Yesterday while traveling to a school near Salem, I was listening to a John Maxwell's DVD covering the topic "Truth's About Leadership" - good stuff there I want to share with you.
First is this thought:
People don't change much.
Don't waste your time trying to put in
What was left out.
Try to draw out what was left in.
That's hard enough.
And:
When we help people get in the right circumstances to maximize their God-given talent, provide them whatever tolls and support they need to be successful, make certain theire is a clear understanding of expectations, share with them honest and open feedback, and finally allow them to be accountable and responsible for their own destingy . . . only then will we have led people successfully.
And I would add -
Encourage them to do their best, and they will exceed beyond all expectations.
What great advice for coaches. If you are trying to get guys to do well what they aren't really capable of doing well, you are in for a long season. This year I watched a football team that during warm-ups looked like they would beat the other team by a couple TDs. But when the game started, they tried to run the spread offense . . . only they did not have the Talent to run the spread. Not only did they not have a QB with the run/pass talent to execute the offense, neither did they have the receivers to catch the ball. Now if you do not have the QB or R'ers to run the spread . . . why are you running the spread? They had a talented line, and a couple good running backs. But they tried to make one of those running backs into a receiver because the spread only has one running back. What a shame. They got beat by a team with inferior talent. It wasn't necessary. Not only that, they won only 2 games all year . . . but they had the talent to win 6 or 7. So, instead of trying to put in what was left out . . . they would have been much better off developing the talent that was there. Right?
Be11!
RF
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