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Sharing this timely leadership story from Fulcrum Partners Managing Director, Monte Harrick. It’s March…let the Madness Begin! Well, it’s March…and that only means one thing in my household…it’s March Madness. One of the most iconic moments in NCAA Basketball Tournament history was in 1995 when Tyus Edney of UCLA sprinted full court thru the Missouri defense in 4.8 seconds to win the game and help UCLA advance to its 11th National Championship. There are some leadership lessons to be learned in those few seconds that hinged on the greatness of victory or the tragedy of an early exit from the tournament and perhaps the future of their coach, Jim Harrick. You see, a year earlier, UCLA was upset in the first round by Tulsa and Harrick, in his sixth season as coach, took a beating in the press and media in Los Angeles about his ability to lead the program to a championship. Two years earlier, UCLA was playing number one seed Michigan and the “Fab Five” in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA had played great. They tied the game with 5 seconds left and when Michigan inbounded the ball, Edney stole it. He drove to the basket and had about an eight-foot shot,