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Strength Coach Chronicles – Interviewing Part II
We discussed last month how to interview someone. This month, we are going to dive into how to interview effectively. This will not be about how to answer a very specific question or how to write a resume that attracts employers – it is going to leverage my experiences…
What I’m Reading – Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
The big take home is that humans create noise because we have bias. That bias leads to statistical variance which is called ‘Noise.’ This is important because what we do still has a lot of human decision-making, which can lead to increased noise. On the front end of...
Strength Coach Chronicles – Interviewing Part I
It's that time of year again! Can we find that perfect fit for our department to help us take our program to the next level? If you are in the position of hiring, do you have a plan of getting new talent to help your staff? How much is hiring a matter of circumstance...
What I’m Reading: Stop Being Reasonable
We work in the influence business. We have to change people's behaviors from negative to positive. An important concept that I pulled from Smith was that perspective is overwhelmingly the biggest factor. One of the areas that Smith discussed was males ‘catcalling’...
Strength Coach Chronicles – Delayed Gratification
Does every workout need to be really challenging to be effective? This is a really important question from the stance that is prioritizing short term, or first order, over long term, or second order. A common thread is that in order for something to be effective it needs to be…
What I Am Reading – Boundless by Ben Greenfield
For the record, this book is more of an encyclopedia than a single subject book. This is an excellent resource for a lot of areas around performance and health. Personally, I struggle with these types of books. My general feeling is that these types of books come out as a watered-down…
Strength Coach Chronicles – Pre/Post Mortem
If you are familiar with goal setting, you should be familiar with the concept of Pre and Post Mortems. The idea adds on top of just setting goals the focal point of understanding constraints and limiting factors to accomplishing something. We are approaching the end...
What I’m Reading – The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
This is an engineering book. The idea of thinking like an engineer is built upon learning how an engineer thinks. A key excerpt from this book was computer programming. Information theory is a central theme for computer science. The idea is that there is a logical...
Strength Coach Chronicles – Grass Is Not Always Greener
Let’s be real, everyone right now is looking at potential jobs for next year. Looking at football scoop, checking the forums, speculating on whose out and whose subsequently in. But let’s evaluate the situation first and foremost on the actual ‘health’ of this dynamic…
What I’m Reading – Great Mental Models Vol III
I’m a big fan of this series. This is Volume 3, and I can say that Volume 1 & 2 were fantastic. Volume three was a deep dive into different mathematical models which was especially fun for me. My first degree is a bachelors in mathematics. A lot of these models were fun…
Strength Coach Chronicles – Concerning Mentors
This is the area I personally struggle with. I get a lot of requests for people coming by seeing my gym, giving them advice, and just general S&C questions. On one hand it is incredibly flattering that someone cares about your perspective. On the other hand it is...
What I’m Reading – 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
There is a lot out there on Jordan Peterson and his stance on specific issues. I have a completely indifferent stance on him. I am personally concerned with the general message from his writings. If there is someone out there who takes exception to me reviewing his...