignment they were able to achieve in their player evaluation and selection process, all of which centered on having an emphasis on finding players with intangible character traits that aligned to the program’s core values.
An Inside View of Pete Carroll's Leadership at USC Football
In the organizations that have built championship cultures and win consistently, nothing happens by chance. Everything the players see, feel, and experience is designed to reinforce the core values, philosophies, and beliefs of the leader and the culture he/she is trying to build.