by Mandy Green, Busy Coach A few years ago at the school I was working at, our new basketball arena just opened up so we had a massive reorganization of offices. Being the proactive planner that I am, I made sure to plan in advance and I started the packing process about 3 weeks before I was …
3 Ways to Be Exceptionally Productive as a College Coach
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach The most productive people do a lot more than just stay busy. Many coaches stay busy. After all, checking items off a to-do list isn't hard. What's hard is checking the right things off your to-do list, completing the right projects, and getting the right stuff done. …
Why Being Lazy on Saturday Makes You a Better Recruiter on Monday
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach A coach sent me a message recently asking... "How do you get over feeling guilty about not working on the weekends? I'm trying to take time to be with my family this weekend, but I get this sense of guilt because I'm not making progress on my recruiting. I feel like I …
Determining If You Are a ‘Yo-Yo Recruiter’
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach By “Yo-Yo” I mean it is going up, it is going down, it’s going up, it’s going down, but it never really takes off. Maybe you’ve plateaued? Maybe you’ve hired a good new assistant and things get better for a little while, but then you lose that top recruit, that …
Pursuing High Performance Without Losing Sight of What’s Important
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach Anytime a coach is approaching the end of a school and competition year, there are three questions I always try to ask them:How are you doing with the plan you set out to achieve a year ago? Are you clear on what you're trying to accomplish as you finish out …