The 8-Mile Rule

Business, Sports

I’ve been watching a team underperform for months. When the team assembled in the preseason, the manager proclaimed “championship or bust.” The pundits marveled at their skill and the depth of the talent.  And the players looked around at how awesome they all...

Opening Day 2013

Odds & Ends, Sports

Happy Monday. It’s spring, it’s Opening Day, and it really should be a national holiday. It’s also the rare day that I block off on my calendar each year. (Well, I have all of October tentatively blocked off too–but that’s more...

I Am Not an Athlete

Entrepreneurship, Sports

I overheard a woman at the gym the other day telling her friends that she’d once run a marathon. While they were oohing and aahing over her accomplishment, she added some caveat that I didn’t catch. Then she said, “I’m not an athlete.”...

The Problem with the NFL

Business, business models, Sports, Workforce

Is your business incentivizing employee collaboration? The NFL does not have guaranteed contracts. This means that you can negotiate your multi-year deal, but if your get injured, sneeze the wrong way, or otherwise lose your marketability, then you end up on the...