Tonight, the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets begin their best-of-seven-game series to determine this year’s National Basketball Association champion. As talented as they may be, both teams are defined by the cultures they have created. Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit, or athletic organization, let’s take a moment and learn from these two organizations […]
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9 Leadership Lessons From Jimmy Butler’s Historic 56-Point Play-off Performance
JIMMY BUTLER IS IN #PLAYOFFMODE 56 PTS | 19-28 FG 🔥 HEAT FRANCHISE PLAYOFF RECORD.T-4TH MOST POINTS IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY. pic.twitter.com/dv4iNILXWu — NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2023 A Historic Performance On Monday, April 24, 2023, Jimmy Butler scored 56 points in the Miami Heat’s 119-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. It was a historic […]
12 Leadership Quotes And Prinicples From LeBron James And The Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are the Eastern Conference champions and the odds-on favorite to become NBA champions.  The following is a chronological look at leadership quotes from members of the team throughout their play-off journey. For anyone looking to build a championship culture, these insights are invaluable. April 11th Sporting News Unselfishness – “For me, just finding […]
There’s No Crying In Leadership! Or Is There?
Miami HeatĂ‚Â head coach Erik Spoelstra (pictured here)Ă‚Â is under intense media scrutinyĂ‚Â for admitting that there was crying in the locker room after the team’s recent lossĂ‚Â to the Orlando Magic.Ă‚Â Much of the tears are being credited to one of the big three, Chris Bosh.Ă‚Â Is anyone feeling bad for the Heat – hardly. “I do chuckle […]
15 Leadership Quotes And Principles From LeBron James Supporting Cast
Are you the star of your organization?Ă‚Â Do you think you should be?Ă‚Â If so, how isĂ‚Â your attitude?Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Are you bitter?Ă‚Â Leaders want to lead.Ă‚Â That’s normal.Ă‚Â But what happens when you’re asked to play a supporting role?Ă‚Â How should you handle that?Ă‚Â And if you are leading a team of role players, what do you […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of July 2010
Ă‚Â [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmwJipHdqpA&hl=en_US&fs=1] I would like to thank everyone who tookĂ‚Â their valuable time to read this website during the month of July.Ă‚Â I am deeply humbled by the growth we experienced.Ă‚Â Readership more than doubledĂ‚Â duringĂ‚Â the past monthĂ‚Â growing by 124%. Two main things became apparent – how much weĂ‚Â were captivatedĂ‚Â by the LeBron James decision andĂ‚Â how little we get […]
LeBron’s Supporting Cast: How To Build Around A Star
Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has already earned the 2010-11 NBA Executive Of The YearĂ‚Â for signing the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.Ă‚Â However, he is showing equal genius in placing the complimentary parts around them with minimal resources available.Ă‚Â The following are his moves: DraftingĂ‚Â 6-10 Dexter Pittman out of Texas, 6-9 Jarvis […]
How Pat Riley Got LeBron James
On Thursday July 8th LeBron James made his now infamous “decision” to join the Miami Heat live on ESPN.Ă‚Â For a recap of that evening, click here.Ă‚Â While it is widely believed that James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade conspired andĂ‚Â collectively formed the Miami New World Order, a recent article by Ian Thomsen ofĂ‚Â Sports Illustrated […]
LeBron James Chose To Be Unpopular…And We Love Him For It
Americans love villains.Ă‚Â It was a very famous movie villain, AĂ‚Â Few Good Men’sĂ‚Â Col. Nathan Jessup, who saidĂ‚Â “Deep down in places we don’tĂ‚Â talk about at parties you want me on that wall!Ă‚Â You need me on that wall!”Ă‚Â Well, you’re wrong Col. Jessup.Ă‚Â We don’t mind talking about it at all. Last week, LeBron James did […]
LeBron’s Economic Impact on Cleveland & 8 Lessons Leaders Should Learn
In these difficult economic times, it is understandable the angst that the community of Cleveland is currently feeling as a result of LeBron James’ decision to take his basketball talents to the Miami Heat.Ă‚Â This already economically depressed region is losing a lynchpin to any futureĂ‚Â financial vitality.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â The following isĂ‚Â the economicĂ‚Â impact of LeBron’s departure as reported […]
Top 15 Reasons Why LeBron Wishes He Would Have Stayed In Cleveland
With all the emotion surrounding LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Miami Heat, I thought it would be therapeutic for all of usĂ‚Â to take a light-hearted look at what he would be thinking if he reconsideredĂ‚Â and decided to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Quicken Loans just turnedĂ‚Â me down forĂ‚Â that new home loan in Miami. […]
30 Leadership Quotes From LeBron James The Decision On ESPN
The following is raw, unedited leadership quotes from tonight’s decision by LeBron James to join the Miami Heat. These quotes will be analyzed in the weeks ahead. “I have chosen to take my talents to South Beach.” Pre-Show In the history of the league we’ve never seen this. – Stuart Scott I’m shocked by this […]