by Nathan Whitaker | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, Character, leadership, relationships, teambuilding, teamwork
My pulse quickens each year at this time as NFL teams report to Training Camp, remembering hot, bright days in Jacksonville and Tampa as our Jaguars and Buccaneers players arrived and we started another season full of hope.
by Nathan Whitaker | Jun 5, 2024 | Blog, Character, leadership, relationships
As mentor leaders, we have an especially important role to play in encouraging and lifting up our teams, even when things are going well. In fact, regularly voicing appreciation for effort, progress and excellence is one of the most valuable things we can do in that role.
by Nathan Whitaker | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog, leadership, relationships, Resilience, teambuilding, teamwork
I learned a new lesson in accountability while in Orlando to keynote an international conference for the Turfgrass Producers International, thanks to two days with the Colorado Mesa Mavericks baseball team, ranked in the top 10 of Division II college baseball. Before...
by Nathan Whitaker | Jan 22, 2024 | Blog, leadership, teambuilding, teamwork
What does it mean to strive for excellence, and does it follow that we’ll always be dissatisfied? And can we still be grateful? In 1999, when I was still with the Jacksonville Jaguars, we went 14-2 but lost in the AFC Championship game to the Tennessee...
by Nathan Whitaker | Aug 20, 2022 | Blog, football, leadership, relationships, teamwork
I’m sure my Duke Football teammates will think I’m nuts. (I probably am, but I’d argue for other reasons.) A week ago, I found myself on the practice field at the University of North Carolina, where my daughter is starting graduate school. We visited...
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