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Can you win in Teal?

by katemckeon on May 25, 2010 ·

in Blog,Sports Stat of the Week

So it is official. The Philly Flyers will play the Chicago Blackhawks for the Stanley Cup. Montreal, the third “Original Six” in the conference finals was axed by the Flyers tonight. Wow. Montreal has a losing streak a mile long (last won the cup in 1986, quarter century itch?). . . but guess who’s streak [...]

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Best Comeback – Sports Stat of the Week

by katemckeon on October 27, 2009 ·

in Blog,Sports Stat of the Week

Ever feel like you’ve started on the wrong foot? Maybe the project didn’t get off to a good start or the date started with you falling down a flight of stairs . . . I hear these things, um, happen…. Can you get the win after a rough start? On October 26th, 2009, the Toronto [...]

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Momentum in Team Winning

by katemckeon on October 13, 2009 ·

in Blog,Sports Stat of the Week

In professional sports momentum swings can be attributed to teams and players going on hot or cold streaks. Does the 2005 Miami Heat come back if the Dallas Mavericks win the 3rd game? Do the 2009 Redwings win the Stanley Cup if they win game 3 instead of game 5? These swings have been the [...]

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Leadership in Hockey: Absurdities

by katemckeon on September 29, 2009 ·

in Blog,Sports Stat of the Week

This week’s sports stat is a small collection of hockey absurds. 1. Wayne Gretzky has left the building. – AND – 2. Sean Avery is more interested in Fashion than Forward. 1. Wayne Gretzky has left the building. No, he’s not dead (he wasn’t that lively last time I saw him…), but he has retired [...]

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Winning with Nuclear Fusion, a New Metaphor

by katemckeon on September 27, 2009 ·

in Blog,Factoids,Mastery

Winning with Nuclear Fusion Thursday evening I ended up in a conversation about nuclear fusion, not a subject I know much about, but I have a vague understanding . . . that got me thinking about what it takes to launch a business, or learn a new skill since both of those activities require an [...]

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Nonverbal Cues – Locker Rooms

by katemckeon on September 23, 2009 ·

in Blog

Earlier this week we covered nonverbal influence in hockey also known as the fighting penalty. That post brought some wonderful comments about other ways we communicate a message nonverbally in sports. Locker Rooms Go to the home team’s locker room and you will find it pleasantly fragranced (a fancy way of saying it smells good) [...]

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Peak Years and Influence

by katemckeon on September 8, 2009 ·

in Blog,Factoids

In an effort to determine the validity of my hypothesis about peak years I’ve scanned through high school data as I get my hands on it . . . turns out it is not so straight forward to get high schools to share their information. It has been even more difficult to get organizations like [...]

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Success in Hockey

by katemckeon on August 5, 2009 ·

in Blog,It's a Mess,Sports Stat of the Week

Success in Hockey depends on keeping the boys on the ice and out of the penalty box despite the excitement fisticuffs causes with the fans.

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