Alloy Solutions Leadership Blog

Our last installment in The Leadership Lab explored what was once meant to be white noise for labrador retrievers and how it can also be a great classroom for exploring leadership concepts – none other than professional golf on television.    

Last time, the lessons came from a golf glove. Confidence. Trust. Dominate. And how a 21-year-old Jackson Koivun used his mindset – his self-described superpower – to hold off the world’s #1 golfer and win the 3M Open in only his third professional tour event.  As John Maxwell asks, “Who’s the most important person you talk to all day?”  Koivun’s win loudly proclaimed the correct answer:  You, yes YOU, are the most important person you talk to all day.  How we think about, treat, and talk to ourselves absolutely matters. 

In this installment, our classroom stays on the course, but the focus shifts from the conversation between our ears to the one beside our shoulder.  Our last lesson came from a golf glove.  This one comes from a caddie.  Our l...

Do you remember the old Nielsen TV ratings? The surveys that tracked what Americans were watching? 

I know they've become automated now, but if someone were analyzing my household's viewing habits today, they'd probably have one question: 

Why is there so much golf on in this house?  Are they OK? 

Ten years ago, I would've wondered the same thing. 

Ironically, the first fans of PGA Tour broadcasts in our home weren't the humans - they were the Labradors. Peaceful scenery, calming voices, beautiful landscapes, and just enough background sound to rest by and keep the outdoor noises at bay. 

Somewhere along the way, though, the humans started paying attention. 

Not just to the golf, but to the people. 

Every tournament is filled with remarkable stories and, if you're willing to look for them, powerful leadership lessons. Professional golf provides an unusually clear window into decision-making under pressure, emotional regulation, resilience, preparation, focus, and the ability to ...

Three Lessons from an Unexpected Success, by Jamie Hansen

I will never forget March 15th, 2019.

Ryan and I were in Orlando, just about to fly home from a John Maxwell Team conference. Typically, these trips send us home inspired and invigorated, but on March 15th we were glued to our phones as we read news reports and texts from friends and family in Nebraska. A cold, snowy winter had abruptly turned into a warm, slushy spring, and eastern Nebraska was facing once-in-a-generation flooding. As my phone pinged with each new message from home, we heard the stories of neighbors evacuating and it became clear that I would not have access to my house after we landed in Omaha. In the next few days, I learned that I had gotten off easy.

At some point during the following week - between slipping past roadblocks and helping neighbors move back into their homes - Ryan and I had the same idea: Alloy should organize a golf fundraiser to benefit flood relief. We had a format from our Leader-Chip ...