Having great relationships is a process. It is never a done deal given there is always another level to be achieved. This article is about a structure that I’ve found works. And, like any structure it requires persistence to produce the intended results. One thing to remember is there is no perfect way to do [...]
The theme of the work I do is “Relationship is the Key to Everything.” Our lives are the most satisfying when we are fully related to the people in them, no exceptions. Of course, this doesn’t mean that they are all the same. What I am saying is that I have no issues with the [...]
The December 28th issue of Sports Illustrated arrived this past week with Will Smith and the movie “Concussion” featured on the cover. As compelling as that issue is I was drawn to an article by Mark Bechtel titled “Farewell.” This article was about the sports figures that had died in 2015. It seemed to be [...]
28 years ago when I stopped coaching basketball to work with coaches, athletes and organizational leaders, we (my partners and I) had each participant complete a short questionnaire. One of the questions we asked the athletes has been a big factor in our work ever since. The question was “what do you want your team [...]
I seldom talk about my company, so I am taking liberty to do so now. I will attempt to have it be worthwhile and not too boring. The company name is Todd Team Coaching and our programs are Fast Break Training courses. The emphasis is Power, Precision and Performance. Nice words, but it may be [...]
Several clients are in Tempe, Arizona this weekend for a big intercollegiate women’s golf tournament. They are the coaches and athletes from several teams. The majority of them are members of PAC 12 teams. Some are not. The teams and personalities on those teams shall remain nameless since the point of this is to address [...]
The LPGA landed in Phoenix, Arizona a few weeks ago and I was able to spend a day; with my first client, LPGA Hall of Famer, Carol Mann. Carol was the ninth player ever inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame. The tournament was honoring the legend’s of women’s golf and she had accepted the invitation. [...]
My ode to Bill Raftery ... I have been fortunate in my lifetime to have met some really great people. Back in my other life as a college basketball coach, I had the good fortune to be introduced to Bill Raftery, who at the time was the Head Basketball Coach at Seton Hall University. I [...]
One thing I am continually noticing as I work through my daily routine, is a concern about the long-term effect of living in a techno-world. I know technology is here to stay, including all future iterations. I also know that there isnt anyone who knows how it will effect the human beings on this planet. [...]
No this isnt about the days of John Dillinger or the Chicago mobsters. Or, whoever it was that shot all those people. I am talking about the day that men are black-mailed into honoring the love of their life called Valentines Day. Women readers, before you start heating up the tar for the feathers bear [...]