Tag: Sports

This was in the news the other day, and it's fun to talk about mistakes that don't harm or kill anybody: Confetti delays Celtics-Hawks Game...

This was a big mistake on the biggest stage for the biggest American sports league. I wouldn't say it ruined the game, but it...

I love this clip of John Amaechi (also embedded below), a former NBA player turned psychologist from England. He's very wise, and I've...

I recently saw this article in the Washington Post: This MLB season, the ball is making everyone batty Major League Baseball has been trying to reduce...

When I lived in San Antonio (2012 to 2015), I became a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs. I mean, it's a civic...

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #439 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Elliott Weiss, the Oliver...

It's been a while since I've done a "Throwback Thursday" post, but I saw some news stories late last year that reminded me of...

tl;dr: Bryce Harper's so-called "bust" seasons weren't busts at all--they were normal variation. When you plot his monthly OPS on a Process Behavior Chart,...

I absolutely loved the first season of the show "Ted Lasso" (available streaming through Apple TV+). If you're not familiar, here is a preview: Unlike...

TL;DR: Shohei Ohtani's extraordinary success as a two-way MLB star reflects more than talent--it's a real-world example of the Harada Method, a goal-setting and...

I'm often reminded of what the late Peter Scholtes would write or say (often repeated by W. Edwards Deming), where he basically said there...

I've learned this lesson the hard way at times in my career: Having the right answer isn't enough if you can't lead people in...