The Team Leadership Report

Am I investing in myself? (Personal Growth) Am I genuinely interested in others? (Motive) Am I doing what I love and loving what I do? (Passion) Am I investing my time with the right people? (Relationships) Am I staying in my strength zone? (Effectiveness) Am I taking others to a higher level? (Mission) Am I taking care of today? (Success) Am I taking time to think? (Strategy) Am I developing other leaders? (Legacy) Am I pleasing my faith? (Faith)   Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading

Have you ever wondered what makes a good player great? Coach Mike Krzyzewski tells the story of how he willed Shane Battier to be a star by calling him every day and asking him specific thought-provoking questions. One summer morning in 1999, he called Shane, a rising junior at the time, and asked him if he had looked in the mirror and seen next year’s conference player of the year. When Battier fumbled his words, Coach K hung up. The next day he called the 6’8” forward and asked him if he had pictured himself scoring 30 points in any game the following season. Battier was clearly not ready for that question either, so he encountered another dead phone. It was after the 1998-1999 season when Duke saw four productive players leave from a team that lost in the 1999 national championship to UConn, Trajan Langdon graduated. Elton Brand, a sophomore at the time, decided to go pro. William Avery, a sophomore, got drafted 14th by the Minnesota Timberwolves.  Freshman Corey Maggette got

Some call John Wooden the Wizard of Westwood because his UCLA teams dominated college basketball in the 1960s and early ’70s. But to that, Coach Wooden says, “I’m no wizard. I am a teacher.” He said he learned to coach by applying what he learned as a high school English teacher, including the importance of teaching with stories. John Wooden taught with many personal stores. One such story came from a ceremony for the inaugural members of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 in Kansas City, Mo., where Wooden was honored along with Dean Smith, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson and James Naismith, (posthumously). Wooden was back at the site of his first NCAA championship in 1964, prompting him to recall a message he had received "from above" right after the beginning of his 10-championship run at UCLA. "We won on a Saturday night," Wooden said. "I planned on going out Easter Sunday with my wife, Nell, we were outside the Muehlebach Hotel, wa

The following quotes are adapted from The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb at. While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes, learning from them, and becoming superior. Our days are like identical suitcases. Even though they are all the same size, some people are able to pack more into them then others. The reason? They know what to pack. The secret to success can be found in people’s daily agendas. If they do something intentional to grow every day, they move closer to reaching their potential. If they don’t, their potential slowly slips away over the course of their lifetime. Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there--to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn’t need you. We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.     The Magic of Thinking Big