Winning matters. But so does what it took to get there. This weekend, the world will turn its attention to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final. And no matter who’s facing off, one thing’s for sure: that moment will be about more than the final score. Maybe your team will have made it. Maybe they will not. Either way, finals are a chance to appreciate what it takes to compete at that level: the years of training, the hours of pract

\ Information becomes valuable when we use it. We often hear the phrase, “Feedback is a gift.” I understand the intention. Feedback can be valuable. It can help us grow, improve, and see things we might otherwise miss. But I prefer a different way of thinking about it: Feedback is data. Data isn’t inherently good or bad. It’s information. It gives us something to examine, understand, and act on. That distinction matters. When someone tells us our communication wasn’t clear, a