I just finished checking the rigging on our eight—putting the last tweaks on it for the qualifying heat—when a fellow coach ran up, coming to a screeching halt in front of me. Between gasps for air he said, “Mike…Vespoli rigger…need two top bolts…fell off in the trailer….can’t find them…” I had a few extra bolts—gave […]
Tom Peters
The Rowing Lesson of 1 Percent
[This post is a significant update to the original post The Little Things] Little things count. That’s the rowing lesson I got from reading Tom Peters’ book The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE. Never heard of Tom Peters? He’s crusty. He has an axe to grind. But he makes up for all of that because […]
