They play with an entrepreneurial grit and zeal that we see in great emerging brands and, frankly, a team model I’ve followed through three companies.
Who’s captain – who’s performing on the floor… only merit matters: having fun in the game and leaving nothing on the floor.
No super-duper stars but a group of really good players, sticking together like a huge head of steam.
Love this player on entrepreneurial teams – Knicks unheralded player Mitchell Robinson, who, by the way, can’t hit his free throws, but my God, under the basket he throws his body against his bigger opponents with will and fury like no other player on the floor.
On our team that is Kaete and Liz, whatever it takes, and by the way they can hit free throws too.
It’s an entrepreneurial thing, helping the other person succeed.
The Knicks ‘ undeclared floor leader, his words, ‘I don’t care about that stuff’ right now, is Jalen Brunson, who is only 6’2 but, like an entrepreneur, pulls magic out of his hat every night with a combination of talent and a dogged drive to win.
If you buy into this failure is a good thing, you don’t play like Brunson.
Can I announce failure is bad?
All the other players, yes, play together, but also believe – it’s my job to individually beat who I am matched up against.
Remind your staff of that – across town there is somebody doing your job, and your job is to be better at it than they are.
Maybe the best part of the Knicks we see tonight is the joy of playing and being on the floor. Remember Joy. Forget failure.
Lessons from the team floor: No Drama, Just Play.
Wheel of Fortune spins 3 new members.
Fortune must have known that I chased Cheryl around with voicemails for 2 years to join, fascinated by her company, DAC, an art company engaged with over 1200 hotels per year and recently closing the whale of whales, comprehensive art engagement for Chase’s new corporate HQ in NYC at 270 Park Ave.
You will meet Steven at M&A Day, and it is good to see we can attract the super-successful and nice guy like Larry Dorfman, who brings it everyday.
I believe he would say.
“Just Play, baby.”
