Welcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Will Brinson, CBS Sports Senior Writer. Listen as Will details how he went from an English major at NC State to a sports writer for CBS. Will began his career writing on sports message boards on his lunch breaks, he caught the eye of a sports blogger and from there, worked his way up the ranks. He has been hanging on tight to his dream job ever since.
Will and Neil discuss the similarities between a well-run NFL organization and a well-run company. Both have faith in the people hired to manage day to day tasks. Both know how to delegate and let people do what they do best. Both know when to step in and when to step away. Will has seen the benefits firsthand of organizations that recognize their resources and manage them well. They then review how the NFL has managed to capture the attention of fans year-round, from the draft to the Super Bowl, the NFL has discovered the secret of making a Sunday game become a year-round entertainment machine.
You can read Will’s articles at cbssports.com or listen to his Pick Six NFL Podcast.