Leadership isn't forced.
🎥 Brad Stevens Leadership GOLD.
— Greg Berge (@gb1121) December 2, 2023
The best leaders are Warm and Demanding.
- Leaders must listen.
- Leaders must support.
- Leaders must have high expectations.
"Yes, there are expectations and demands, but yes, you are a human being."
Relationships and Expectations Matter. pic.twitter.com/e2mS42B2Io
To become a leader, focus on doing what leaders do.
- Be punctual. North Carolina guard Phil Ford set his watch 10 minutes fast to "Dean Smith Time."
- Be positive. This includes 'positive speaking'
- Energize yourself and others.
- Build your sport-specific skills.
- Study leadership skills - such as communication
- Learn to delegate
- Develop a portfolio of success and failure "sticky" stories.
- Study "widely-recognized" leaders.
- Understand the importance of discipline. "Discipline is destiny."
- Read.
- Learn to give and receive feedback.
- Self-assess. "Think again." Learn from mistakes.
- Ask better questions.
- Be eclectic. Borrow positive qualities from those around us.
Here's a brief, simple story. Nelson Mandela attended community meetings with his father. His father always spoke last to allow a more nuanced discussion of the issue at hand.
Lagniappe. Top leadership books to consider for your bookshelf
- Legacy by James Kerr
- The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh
- The Leadership Moment by Michael Useem
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