HADDONFIELD, New Jersey -- Jeff Holman, a tennis coach and high school counselor, has inspired generations of students at Haddonfield Memorial High School since 1976. Holman, who played tennis in high school himself, began coaching the girls team in 1976. Two years later, he started coaching the boys team as well. Since then, he's held that role for the better part of a half-century.
Her daughter was my bridesmaid, and after we emigrated when she was a teenager I became a distant mentor cheering on her ambitions and inviting her to spend a post-uni gap year using our home as a base. She has a great independent streak and quickly found her feet, and became close with my own children, some of whom now live near her in the UK. We all get together regularly when I visit each summer.
Lately, my inbox has been flooded with emails from prospective Ph.D. applicants. What I notice is that nearly everyone is motivated, but not everyone is well-prepared. As a first-generation American, I still remember the shock of my sophomore year in college when I learned that I needed to start building research experience early to even be considered for competitive programs.
Langley's professional journey began with the challenges common to many young attorneys: finding the right path and making decisions under pressure. Early in his career, he accepted a position out of law school that was not a good fit for him. The experience taught him valuable lessons about patience, self-trust, and the importance of gathering all relevant information before making significant decisions. Those insights shaped the way he has approached his career ever since, emphasizing careful consideration and self-awareness over haste or external pressures.
Headed into his 16th season - the days of Temple adding value with his on-court play are behind him, but he can still provide value on the sidelines, and in the locker room. With there being a bevy of young players on the Raptors roster such as Ja'Kobe Walter, Gradey Dick, Jonathan Mogbo, and Collin Murray-Boyles, Temple has ample opportunity to guide new players.
I was at a function recently where a former student and research assistant (twenty some years ago) was being recognized as a new board member for my university. I was thrilled for her and made my way over at the end of the evening to congratulate her. We caught up briefly and then she said something that stunned me. "When I worked in your office as a graduate student, I helped on the research for your articles and books about women expatriates."
"HIM," a sports-horror thriller directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions, uses football as a vehicle to explore themes of power, obsession and mentorship gone wrong. Marlon Wayans stars as the fictional, legendary quarterback Isaiah White and former Florida State Seminole walk-on wideout Tyriq Withers brings authentic football experience to the role of his protégé, Cameron Cade. The movie pushes beyond jump scares to ask a deeper question: What happens when the pursuit of greatness turns terrifying?
"I try to kind of go and call people up for an hour at a time," he told Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell on-stage during a live recording of the Fortune 500: Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast. "If I can just get their advice on AI or marketing or sales, learn just a little bit, ask them who they've learned a lot from in particular fields and just kind of jump from person to person, that's been very helpful."
Technology is changing faster than ever, and IT teams need to keep learning new skills to stay ahead. But many IT managers are going about training their people all wrong. They're throwing money at the wrong things, frustrating their employees, and not achieving any real results for their businesses. Here are five common mistakes that are sabotaging these training efforts before they even get off the ground.
New American Voices is AD's annual list spotlighting the most important emerging names in interior design. For our AD PRO readers, we're pulling back the curtain to see how these talents (comprising nine designers and seven firms) got to where they are today. Their paths vary widely-some trained in formal design programs, others took less traditional routes-but together they offer a candid look at the realities of building a practice.
There are few places on Earth that feel more creatively supportive than the Ouray Film Festival, a gorgeous mountain setting where creators come together to support each other's visions. The team behind the annual June event are launching their own filmmaker lab: The Ouray Filmmaker Sabbatical. It's designed to give creators space from the hustle and bustle of the industry in places like New York and Los Angeles, a safety net that's "designed to give filmmakers pace to recharge and rethink."
You have two main choices when it comes to learning day trading: You can learn by doing, or get a teacher. Teaching yourself - in other words, making all the mistakes yourself - is a really costly way to do it, in time, money, and stress. I recommend that you stand on someone else's shoulders and at least avoid many of the mistakes they made.
Try to see how your work fits into your team, how your team fits into the business unit (or division or pillar or whatever your company calls it), and finally, how that works for the company, Rey said. Understand why sometimes we need to compromise on some solutions even though we don't want to. Having that mindset will make you think like a leader, and will take you faster to a leadership position,
Associates crave training and mentorship opportunities, but not every Biglaw firm has been able to fulfill their end of the bargain. The American Lawyer just released its midlevel associates survey, and as noted by Dan Roe, "the sheer existence of a mentorship program or formal training doesn't guarantee that midlevel associates are being adequately mentored." He goes on to explain that today's midlevels are seeking out guidance, but that some programs are missing the mark:
Cut from the Madison Junior High basketball team, I discovered writing for the school newspaper offered more power and influence than sitting on a bench. Everyone likes to see their name mentioned, so now I knew I had a big responsibility going forward. It was the time of Watergate and new heroes such as journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovering corruption at the highest level, inspiring future journalists. While attending Poly High in Sun Valley, Pete Kokon, the sports editor of the San Fernando Sun, offered to pay me $15 a week to write a story about high school sports.
It was, Oropeza recalls, "the beginning of me formally learning to paint in oil and to draw." It was also, he adds, a really beautiful moment. Once he was back in class, "unexpectedly, so many things sprouted."
Keithen Foster remembers the T-Mobile side-kick phone he used to text his mentor, longtime Brian McKnight bassist Chris Loftlin, while he was in high school. Touring kept Loftlin busy, but he made time for Foster, who was in awe of the experiences his mentor would share in their conversations. 'I remember him saying, 'yo I'll hit you back tomorrow, I'm about to hop on this flight and go to Tokyo,’” said Foster, reminiscing about the excitement of Loftlin’s touring life.
Throughout this recent offseason program and into the early phases of camp, Daboll has invited former players to come talk to the team and everyone from Lawrence Taylor to Eli Manning has taken him up on those offers.
Peter Aldington has designed a unique architectural compound called Turn End, which is notable for its integration of architecture and landscape design, reflecting his commitment to both disciplines.
Feld offers a quieter kind of wisdom. He's a systems thinker, a long-term optimist, and one of the rare people in the industry who treats business as a philosophical practice. His philosophy emphasizes the importance of mentorship and relationships that transcend financial metrics.
