by Nathan Whitaker | Apr 12, 2022 | Leadership, Team Culture
I thought we were just getting ice cream. I certainly didn’t think I’d be getting a reminder in mission, vision and values. Our youngest daughter had rowed in the state sculling competition earlier that day, so here we were, figuring we’d chase...
by Nathan Whitaker | Feb 28, 2022 | Leadership, Team Culture
There’s a beautiful oak tree in the median in front of our house. It’s an old live oak with branches that meander and cause us to sweat a bit during hurricane season. So far, the only issues we’ve had with it have been out front cleaning up its leaves. Early each year...
by Nathan Whitaker | Feb 16, 2022 | Leadership, Team Culture
Under a clear, blue sky, a man sprints to catch a speeding train. He has fired a machine gun and thrown grenades at his pursuers – Nazis – setting other traps and charges for them as well. Now, he has almost caught up with the German transport train that...
by Nathan Whitaker | Jan 19, 2022 | Leadership, Personal Growth, Team Culture
I looked around the locker room at the major college basketball team. They’d just come off the court after another grueling practice. Their effort had been great, their coach had assured me. It was a good group on the court, in the weight room, in the classroom....
by Nathan Whitaker | Nov 29, 2021 | Leadership, Relationships, Team Culture
Even hanging in my closet, relationships are what matter. I’ve got an eclectic closet, with shirts, shorts and hats sporting logos ranging from the University of Maine’s hockey team to Colorado State, Virginia Tech, Maine and Florida Atlantic’s basketball teams, the...
by Nathan Whitaker | Aug 31, 2021 | Leadership, Personal Growth, Relationships, Team Culture
The six years that I worked in the NFL, this was the most dreadful day, when rosters had to be trimmed from 80 players to 53. So many dreams crushed, or at least momentarily sidelined. And not the dreams of people who had no business being there…these were the...
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