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12 Lessons in Leadership Part Two...
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Article Overview: March Madness is underway, brackets are busted and there have been more first round single digit victories and upsets this year than ever before in tournament history. Consequently there are still multiple Cinderellas looking to advance to the big dance. The lesson from round one is outmanned does not automatically mean outmatched. If you're not the #1 seed in your industry, this must energize you and your team.
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12 Lessons in Leadership Part Two...
March Madness is underway, brackets are busted and there have been more first round single digit victories and upsets this year than ever before in tournament history. Consequently there are still multiple Cinderellas looking to advance to the big dance. The lesson from round one is outmanned does not automatically mean outmatched. If you're not the #1 seed in your industry, this must energize you and your team.
As promised now that Round one has concluded, here is Part Two of Lessons in Leadership from the Wizard. Reminder: Take his lessons, engage in some introspection then apply them in leading your organization or your department. If you focus on one lesson each week imagine the impact "The Coach" will have on your team over the next quarter of the fiscal year. Along with Wooden's lessons I share with you my own questions and thoughts on how to apply lessons from the locker room to the board room.
7. Make each day your masterpiece. Are you treating each day like the NCAA Championship or just another practice? To win the day, ask yourself the following...
Pre-game: What is the #1 most important thing I can do TODAY? This becomes your focal point of the day. In-game: Maintain your focus on that one thing, let it drive you. Post-game: Did I give 100%? What worked well? What did not?
8. The carrot is mightier than the stick. What's in your leadership tool box? One, the other or both? Punishment (stick) creates fear and there is enough fear in this economy. Create a carrot in your department that will cultivate a sense of pride and team cohesion.
9. Make greatness attainable by all. Do you know your employees' strengths? And equally important....Do they? Wooden was a master at finding a player's strength and playing to that strength on the court. The "role players" in your organization are just as important as the "starters" when they are placed in a position to demonstrate their greatness. Help them find their strength, feel good about it and want to do it well.
10. Seek significant change. Improvement requires innovation. How are you fostering creativity and innovation on your team? Consider eliminating the word NO from your vocabulary in department meetings and replace it with HOW.
11. Don't look at the scoreboard. How do you approach project management with your team? Many leaders, channeling their inner Stephen Covey, preach beginning with the end in mind. While that is admirable, even more important is everything you do and focus on between the starting gate and the finish line. Competitive greatness is best achieved by focusing on the process not the product. Channeling my inner John Wooden, I never discussed the goal of winning a National Championship with my teams, nor did we allow the players to speak about beating a particular opponent. Our singular focus was practice and collectively improving every day. Your effort is the only thing you have complete control over. What is your focus? How are you measuring success?
12. Adversity is your asset. How do you handle adversity and failure? (This is a topic I will delve into more in future blog posts.) I would argue adversity is opportunity and how you handle adversity determines its value. In 1978 after netting a $2 billion dollar profit for the year Lee Iacocca was fired by Henry Ford II. Had this adversity not occurred Iacocca never would have been hired to head up Chrysler and make a name rescuing it from bankruptcy.
My favorite John Wooden quote is "Whether in basketball or in business you must be able to perform all aspects of your job, not just part of it. You must be able to get open and shoot. One without the other makes you a partial performer, someone who can be replaced because your skills are incomplete."
In the sport of business, everyday is game day .... So get open AND shoot.
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About the Author: john brubaker RSS for john's articles - Visit john's website John Brubaker brings more than fifteen years of experience in Leadership Development, Coaching and Human Resource Management in educational and corporate settings to his work as a coach, speaker, author and consultant. John Brubaker's professional background is rich and varied. Prior to launching his own business, he spent over decade as a college head coach and professor. Most recently Brubaker spent four years in sports broadcasting with ESPN Radio and Fox Sports. Brubaker guided the St. Andrew's College lacrosse program from 2001-2004 leading them to unparalleled success producing an NCAA Final Four appearance and Top 10 national rankings each year. A three time coach of the year, Brubaker has coached nine All-Americans and had seven of his players drafted to play professionally. He has been a featured speaker at the US Lacrosse National Convention and has also performed televised instructional pieces for Coaches Effectiveness as well as Player-Coach Communication. As a performance consultant, John works with organizations to helping them develop their competitive edge; their people. A 1992 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a bachelor's degree in psychology he also earned a master's degree in personnel psychology from FDU in 1993. Brubaker has completed his doctoral level coursework in Sport Psychology at Temple University. John's passions include: coaching and deaf education. Active in the community, John is the vice-president of the National Cued Speech Association and serves on the board of the Cued Speech Association of Maine. He is also a member of the Kiwanis and the Positive Coaching Alliance. John and his wife Bethany have two children and live in Maine. Click here to visit john's website   What Notre Dame Football Can Teach You About Corporate Training Run Your Business Like Dan Cardone Overcoming Game Day Conditions in Business The Science Behind The High Five and how to make it work at work 12 Lessons in Leadership From The Wizard |
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