Columns - PRB+ Magazine (Page 5)

How Do You Know When You’re Ready To Lead?

I had been at my previous parks and rec position for more than a decade when I landed a great job in central Ohio for a Gold Medal-winning agency, with more responsibility and many more employees to lead.

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Columns 4 min read

Mastering Motivation for Little League Coaches

When I run into people from my youth-sports days, they tell me what a great coach my dad was and how they still remember some of the ways he motivated them to work harder and be better.

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Columns 3 min read

Combat Loneliness With Love

Dale rolled over in bed and glanced at the clock. It read 6:02 a.m. It would be another hour before sunrise. He swung his feet to the side of the bed, tugged the one blanket he slept with into place, and headed to the bathroom.

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Columns 6 min read

The Benefits Of Consulting Colleagues

Long before business meetings included projections and metrics, the people sitting around a table talked about how things were going. They asked about the families and inquired about the “work family”—the gang that worked together all day.

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Columns 5 min read

Passive Parks

When parks and rec departments develop their inventories of facilities, the lead elements are more often than not the active sports centers that cater to youth and adult enthusiasts: soccer, baseball, softball, football, lacrosse, basketball, and other popular sports of the day.

Columns 8 min read