by Nathan Whitaker | Feb 9, 2025 | Blog, relationships, Resilience
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 | Apr 3, 2024 | Blog, leadership, relationships, teambuilding
Last month I headed to Lexington, KY, for the most recent version of my ongoing fantasy baseball league’s draft. Our 32nd. We’ve also held it in the Lexington in Massachusetts, along with San Diego, Tampa, Palm Beach, Boston, DC, Vermont, Tennessee, Utah,...
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 4, 2024 | Blog, leadership, relationships, Resilience, teambuilding, teamwork
I’ve been able to speak in some really neat settings, including to professional and college sports teams, on university campuses, in foreign countries…even at the Iowa Speedway. Last month may have been the most unique of them all, as I was invited to...
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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