25 Mar 09 @ 3:03 pm
In Times Like This: Manage Your Ego And Play Harder
I heard an entertaining piece on the radio this morning by Frank Deford that I think is worth sharing. You can read or listen to it here. What you’ll hear is simple and timely, but hard to grasp for many at the top of their game in business and sports.
Whether you’re a hedge fund manager or a wide receiver, take note. Perhaps the rising tide of public expectations for leaders’ behavior on Wall Street should also apply to our favorite good athletes/bad sports on the field. In times like this, when the average American is working harder than ever before to make ends meet, perhaps people like Terrell Owens and Manny Ramirez should manage their ego and play harder too. And if they don’t, their leaders and the public should be less forgiving.
Here’s hoping that my hometown of Buffalo does a better job than my current city of Philadelphia at Managing T.O. We’ll see … either way, at least the Phillies got it right last year (see article for details).
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