Archive for October 27, 2017

It’s said that the devil is in the details. Well, so is success.

I wrote in my last blog that my wife, Kim, was being inducted into the Illinois State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Not only was she treated like royalty throughout the homecoming weekend, but it was a lesson in leadership as to how the event was planned and executed. Here are a few of the things I observed.

Pay attention to the little things. Communication was detailed and on time. Schedules were sent to us well in advance.

In just a few days my wife will be inducted into the athletic Hall of Fame at Illinois State University. I’m really proud of her and her accomplishments. We’ve been told that she’s the only woman in the history of the university to, not only play three sports in a year, but to be a starter in three varsity sports in each of her four years at ISU.

Over the last few weeks we’ve been talking a lot about what it was like 40 years ago to play college sports in