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About the author: Grace Ueng, founder of Savvy Growth, is a respected leadership coach, speaker, and well-being expert. The author of The Work of Happiness, she teaches audiences 12 keys to experiencing more happiness to perform better @ work and in life.
I thought I knew them
I first met Tyler Rullman in 2004 when he hired my firm to help with a strategic review.
I got to know Sean Murphy in 2007 when he brought my team in to support one of his companies.
I met Tim McLoughlin a decade ago after he joined Cofounders Capital.
Collectively, that’s more than 50 years of knowing these three men.
Or so I thought.
While preparing for a recent Harvard Club of the Research Triangle and GrepBeat conversation on the journey from elite athlete to entrepreneur, I started doing what I always do before moderating a panel: digging deeper.
I revisited old articles.
I reread biographies.
I looked up statistics, records and interviews.
And I kept having the same reaction:
How did I not know this?
Not because these men were hiding anything.
Quite the opposite.
Their accomplishments simply weren’t the things they led with.
In a culture that often rewards self-promotion, I found myself fascinated by three people who revealed their greatness slowly.
One was an Olympian and world-record holder.
One was one of the greatest basketball players in Harvard history.
One built a youth hockey program that continues impacting young athletes years later.
Yet what impressed me most wasn’t what they had accomplished.
It was what they valued.
Sean: More than an Olympian
One evening, we were working late at our client’s office. I had been sitting at my desk for hours and….
1. Create a catchy, human-sounding title based on Grace Ueng: I thought I knew them :: WRAL.com.
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