SW SOUTHWEST SE SOUTHEAST NE NORTHEAST MW MIDWEST W WEST Management Lessons We Can Learn from U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker You do not have to be a golfer to benefit from the management lessons Steve Stricker displayed at this year’s Ryder Cup competition. Stricker may become regarded as the greatest Ryder Cup Captain ever and here is why. Preparation: Stricker not only knew the importance of preparation but also how to prepare the team. He brought the whole team together for practice rounds two weeks prior to the competition “and all showed up,” Stricker said. Team building was evi-dent from the beginning and the mu-tual care and respect shown by all to all was on full display. Player Assessment: Evaluating and recognizing player ability and talent is essential in a leader and Stricker has it in spades. Consider Captain’s choice Scottie Scheffler who beat in the singles match the world No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm. Stricker did not burden the players John Gross, Publisher with long lectures. He kept his com-ments brief and stayed out of the way of his players. He commented, “They know what they need to do and do not need me to tell them.” They knew because of the preparation Stricker provided. Credit Goes to Others: When praise came after the United States beat Europe with the largest margin of victory since 1979 (19-9), Stricker di-rected the credit to others. In fact, he credited a person he consulted who was not even able to be there (Tiger). What humility. He credited his vice-captains. He credited his players. He credited all except himself. A true leader indeed is Steve Stricker. We can learn a lot from sports and how the game of life needs to be played. John Gross, Publisher P.S. Golfers only: Tip. Check out Mike Austin’s YouTube instructional videos if you have not already. M ANUFACTURING N EWS Reaching Every Month Over 100,000 Metalworking Manufacturing Decision Makers MW MI D W ES T M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 2007 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin NE N O RTH E A S T M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 2005 Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont & West Virginia WA MT OR ID WY SD NE UT CO KS OK IA IL MO IN KY NC TN AZ NM TX AR MS LA FL AL GA SC ND MN WI MI PA OH MD DE ME VT NH NY MA RI CT NJ NV CA WV VA W W ES T M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming SE SW SO UTHW ES T M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1997 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee & Virginia M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico SO UTH E A S T For more information: 800-375-8488 or info@mfgnewsweb.com GROSS PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1133 Airline Drive, Suite 2100 • Grapevine, TX 76051 P.O. Box 847 • Grapevine, TX 76099-0847 817-488-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 E-Mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com John W. Gross, Publisher/CEO jgross@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 101 Ruth M. Gross, Editorial Director rgross@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 105 Brad J. Gross, Managing Editor/President bgross@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 109 Jody Estes, Associate Publisher/Vice President jestes@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 111 Jenny McDonald, Associate Editor/Vice President jmcdonald@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 108 Danelle Gross, Billing Coordinator dgross@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 107 Katy Bynum, Editorial Coordinator kbynum@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 104 Closing date for editorial: 45 days before issue date. Closing date for advertising: 30 days before issue date. Published 12 times annually. No charge for subscriptions to qualified recipients. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualified recipients in the U.S.A. $56.00. Copyright © 2021 by Gross Publications, Inc. SW SOUTHWEST SE SOUTHEAST NE NORTHEAST MW MIDWEST W WEST M ANUFACTURING N EWS www.mfgnewsweb.com www.mfgnewsweb.com 4 November 2021 • MIDWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS • www.mfgnewsweb.com 1133 Airline Drive • 817-488-8488 • 800-375-8488 • Grapevine TX 76051 Gross Publications, Inc.
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