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One of the easiest mistakes we make when developing leaders is waiting too long. We wait until they have enough experience. We wait until they’ve proven themselves. We wait until they know exactly what to do. We wait until we’re confident they won’t make a mistake. And somewhere in all that waiting, we miss one of the most important parts of leadership development: People need ownership before they feel completely ready for it. That doesn’t mean handing someone the keys and walking away. It...

Some of the most influential people on a team are not captains, managers, or coaches. They are the people who see what needs to be done and act. Leadership begins long before someone gives you permission to lead. It shows up when you protect the standards of the group, help a teammate who is struggling, address something that is hurting the culture, or take responsibility for a problem that technically belongs to someone else. A title may give someone authority, but it does not automatically...

There are moments in life when an idea stops feeling like an idea and starts becoming a mission. That’s where I find myself today. Over the past several months, I’ve been writing The Plus One Culture—a leadership book built from lessons learned through sports, adversity, business, and the incredible people who invested in me along the way. What started as a few stories from my time as a two-sport All-American has grown into something much bigger. Because this isn’t a baseball book. It’s a...