So this is one of the coolest posts I’ve seen in a bit. In it blogger Ben Fry maps the IQ of football players to their role on the field – apparently, the closer you are to the ball, the higher your IQ. (see below). Three comments. 1. Who knew the NFL had every player [...]
Entries tagged as “NHL”
Who is the smartest of them all?
NHL Players put global warming on ice
My friend Karel Mayrand, who is possibly one of the smartest and nicest people on the planet, has been doing everything he can to save the planet since I met him in 2005. Most recently, his organization, Planetair has been selected as the exclusive supplier of carbon offsets for the NHLPA carbon neutral challenge, in [...]
Why relationship management matters – even in the NHL
So a few months ago I wrote this piece and this piece hypothesizing what went wrong in the hockey negotiations between Ryan Smyth and the Edmonton Oilers. It’s been a favourite example in negotiation workshops because it symbolizes how frayed relationships and poor process can scupper a deal that both sides would like to close. [...]
Anatomy of a Positional Negotiation (redux)
Back in March I wrote this post about the breakdown in negotiations between Ryan Smyth (a hockey star) and the Edmonton Oilers. Because things fell apart despite the fact that Smyth, the Oilers and their fans all wanted an agreement, this negotiation remains my favourite example about how process, and not substance, can torpedo agreements and destroy [...]
The Smyth Deal: The Anatomy of a Positional Negotiation Gone Wrong
A classic negotiation challenge is when parties lock into positions. Both sides articulate a demand – usually followed a threat such as “take it or leave it” – and then hopes the other side blinks first. In the case of Ryan Smyth and the Edmonton Oilers’ I can almost imagine each parties’ statement. Smyth’s agent [...]
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