The Team Leadership Report

You recruit good players and they play well, you’re a genius. So for a year or two you’ll be called a genius. Sometimes a “genius manager” will recruit bad players who play poorly, which will make people wonder how come a genius got so dumb so fast. --Whitey Herzog Great vision without great people is irrelevant. --Jim Collins.  Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he's hired to do. --Malcolm Forbes Human resources isn't a thing we do. It's the thing that runs our business. --Steve Wynn. Since we do not take a man on his past history, we do not refuse him because of his past history. I never met a man who was thoroughly bad. There is always some good in him if he gets a chance. --Henry Ford It never stops. It's 365 recruiting. That cell phone you've got, these smartphones are the death of college coaching. --Kirby Smart  I want guys that are sincerely interested in coming to Clemson. I don't need any practice recru

What a team can do for you: A team makes you better than you are. A team multiples your value to others. A team enables you to do what you do best. A team allows you to help others do their best. A team gives you more time. A team provides your with companionship. A team helps you fulfill the desires of your heart. A team makes everyone on the team a winner. ---Adapted From Teamwork Makes The Dream Work by John C. Maxwell   Teamwork Makes The Dreamwork

Our temptation is to admire saints from such a distance that we forget they were still human beings. Regardless of anyone's views on religion the teachings of these leaders are valuable even today. Have patience with all things but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You’re a perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of triumphs or tribulations can ever change that. Unconditional self-acceptance is the core of a peaceful mind. --St. Francis de Sales To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.  --St. Thomas Aquinas Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.  --St. Augustine  It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey. --St. Ignatius of Loyola I know well that the greater and more beautiful the work is, the more terrible will be the storms that rage agains

Having the ability to read body language is an important part of the success of any leader. Body language can be both natural and a learned behavior. In reading body language, it is important to understand that it is an art and not a science; that is, just as someone folds their arms does not necessarily mean they are being defensive—they could just be cold. It is up to you use other indicators such as your common sense to know the difference. Here are some of the more common nonverbal signals and their generally accepted interpretations: Body not facing you while speaking---in other words let me go or get away me from you. Looking at their watch or a clock--bored. Doodling while you are talking--bored. Foot tapping--anxious, bored or disagreeing with what you are saying. Open body (neither arms nor legs crossed)--open minded, acceptance of you. Arms or legs crossed--defensive, not accepting what you are saying. Starting to walk away while talking--do not want to spend tim

A man was lost while driving through the country. As he tried to reach for the map, he accidentally drove off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn't injured, his car was stuck deep into the mud. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for help. "Herbert can get you out of that ditch," said the farmer, pointing to an old mule standing in a field. The man looked at the decrepit old mule and looked at the farmer who just stood there repeating, "Yep, old Herbert can do the job." the man figured he had nothing to lose. The two men and the mule made their way back to the ditch. The farmer hitched the mule to the car. With a snap of the reins, he shouted, "Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull Herbert!" And the mule pulled that car right out of the ditch. The man was amazed. He thanked the farmer, patted the mule, and asked, "Why did you call all of those names before you called Herbert?" The farmer grinned and said, "Old Herbert is