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Mike visits the Boys & Girls Club to hold free basketball clinic
Mike's long lasting impact on the community. Former basketball coach Michael J. Friedman has spent decades working with young people to help them develop both their basketball and life skills over the past four decades. Friedman, currently a real estate…
The Secret and The Powerful Impact of Recruitment and Retention
Recruiting my team In 1986, when I left my coaching job I was recruited by a very large international company in Cleveland called premier industries. My job was going to be recruiting and training sales managers. Premier had a problem with their…
How to Recreate Yourself Again and Again and Again
Survival skills Most people don't realize that their skillsets in their chosen profession can be transferable. What I discovered is that the foundation of my success as a basketball coach, which was based on recruiting, training, inspiring, and managing, could be used in…
How to Become Your Own Boss
The "How" and the "Why" Most people in their career dream of being their own boss and owning their own company. The reality is that most people never achieve this dream because they never understood the why and the how…
Sales Training Across Different Careers
An optimistic approach to every sales call The ability to go into every meeting with the optimism that some good event is going to happen. Expecting positive results and acceptance with everything you're discussing. The reason I have been successful and…