Business Coaching

Publisher’s Note: If you follow college football, you’ve probably heard that Penn State fired its football coach, James Franklin. Pay close attention to Dr. Rick Franza’s column this week as it relates to your boss(es). Franza explains that the shelf life of coaches may mirror the length of service of those charged with managing companies in the CSRA. In the more than eight years that I have been writing columns for multiple print and online publications in Augusta, this time of the year always provides fertile ground for applying business

Editor’s Note: Sometimes, sports mirror business. Destination Augusta reports when the Augusta Sports Council brings in a sporting event to town, it can mean millions of dollars in economic impact. Sports and business are about competition. Teams of either have to be held accountable. Dr. Rick Franza traveled from his classroom on Walton Way to South Bend, Indiana, to show how the “Fighting Irish” can help you win at your CSRA Company. When Your Team at Work Gets Off To A Bad Start This past weekend, I returned to my

As you found out in this space three weeks ago, I am a fan of radio and television commentator, Michael Smerconish. While my wife and I are not regular viewers of CNN, Smerconish’s Saturday morning show at 9 am on CNN has become appointment viewing for us. As I noted in my previous column, in addition to his centrist perspective, we are attracted to his “Daily Poll” because it typically addresses a timely and relevant topic in a very interesting manner. On this past Saturday’s show, Smerconish’s poll question was:

One of the enjoyable and interesting aspects of teaching college-level business courses is that you often encounter examples of the concepts you teach on a regular basis in everyday life.  I think one of the reasons students enjoy my classes is that I often bring my personal experiences to the classroom to demonstrate what we are learning.  In addition, as I relate my personal experiences, the students tend to recognize that they have had relevant experiences as well, which reinforces their learning.   This was particularly evident this past week as