Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver at my buddy, Ralph’s, “Referee Rant” podcast series, my latest entry: https://refereerant.com/episode-252-the-rant-kene-erike/ You can listen to the interview here. We explore my thoughts on COVID, real-world conflict resolution, and navigating the games—within the game—of football. Some time stamps below….
On Life and Football – An Interview with Referee Rant Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute[Listen to the audio version here: https://soundcloud.com/user-31492767/blame-games-jttg-september-2020] Over at Women 2.0, a look at the relationship between finger-pointing and group performance: You’ve got to decide how important winning is to you. Weigh the long-term risk of fracturing team chemistry with the here-and-now threat of losing the current skirmish. This can be particularly-tough when dealing with one-off competitions
Blame Games: Personal Accountability in the Context of Group Performance Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes We’re a month in to the New Year; hope you’ve made some changes for the better. You don’t need to be a superhero to obtain the finer things in life, just a reverence for the power of systems and an understanding of how to rally the troops.
Getting Yours: A (Very Short) Guide to Getting What You Want Without Poisoning The Well Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHappy New Year, folks. Over at Women 2.0, my latest piece: A cornered person is a dangerous person; allowing outs prevents knock-down-drag-out affairs. Our words have tremendous power. In the digital age, where text is king, there’s no reason to ever distribute communication with the intent of inciting the recipient — -even if it feels good in
Conflict Management: Your New Year’s Resolution Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of the main talking points in the 2016 NBA Playoffs has been the impact of officiating on game outcomes. Officials will forever be a focal point of post-game criticism because of technology’s growing role in sports—shining an ever-brightening spotlight on human error— and the allure of counterfactual thinking. It brought to mind an article
The Game Within The Game: Tricks of The Trade For Conflict Resolution in Basketball Read More »