Becoming a champion is hard. Doing it twice in a row…there are reasons it happens so infrequently.
To win continuously, one of the hardest things to overcome is a sense of entitlement; a belief that what’s been accomplished should naturally happen again. In the glow of victory, some teams forget how much work it took to get there. Last week, at the What Drives Winning conference, University of Florida Coach Tim Walton shared with me his powerful lessons of avoiding a championship letdown.
As a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated, and 13-time New York Times Best-Selling author, Don Yaeger is one of America’s most provocative thought leaders. From walking into Afghanistan with the Mujahadeen to living with football legend Walter Payton, Don has spent three decades embedded with the world’s greatest "Greats." Now a sought-after executive coach and host of the Corporate Competitor Podcast, he translates the lessons of sports and business legends into actionable strategies for building a culture of greatness.
