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An unsolicited advice to Garbiñe Muguruza

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The 2016 French Open champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, lost to Kristina Mladenovic in the round of 16 in this year’s French Open. The news is not so much about losing a tennis match. Rather, how she reacted after the loss and, more importantly, how to mentally be ready for the next opportunity. Garbiñe 3-set match against local Kristina witnessed a very biased crowd, whose behavior was borderline unsportsmanlike. Constant booing and making loud noises made the …

Values

In a recent talk to a basketball team, we addressed the issue of value. Value is understood as a core principle that one aspires and commits to live by. When the team identified what values each member was expected to live by, the entire basketball team reached a unified understanding that, what is really important is not so much focusing on the end result, but rather living by principles that promote cohesion, respect, and responsibility. …

As Napoleon said, “Dress me slowly, I’m in a hurry.”

How many times has it happened to us that we are in a rush to complete a task only to make it worse because we rushed through it? We live in a world inundated with instant gratification. We have become so used to getting what we want in just a few seconds that we are taking it for granted. When we don’t get an immediate response, we automatically become irritated and frustrated. In sports and …

Effective Leadership Tool

Leaders are constantly figuring out the best course of action to resolve or promote ideas hoping to produce results that will favorably impact the organization. However, the process of decision making is often marred by emotional, cognitive, and relationship impairments that conduce counter-productive feedbacks. Leaders that invest in their own emotional awareness are more likely to positively connect with their team members. Leadership is an art, not a science; poor execution of emotional interconnectedness has …