Cold Case: Coxswain Rivalries

Cold Case: Coxswain Rivalries

Nate Rooks
September 1, 2013

This is a case so cold that plenty of coxswains have given up trying to crack it. Instead, they resign themselves to a sad, sad assumption: the coxswains at their club just can't, and won't ever, get along. The crimes are recurring...

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Coxswain Tips: Giving Criticism

Coxswain Tips: Giving Criticism

Nate Rooks
July 19, 2013

Top coxswains are already really good at admitting their mistakes, asking for help, and accepting criticism. But the next step, the extra step that will make them indispensable for making crews faster, is the ability to apply what they know...

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Coxswain Tips: Accepting Criticism

Coxswain Tips: Accepting Criticism

Nate Rooks
July 2, 2013

Everything you feel about criticism is wrong. It’s not that everything you know is wrong – you’ve probably heard some correct things before, just poorly worded and unconvincing. Precisely because that wording did not...

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 Coxswain Tips: Asking for Help

Coxswain Tips: Asking for Help

Nate Rooks
June 11, 2013

It’s a shame when coxswains collectively take a cue from bad leadership, and there’s one bad leadership habit that appears to show up in at least one coxswain on every rowing team. It goes something like this: “Because I am...

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