The NBA Championship and How the Mighty Fall

In his business book, How the Mighty Fall, Jim Collins chronicles what causes great companies to crumble. The first stage is hubris. The dictionary defines hubris as excessive pride. When the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors last night to win their first NBA championship behind monster performances from LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, […]

Leading Up: How a Young Leader Turned Around the NBA Finals

The Golden State Warriors were down 2-1 heading into Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Andre Iguodala had not started the entire season, but he started Game 4 and helped the Warriors to a blowout victory over Cleveland. The Warriors changed their starting lineup, inserting Iguodala, because of a 28 year-old young leader, a guy […]