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Peyton Manning Committed to Personal Development to Win Super Bowl title and MVP after Years of Failure
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I am impressed with Peyton Manning who has shown determination and perseverance in developing into one of the greatest football quarterbacks in history after enduring years of defeat and disappointment.
Focus on the goal
Read the rest of this entry »Tiger Woods Wins 8th PGA Tour Player of the Year Award
What’s new?
Nothing. Tiger Woods is one of the most successful people today that everyone ought to look up to; winning his 8th PGA Tour Player of the Year Award was achieved through focus, constant improvement, humility, adaptability and an amazing competitive spirit.
Read the rest of this entry »Profile: Michael E. Porter
Michael E. Porter is the most famous professor in business school whose teachings and works are must reads in the MBA program at Harvard as well as other business schools around the world. He is a Bishop William Laurence University Professor at the Harvard Business School who has written eighteen books and countless of resource materials. Regarded as the gold standard in management thinking, he has received various academic, business awards and civic medals almost only given to military and extraordinary sports achievers.
Biography
Michael E. Porter was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to an army officer on 1947. He studied mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University finishing with a B.S.E degree with honors. He then transferred to Harvard where he got earned his MBA and PhD in economics.
Read the rest of this entry »How Could Swimming Superstar Ian Thorpe Retire at 24?
One of the most celebrated swimmers in the history of the sport, Ian Thorpe nicknamed Thorpedo, retires at the age of 24. But why? He has a few more years ahead of him and could add more to his current five Olympic Gold Medal and 11 World Title accomplishments. Ian contends that breaking world records was no longer as inspiring as it should have been which I view is a case of diminishing returns. Below is Ian’s comments from Foxsports.
Read the rest of this entry »Management Lessons from Late Red Auerbach
I was surprised and saddened when I read at ESPN that Red Auerbach died last Saturday at the age of 89. He is one of the most successful coaches in NBA history who steered Boston Celtics to 9 NBA championships including 8 consecutive titles. After his coaching stint he moved to the front office where his brilliance gave Boston Celtics 7 more titles.
I was fascinated at his management and leadership style as I read an article over at ESPN looking back at his career. Below are my thoughts:
Read the rest of this entry »Buster Martin as the Oldest Worker in London is an Inspiration
How many people get burnt out after a few years of work? How many people found a fit into their profession and feel happy with what their doing? How many people wake up in the morning going to work without feeling they are working at all?
I am reading this inspiring article from Yahoo News on the “Buster” Martin who happens to be the oldest worker in London at the age of 100. In an excerpt:
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