Posts by Jay Hidalgo

Perspective Before Planning

How many times have you been part of a strategic planning session where your dominant thought was something like, “This has been such a waste of time.  We’re not planning, we’re just throwing ideas on the wall to see which ones stick. We have no direction, no focus, no real plan. I could have spent…

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Umpiring and Leadership

A few weeks ago, I spent a weekend umpiring a baseball tournament for 9 and 10 year olds. For two days, it was baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and…well, I don’t remember seeing any Chevrolet’s. Anyway, the weather was great, the teams were competitive, and after 13 games, there were no major confrontations with coaches…

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