Baseball is a pastime, but it continues to teach me nearly as much as I learned in school.
As a player, I learned the benefits of repetitive preparation, patience, controlled determination, and how mastering small details can net big advantages. Watching my teammates gave insight into human nature and dynamics, and my varied player-manager relationships taught me how to handle authority, both good and bad.
Nowadays, I am most fascinated by organizational lessons and how they might apply to my worklife. Theo Epstein’s expert helming of the Chicago Cubs offers myriad lessons for study and inspiration, so I wanted to share a few aspects of his approach that I reflect on continually.