Assumptions are a common cause of mistakes. In any workplace, we often make the best decision that we can at a given moment. But when a lack of knowledge is replaced with assumptions… that decision might turn out to be a bad one. So it’s important to recognize when we… Read More "ESPN’s Michael Kay Admits That His Bad Assumption Led to a Mistake in Criticizing NY Giants Coach Brian Daboll"
For the Want of a Comma, Patrick Mahomes Mistakenly Slams Aaron Rodgers
As seen on the Huffington Post: Patrick Mahomes Accidentally Tweets Mean Note About Aaron Rodgers After Injury Last night, new New York Jets quarterback (and future Hall of Famer) Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon injury in the first few minutes of the game. Fellow quarterback Patrick Mahomes,… Read More "For the Want of a Comma, Patrick Mahomes Mistakenly Slams Aaron Rodgers"
49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Admits a Mistake in Trading Up for Trey Lance
I appreciate when a leader is willing to admit a mistake — whether that’s entrepreneurs or CEOs who do so in the “My Favorite Mistake” podcast or my book. So this caught my eye the other day, as reported in many outlets: Shanahan admits 49ers selecting Lance was a ‘mistake’… Read More "49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Admits a Mistake in Trading Up for Trey Lance"
Pete Alonso Mistakenly Throws Masyn Winn’s First Career Hit Ball Into the Crowd
Friday night, in St. Louis, New York Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso made a mistake that angered the home team St. Louis Cardinals and their fans, as discussed in this video: The announcers were probably right in assuming that Alonso made an honest mistake – human error. There’s habit and… Read More "Pete Alonso Mistakenly Throws Masyn Winn’s First Career Hit Ball Into the Crowd"
The Pac-12 Conference is Dead Due to a Financial Mistake
There’s chaos in college sports as universities switch conferences left and right (and east and west). George Kliavkoff’s biggest mistake as Pac-12 commissioner is beyond dispute What happened? ESPN offered the conference $30 million per school each year, and that’s even with UCLA and USC bolting for the Big Ten… Read More "The Pac-12 Conference is Dead Due to a Financial Mistake"
The Umpire’s Mistake That Ruined a Perfect Game in 2010
Perfection in Major League Baseball is extremely rare. The 24th-ever perfect game was thrown recently by Domingo Germán, of the New York Yankees, on June 29th And there would have been a 25th perfect game if not for an umpiring mistake (something I wrote about but didn’t include in my… Read More "The Umpire’s Mistake That Ruined a Perfect Game in 2010"