I am an avid baseball lover and have been for as long as I can remember. I am blessed to have a grandson who plays for a team you may have heard of before… and no, it’s not the Braves. He plays for the Texas Rangers, but it is fun to see the passion and love for the sport “runs in the family.”
I was lucky in the fact that my first baseball coach was a great male role model. His influence and guidance extended far beyond the chalk lines on the baseball field; he genuinely cared about us. He served as a leader, and a great one at that. The lessons he taught us on the field became the framework of how we lead our lives off the field.
Everyone at Hotel Equities knows me by Coach first, Fred second. As a leader, I take it as a personal responsibility to serve as a dispenser of hope to all those around me. I encourage you to do the same, because you have influence as well.
Once a month, I host a Zoom call, in which over 100 corporate team members dial in. With all the technicalities and effort that goes into hosting an “online event” of any size, one might ask if it’s worth the trouble. My answer to that question is I would not have it any other way.
Maintaining a healthy company culture is the number one thing that keeps me up at night. While I can’t be there to see what associates are up to around the clock, in these monthly meetings I get to express how much each associate means to me and give them the pep talk they need before they “run back onto the field.”
I am absolutely overjoyed to see my favorite team (apart from the Texas Rangers) take home a well-deserved championship trophy. It reminds me that the lessons I learned in baseball are applicable to just about everything else in life.
Lastly, as we approach Thanksgiving, I would like to mention that I am grateful for you.
Please stay safe and have a wonderful holiday with your loved ones.
Hospitably,
Coach
