By Adam Fridman, www.inc.com Companies spend a lot of time and energy developing statements of purpose and values for their people to live by. Yet often these efforts don’t bring about any change in behaviors. It’s little wonder: a recent Gallup poll indicates that only 27% of employees believed in their employer’s stated values. Even fewer know how to […]
PoA098 | Mike Hanna, Hobart College
A 1968 graduate of Hobart, Mike Hanna became the College’s athletics director in 1981. He has piloted the athletics program to new heights through unprecedented championships in lacrosse, to today’s department-wide success. In an effort to enhance Hobart student-athletes’ leadership skills both on and off the field, Hanna started the Napier Leadership Seminar. Initiated in […]
Why Varsity Athletics Should be Part of Student Affairs
By J. Andrew, www.naspa.org Varsity athletics should be a student life imperative. Two years ago, when Bentley University engaged the Gallup organization to help us understand the impact of our students’ co-curricular experience on engagement, we learned something powerful: not only is being an athlete impactful but attending varsity athletic events as a spectator and fan also […]
At Harvard, Education Through Athletics (and vice-versa)
www.apnews.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When Harvard sophomore Seth Towns awoke in his riverside dorm room Wednesday morning, he had options. He could work out at the gym to prepare for the upcoming Ivy League basketball season. He could slog downstairs for another dining hall breakfast with his roommates. Or he could head over to […]
The 7 Essential Qualities of Effective Feedback
By Dennis Skley, zapier.com “Giving feedback turns out to be the unnatural atomic building block atop which the unnatural skill set of management gets built,” wrote Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz. Despite being the number one driver of our personal and professional development, effective and actionable feedback can be incredibly hard to give. Emotions get […]
16 Tips for Becoming a Master Networker
By Deep Patel, www.entrepreneur.com The whole process of “professional development” can be quite complex and intimidating. For introverts and newbies without professional connections, it can feel downright unfair. But, as the old saying goes, “it’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” Networking can be your key to success — granting you access to a host of opportunities […]
5 Productivity Hacks That Actually Work
www.psychologytoday.com We all want to be as productive as possible. But we’re also human. We get distracted. We procrastinate. We don’t bring our “A game.” So in an era of high expectations, it’s critical to develop “productivity hacks” to make the best out of every single day. Here are my top 5. 1. Realize when you’re […]
4 Ways Failing Makes You A Better Leader
By Deep Patel, www.forbes.com Failure can be a leader’s greatest lesson. Why? It can take falling down to help you find the right path to success. There are many people who have failed miserably in business before eventually hitting it big. And while the initial failure may have been difficult to swallow, each person achieved even better results later on. […]