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What Do You Consider a Win?

I coached seventh grade volleyball for ten years. There had been years when this particular middle school had varsity and junior varsity teams. There were other years when only one team was allowed but coaches held tryouts and were permitted to make cuts. While cuts are never easy to make (mostly because twelve year old girls’ hearts break [...]

April 19, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Networking is a Team Sport

by Ray_anne

“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”~Yogi Berra I love baseball. Especially non-MLB. Little League. High School. Independent Minor League Baseball. Baseball at its best. Fewer steroids, fewer and less rowdy fans, but still that lovely green grass of a baseball field so lovingly called a diamond and [...]

January 30, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What Makes a Team Work?

by Ray_anne

I have been in on numerous meeting that have resulted in, “I told you so” moments. One meeting in particular? It wasn’t actually said out loud but it was felt by all in the room. Being a part of a team can be a wonderful, exhilarating, delightful, excruciating, debilitating, and/or harrowing experience. Navigating the roads [...]

January 4, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

To Motivate – Function 3 of Management

by Ray_anne

Function 3: to MOTIVATE The crowd roars in the background and stadium lights flood the field. The smell of freshly cut grass mingles with popcorn and hot dogs. An announcer calls out the first batter’s name in muffled tones and eager anticipation fills the stands. The batter crosses in front of the dugout to home [...]

November 22, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Saying “You’re Fired!” for the Whole

by Ray_anne

Several years ago, I was directing a one-act play; the show included five actresses and one actor. Given that it was merely a one-act, it was a little less involved than a full-length production. The actors were expected to show up for rehearsals prepared, meaning know their lines and remembering their blocking->the actor’s movement on stage. I have worked [...]