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As part of an exclusive interview, The Daily Coach spoke to Miami Heat President Pat Riley about his leadership influences and his early coaching years with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Daily Coach spoke to Basketball Hall-of-Fame coach and executive Pat Riley about essential qualities for impactful leaders and the elements of effective communication.
The Daily Coach continued its conversation with Pat Riley about what he saw in a young Erik Spoelstra and the value of organizational continuity.
As the leader of the Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Ballmer wants 14 traits from everyone in the organization.
Whether you’re building a company, leading your team, or designing your self-leadership strategy, the right questions at the right time can unlock new insights.
Sometimes, it just takes the right set of eyes, additional reps, or another break along the way for our concept to take off.
The “what if” technique is a creative problem-solving method proven to spark ideas. It goes beyond asking the hypothetical question. It’s about exploring ideas from unexpected areas.
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
We put together some of our favorite quotes from our guests on pressure, prioritization and retrospective advice.
We either create a path forward or someone else is going to create it for us.
Hiring one person isn’t going to increase a win percentage. Building a system will.
There is no substitute for hard work and commitment to the process and the craft.
Before we make critical decisions around personnel, strategy, or larger vision, we need to consider whether we have enough data and information to draw accurate conclusions.
Being slow and steady always is the best way to travel.
"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take the step."