By Javier Palenque April 18, 2023 Imagine a country where the nonprofit laws are so poor that for decades organizations take advantage of the tax designation and do little for the actual reason the nonprofit status was granted. Now imagine that the organization promotes the mission on paper only and…

By Javier Palenque What is mediocrity in leadership? Mediocre leaders never personally acknowledge their role or contribution to any mistake or failure. Selfish and Self-Serving. Mediocre leaders act out of self-interest and bring a sense of entitlement to their roles. Uncivil and mean. This is one proper definition of mediocre…

(article number 279, year six, all articles are in LINKEDIN and the USTA board still refuses to be held accountable) This past week I was traveling all over the west coast of Florida with my kids. One of their favorite breakfast places is the famous Waffle House, to those unfamiliar…

The image above is the perfect representation of how the USTA deceives the American public with the approval of the board, the CEO, and of course in its attempts to preserve the perceived value of the US Open. What most uninformed people see is the apple in the mirror and…

As my day finishes today January 17, 2023, I saw an email from Tennis Industry United that claims that again in 2022 there is growth in tennis, this time one million new fellows are reported by the USTA. Of course, I do not believe these numbers since the source is…

By Javier Palenque Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. …

By Javier Palenque Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. …

By Javier Palenque Miami January 2, 2023 Yesterday my kids and a bunch of their friends decided to have an afternoon at TOPGOLF, the business with revenues over $1B that is owned by golf giant Callaway. Just imagine having multiple kids from ages 12–18, it’s a hoot. We checked in…

For the past decades, we have watched a great charade play out before us. The Ol’ boys have been ruling tennis over us and have succeeded at controlling the sport and failed miserably at growing the sport. So, the winners are them as they still have the sport hijacked and…