OK, I’m not a hockey fan (sorry).  I say this given the degree of Vancouver Canucks enthusiasm present in our small office.  Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk basketball.

Sports teams are a good source of discussion for strategy, teamwork, and leadership and the value of doing those things right in an organization.  The Phoenix Suns are an NBA basketball team currently competing for the NBA title.  Canadian star Steve Nash plays in the point guard position on the team – effectively a player-leader/team leader role.  I’ve been a fan of the Suns for many years; my “fandom” springs from an admiration of key players on the team (Steve Nash and Grant Hill in particular from a spokesperson point of view) combined with the entertaining play style.

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