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Some Communication Takeaways from the Bears End of Season Press Conference Disaster

Posted on January 16, 2021April 2, 2024 by Brian

In the aftermath of another almost disastrous, but at the very least, average, Chicago Bears season, I took an hour from grinding through producing lecture videos for a few online courses to…

Quick Review: Negotiating the impossible

Posted on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 by Brian

I just finished and really enjoyed Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts by Deepak Malhotra. It’s the next negotiation book in quite a line of them that I am reading. Malhotra is…

Quick Review: The Plan

Posted on July 25, 2018July 27, 2018 by Brian

This is the third book I’ve read that is connected to the 2016 Cubs’ championship season.  I am quite willing to read 100 more if more people write about that team 🙂 The…

Quick Review: Teammate

Posted on November 7, 2017November 13, 2017 by Brian

I recently finished David Ross’s book Teammate. This is another of my 2016 Cubs World Series nostalgia right of passage books.  This is how I coped with the Cubs exit from the playoffs…

Quick Review: The Cubs Way

Posted on October 3, 2017October 6, 2017 by Brian

So as the 2017 MLB playoffs are just underway, what better way for a brief review on one of my favorite reading experiences of 2017 – The Cubs Way by Tom Verducci. This book…

Succeeding From Shame

Posted on June 5, 2013June 6, 2013 by Brian

“We succeed out of our shame.” -Mike Tyson I’ve listened to a couple interviews with former heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson in the last month and I’ve been really fascinated by learning…

Quick Review – The Power of Negative Thinking

Posted on April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 by Brian

I just finished The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results by NCAA Coaching Legend Bob Knight.  People who know me would recognize why I probably HAD to read…

Stats Lie Pt 12: Large Underwear

Posted on October 5, 2012October 6, 2012 by Brian

I want to continue with my Moneyball inspired posts in the “Stats Lie” series as the Oakland A’s are currently enjoying a miracle season once again and start their playoff run tomorrow. …

Stats Lie Pt. 10 -Quick Thots From The Movie Moneyball

Posted on September 29, 2012March 26, 2024 by Brian

I am re-posting this blog in preparation for my next few posts that will relate to the book Moneyball and because I think this post and those to come belong in my…

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