Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success.
This is Your Brain on Communication
Neuroscientist Uri Hasson researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become “aligned,” when we hear the same idea or story. This amazing neural mechanism allows us to transmit brain patterns, sharing memories and knowledge. “We can communicate because we […]
[Webinar] What, Why and How of Student-Athlete Feedback
View On-Demand [wcm_nonmember] [note style=”” bg=”#009E00″ border=”” bordercolor=”{{bordercolor}}” color=””] Webinar replays are accessible for Premium members only. Log in to access this replay. [/note] [/wcm_nonmember] [wcm_restrict plans=”premium, institution, student”] [/wcm_restrict] In this one hour webinar we’ll discuss why collecting student-athlete feedback is important, what sort of information is worth asking for and tools you can […]
How Diversity Makes Teams More Innovative
Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out — and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and explains how your company can start producing fresher, more creative ideas […]
PoA122 | Rewind: Bill Hogan, Seattle University
In this episode, we rewind back to 2014 for this interview with Bill Hogan, then Director of Athletics at Seattle University. Bill helped Seattle U transition back to NCAA Division 1 during his tenure and talks about his career leading up to Seattle. Bill also talks about his “Coaching Dynamics” theory about coaching personality types […]
[Webinar] Tune Up Your Performance Management Process
View On-Demand [wcm_nonmember] [note style=”” bg=”#009E00″ border=”” bordercolor=”{{bordercolor}}” color=””] Webinar replays are accessible for Premium members only. Log in to access this replay. [/note] [/wcm_nonmember] [wcm_restrict plans=”premium, institution, student”] [/wcm_restrict] In this one hour webinar we’ll review the essential components of your performance management process and provide suggestions and examples of ways to improve your […]
PoA121 | “Coach” Nietzsche and My Consistency Conundrum
When I landed my first athletics director job, I was young, inexperienced and thought I knew everything. I was ready to take on the world and become the leader I was born to be. Well, I made many mistakes, as we all do, in my early years. But I always had the best intentions. I […]
PoA120 | Coach Linked: Social Networking for Athletics
In this episode, Alexis Francois of CoachLinked.com joins the podcast to talk about this new social networking platform. CoachLinked is similar to LinkedIn, which many people are aware of, but focused on coaches and athletics administrators. Alexis shares the story of how CoachLinked began with an observation of the long-standing job search practice of posting […]