by lewsauder | Jul 30, 2012 | Communication
The young batter planted his back foot in the dirt of the batter’s box and assumed his stance. He took a hard swing at the 2-1 pitch, rocketing it between third base and the shortstop. The shortstop dove hard to his right and knocked the ball down. Quickly, he...
by lewsauder | Jul 23, 2012 | Career Management
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over, and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” –...
by lewsauder | Jul 16, 2012 | Career Management
One day early in my career I remember having lunch with my boss. We were discussing the latest political sex scandal and how the politician was handling it. As was his nature, my boss turned it into a teachable moment. He commented on how sad it was. “A man spends...
by lewsauder | Jul 9, 2012 | Client relations
I loved watching Michael Jordan play for The Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. In those days, everybody seemed to want to “Be like Mike”. I remember thinking about how isolated he and other big celebrities had to feel as public figures. When I went out for an evening, I...
by lewsauder | Jul 2, 2012 | Client relations
In an episode of ‘House of Lies’, the Showtime series loosely based on management consulting, there was a situation where the team was tasked with reviewing a pharmaceutical client’s internal study. In reality, they were being paid to rubber stamp the study rather...
