“We just had Coach Matt Doherty come in to speak at our yearly sales kick-off meeting, and not only was it a great presentation, and the content was spot on, but Coach Doherty took the time to learn about our organization and find out about our people. He really related to our team, and weContinue reading “Ray Titus”
Author Archives: Matt Doherty
Rebound Live Webcast Blog for November 2nd, 2021
Today’s topic was “How to Hire Top Talent”. We had 30 attendees that stayed to the end of our one hour webcast. There was good diversity of people, including several industry experts, that made for a very compelling discussion on how to recruit talent for your company in this challenging environment. Marleen Jansen gets theContinue reading “Rebound Live Webcast Blog for November 2nd, 2021”
Danny Dunne
“REBOUND is a great book! A reminiscent ‘must read’ for any Long Island high school basketball player who played in the late ‘70’s/early ‘80’s; or if you are in any kind of leadership position! Matt’s odyssey from high school basketball star, to NCAA Champion, to Wall Street businessman, to big time college coach, to redefining/rebrandingContinue reading “Danny Dunne”
Darrell Hall
“One of the most authentic transparent books I’ve ever read”. – Darrell Hall
Jeremy Mahaffey
“If you are in any position of leadership whether it be coach, teacher, Pastor, business, then you must read ‘Rebound’! What a great book! Honest, raw and real and definitely gives me mad respect for Matt Doherty.” – Jeremy Mahaffey
Chris Darling
“Just finished reading ‘Rebound’ by Matt Doherty. This is a book that anyone in leadership, or who aspires to be in leadership, needs to read. His openness and honesty are a breath of fresh air. Fantastic book.” – Chris Darling
Failure
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” —Winston Churchill Embrace failure. Celebrate failure. Sounds crazy? I love John Maxwell’s book Failing Forward. I studied in John’s pro- gram and learned a great deal. He states, “The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception and response to failure.”Continue reading “Failure”
Adversity (Excerpt from Rebound: From Pain to Passion – Leadership Lessons Learned)
“Life is not fair. Get used to it.”—Bill Gates 212 I was proud of the way I emotionally managed the 8-20 season. I never placed blame on the players or the previous staff. A leader needs to be out front and handle criticism in a professional manner. You have to lead with grace in timesContinue reading “Adversity (Excerpt from Rebound: From Pain to Passion – Leadership Lessons Learned)”
Hire Right
“It is easy to hire, hard to fire.” – Matt Doherty First of all, when taking over a new organization, you needto give your employees a clean slate. They may just need a fresh start. You would hate to overlook some gems. Wouldn’t you want to be treated that way? If I listened to otherContinue reading “Hire Right”
The Bridge Over The Bitter River (Excerpt from Rebound: From Pain to Passion – Leadership Lessons Learned)
“The Bridge” is a long winding road with a hefty emotional toll. There are many treacherous curves without guardrails. It was easy to drive off into “The Bitter River.” Plus, the toll was so hefty I wasn’t sure I wanted to even try to cross “The Bridge.” I was raised to say the right thingContinue reading “The Bridge Over The Bitter River (Excerpt from Rebound: From Pain to Passion – Leadership Lessons Learned)”