On-the-rise high school basketball coach dishes key leadership lessons

Jeremy Schiller’s leadership philosophy lends itself to business in multiple ways, from employee retention to consistent communication.

Jeremy Schiller led a turnaround, in wins and culture, in a decade of coaching the Lakewood  Ranch High School boys basketball team. (Photo by Ryan Kohn)
Jeremy Schiller led a turnaround, in wins and culture, in a decade of coaching the Lakewood  Ranch High School boys basketball team. (Photo by Ryan Kohn)
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One of the coolest spoils of winning a basketball championship — in high school or college — is the tradition of cutting down the net. Players and coaches, usually capped by the head coach, take turns on a ladder, scissors in hand, cutting of one 12 loops.

 

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