Yes friends, we are talking soccer today. Where were you at 11:48 eastern time? I was watching ESPN and the US score in extra time to advance to the round of 16 in the World Cup. Very exciting.

Lest you think I watched over 90 minutes of soccer this AM…I was in the office all morning and had a web page opened in the background to check the score from time to time. I had a noon appointment a few minutes from the house and went downstairs around 11:35. Knowing there was only ten minutes left I turned on the game and was rewarded with a USA victory.

Of course, we are no threat to win the Cup but miracles can happen (can you say Lake Placid miracle on ice?). The real message here is about the scrappy and determined US team. They have fought hard, often coming from behind, to tie or win a game. Today it was win or go home. They won.

Why does one group of people come together and believe in and work towards a goal and a similar group doesn’t? One word – leadership. The leader creates and sustains in someone the belief they can do something until they can sustain that belief themselves.

Leadership. It is something we critically need in our workplaces today. How are you doing?

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