Why Playing College Football Prepared Me to Start and Lead an Organization Jarrod Barnes “I’m sorry, you don’t have enough experience for this position.” Have you heard this before in a job interview? While many employers look for traditional experience, the currency...

3 Keys to Leading When It Matters Most Jarrod Barnes    Success, victory, significance, and legacy. All of these are the result of leadership in life’s critical moments. These moments are different for everyone, for some it could be leading their family together...

THE NEXT GREAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCANDAL: THE ETHICS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES’ HAVING THE SAME AGENT AS THEIR PLAYERS DAVID J. LISKO   If you look at the NFL’s first-round draft picks from the last five years, you will find that an inordinate number of them are...

“BALLIN” TO BANKRUPTCY: ANOTHER NFL STAR LOSES MILLIONS DAVID J. LISKO, PHILIPPA J. BALESTRIERI   On June 17, 2016, the National Football League Players Association (“NFLPA”) alerted every one of its members to the fact that NFL running back Darren McFadden had...

Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. Taking a critical look at figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest...