Thanks for opening up this edition of the Friday Four. Let's get things started by sharing a blog post from my own personal archives:
- What's The Worst They Could Say? - I recently picked up the book Never Split the Difference for a second time and was reminded of how much I enjoy the negotiation and selling strategies shared by the author, Chris Voss. This blog post was a popular piece that came of my first
cover-to-cover read of the book.
My Friday FOUR:
Four pieces of content I've consumed this past week that will influence my future blog material and challenge me to think differently about how I manage Cressey Sports Performance. As always, I'm looking to bring you some business-specific information from outside of the world of fitness. Enjoy:
- Anger & Frustration Can Jump-Start Creativity. 3 Tricks to Channel it Productively - In 2018 we lost an employee and a bunch of clients to a business founded by a pair of former employees.
I was angry, and thankfully that frustration was ultimately channeled into change which resulted in 2019 being far and away our best year to date. This article explains the science behind why an experience of this nature can propel you to higher performance targets.
- How to Stop Being Rich and Happy - I was going to share a nearly two-hour interview from the The Knowledge Project podcast, but I instead chose to save you some time, and share this incredibly succinct and important blog post from the episode guest, Derek Sivers. I hope you enjoy the
sarcastic approach employed here as much as I did.
- The CEO of Silver Oak Wine Breaks Down a Winning Ecommerce Strategy All Entrepreneurs Can Use - I found it especially refreshing to hear a positive take on prioritizing e-commerce activity from an executive who sells a product that is typically handled by the consumer straight
off the shelf, and consumed within three hours of purchase. He could be discouraged and pessimistic about the future, but instead shared valuable insights on website design and marketing strategy that could easily apply to the gym owner looking to scale an online model.
- Research: How One Bad Employee Can Corrupt a Whole Team - This one from the Harvard Business Review archives may be the most important article you read this year, let alone this week. I've made the mistake of letting grumpy coaches linger, and
it has brought the collective ship down on more than one occasion. Read it, bookmark it, and come back to it regularly as you evaluate the status of your team.
Make sure to let me know if you come across any material that you think I'd enjoy. More importantly, have a great weekend.
- Pete
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