Tag: Rich Wingo

Star Performer Benefited Most from Being Fired

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 13, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 13, 2012

Today’s epinion comes from business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald (CEO of BLR) in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. It might seem surprising, says Oswald, for a college football player to say being kicked off the team was the best thing a coach ever did for him—it wasn’t receiving a scholarship, which provided […]

Star Performer Says He Benefited from Firing

By Dan Oswald Jan 10, 2012 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 10, 2012

In the book Bear Bryant On Leadership: Life Lessons from a Six-Time National Championship Coach, one of the legendary football coach’s former players says, “The best thing Coach Bryant did for me was kick me off the team.” Now, it might seem surprising for a college football player to say being kicked off the team […]