<div dir="ltr">I have a good friend who is looking for a new career path. She has very unique experience in that she has been a Division 1 Softball Coach for the past 20 years including running a major program to much success the past 12 years. <div><br></div><div>Although being a softball coach might not seem like it would translate to business success, I believe the management and leadership skills she has acquired is equivalent to some of the most high level executives in any industry.</div><div><br></div><div>I asked her to sketch out some of the skills she has exhibited and mastered in her current position:</div><div><br></div><div>
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</span></span></span><span>Hire
a staff<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Recruit
people (in my case student-athletes and families) to contribute to our university
and program mission/goals<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Create
a winning culture<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Motivate,
teach and develop young adults<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Meticulous
planning, organization, and scheduling skills<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Prioritization
skills<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Budgeting<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Fundraising<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Public
speaking<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Critical
decision making skills<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Ability to work productively and successfully in
a fast-paced, high-pressure environment<span><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Promote
and communicate to a large number of outside constituents who have a hand in
the potential success of the program<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Develop
the ability to understand big picture goals, while at the same time celebrating
small victories that pave the path to these goals<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Solution management/Conflict resolution<span><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Ability to foresee all possible problems,
issues, etc. and prepare accordingly (emergency preparedness)<span><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>Proactivity
in thinking and planning</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span><br></span></p>
I am happy to provide her resume - geographically she would like to work be in NYC area.</div><div><br></div><div>Any help is greatly appreciated! </div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><i><b><span style="color:rgb(102,0,204)"><font style="color:rgb(255,255,0)" size="4"></font></span></b></i><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font size="2">Marc Lawrence<br>(917) 204-5363</font><br></font></font><br><br><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div></div></div></div>