From Andrea Jung, Chair and CEO of Avon Products: “Of all a leader’s competencies, emotional and otherwise, self-awareness is the most important. Without it, you can’t identify the impact you have on others. Self-awareness is very important as a CEO. At my level, few people are willing to tell me the things that are hardest […]
Comfortable
One of the biggest challenges to sustaining success is getting comfortable. Things are going well, everything is working, and it is natural to feel good about everything. It’s also natural to lose your edge. You don’t see things through the same critical eye, and you don’t have the same sense of urgency. You want to […]
5 Questions to Ask Your Assistants
Thoughtful stuff from Jack Fleming for head coaches. I really like “Tell me why I shouldn’t do that.” https://www.coachjackfleming.com/post/5-questions-for-head-coaches-to-ask-their-assistants
Start With I
I always want to coach players that start with “I.” When I ask them what went wrong, why they are struggling, or what they have to do to improve, they start by saying “I have to…” They talk about what they have to do better. Too often you hear players talk about what happened to […]
Fran Fraschilla – Successful Coach
From Fran Fraschilla via Gordie Chiesa on a recent clinic… 5 skills that make for a successful coach: Teaching skills Communication skills Organizational skills Motivational skills Under pressure skills
Elite Teams…
Play for each other Communicate directly Commit to constant performance improvement Get to class on time Practice good habits Recognize the long term value in their approach Confront bad behavior Offer critical feedback to the coaching staff in the proper setting Get over someone yelling at them quickly Do not take criticism personally Enjoy the […]
Shortening The Rotation
I grew up a Knicks fan, but for the last, say, 25 years or so I really haven’t been much of a fan. Over the last two weeks I found myself watching the Knicks on purpose for the first time since the late 90s. Not only were the Knicks pretty good this year – making […]
Back to Backs On The Road
Do teams play worse on the second night of a road back to back? An Ivy League study done in 2011.
Pep Guardiola
An interesting article in the New York Times about Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, and his obsession with winning the Champions League title. Despite incredible domestic success, he hasn’t been back to the Champions League Final since 2011 when he was on top of the soccer world with Barcelona. Some insight into his […]
Leadership Is Contextual
One thing that gets lost in a lot of discussions about leadership approach: leadership is highly contextual. The situation you are in matters. You can read a lot of books and study leadership to develop the best approach that fits you, but you then have to make it work for your organization. Your leadership approach […]