Leadership Lessons from the DugOut

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I have over experience as a baseball coach, working across rec leagues, travel baseball, travel softball and high school programs. I’ve coached players ranging in age from 4 to 20, including those in our college-age travel teams. My own baseball journey began at age 7 and eventually ended on a Division 1 College Baseball team. In addition to my sports coaching background, I have over than 20 years of experience in the corporate world of leadership development. Over time, I’ve come to recognize that many of the lessons learned on the baseball or softball field translate directly to the broader world of leadership development and people management. I’ve been fortunate to learn from many outstanding baseball coaches and corporate leaders along the way.

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  • Where Data Ends and Instinct Begins

    In both baseball and the professional world, the amount of data available to us has grown tremendously. Metrics, analytics, dashboards, and reports offer insights into everything from performance trends to individual behaviors. For coaches, players, people managers, and business leaders, this data can be incredibly useful, but also overwhelming—and it’s not always definitive. The real…

  • Adapt Your Style to the Individual

    Effective leadership—in both sports and business, —requires more than understanding the overall dynamics of a group. It demands the ability to recognize and adapt to the unique needs, personalities, and motivations of each individual. Just as every team has its own collective identity, every person on that team brings their own background, communication style, and…

  • Know Your Team’s Personality

     It may seem obvious that coaching a group of 5-year-olds requires a different approach than coaching 18-year-olds. But over time, I’ve come to understand that tailoring your approach to the team goes far beyond age or experience level. Whether in youth baseball or the corporate world, every team has its own unique personality—and great leaders…

  • Building a Well-Rounded Team–Balancing Specialists and Athletes

    In today’s competitive environments—whether in youth sports or professional workplaces—leaders must thoughtfully construct their teams with a balance of versatility and deep expertise. In baseball, this often means having a mix of players who can do a bit of everything and those who focus their energy on excelling in one specific role. The same holds…

  • Find Your Trusted Voice

    Find Your Trusted Voice

    Great leaders—whether on the baseball field or in the business world—needs a trusted voice. This is someone on your team who feels confident enough to tell you the truth, even when it’s not what you want to hear.. In sports, that trusted voice can be the difference between making the right call and missing something…