Famous fisherman reels in key leadership lessons

A man of the sea, Keith Colburn has a lot to offer landlocked leaders about staying calm as crises swirl.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 12:20 p.m. October 21, 2021
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Courtesy. Keith Colburn has been on the reality TV show Deadliest Catch since 2007.
Courtesy. Keith Colburn has been on the reality TV show Deadliest Catch since 2007.
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There was only one motivational saying on the wall when Keith Colburn played football for North Lake Tahoe High School in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. The phrase: Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity, attributed to the Roman philosopher Seneca.

 

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