This is the final lesson I will draw from Nike, and then we will move on. In the last lesson we reviewed the many problems that Phil Knight faced as... read more →
In the last lesson, we reviewed Phil Knight’s method for overcoming the many problems he faced. He called it his nightly catechism. As I read Knight’s words in Shoe Dog, I... read more →
Sometimes we look at a modern success story and we get a false impression about what actually happened in the past. We see only the victories; we forget about the... read more →
In the last lesson, we talked about how the swoosh was created. About the time that Carolyn Davis was drawing the swoosh, Knight had another problem. He also needed to... read more →
Nike is one of our most iconic brands. It is one with which we are all intimately familiar. The company is an American success story by any measurement. In 2019,... read more →
I have heard the story of the birth of Nike told a number of times, but until I read Shoe Dog, I didn’t really understand the story. The story was not... read more →
I just finished reading Shoe Dog for the second time. It was a great book. I liked the book so much, I considered requiring it in class. To create and run a... read more →
You may have heard the apocryphal tale that in 1899, Charles H. Duell, the commissioner of the U.S. patent office wanted to close the office because “Everything that can be... read more →
I have known a number of people who were consumed with becoming a leader, but in my observation, few such people make good leaders. I think I know why. They... read more →
I am a bit of a Civil War buff. I find the stories of the men who engaged in that conflict fascinating. A few years ago, I spent a week... read more →