The Week contest: Demotivational coach
This week's question: Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said his team feels "zero pressure" to repeat last year's championship season because "we're all going to be dead soon, and it doesn't matter anymore." If Mazzulla were to write a leadership book about his less-than-motivational style, what should it be titled?
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "Dare to be Indifferent"
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia
SECOND PLACE: "Morose-Colored Glasses"
Dave Grossman, Petaluma, California
THIRD PLACE: "Layup, lay down. Who cares?"
Mike McDannel, Lincoln, Nebraska
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Just Do It. Or Not. Whatever."
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Massachusetts
"The Seven Bad Habits You Might As Well Keep"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
"Win One for the Reaper"
Mike Reiss, New York City, New York
"Won and Done"
Doug Lindberg, Bradenton, Florida
"I'm OK, You're Probably Better"
Rob Huffman, Fredericksburg, Virginia
"Bored of the Rings"
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
"Just Screw It!"
Tom Koloski, Ardsley, New York
"How to Concede Without Really Trying"
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"Lean Out"
Karen Shepherd, Social Circle, Georgia
"Eat, Pray, Lose"
Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Indiana
"Ceding from the Middle"
John Parry, Eldersburg, Maryland
"There's No 'I' in Team - or 'W' or 'N'"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
"The Art of The No Big Deal"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
"How to Win Friends, Influence People, and Die Anyway"
Bill Burge, Portland, Maine
"Don't Worry, Be Crappy"
Guy Rusiski, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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