The Team Leadership Report

We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.  Don’t live life in the past lane. When your discomfort with the status quo outweighs your fear of making a change, you will move ahead and be grateful for the motion bestowed by divine discontent. Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.  Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be. Don’t say you desire authenticity from people and then criticize them for being themselves or fault them for failing to cater to what your idea of normal is. Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. The fear of being criticized keeps most people from asking questions, trying new things, and expressing themselves freely.  I was wise enough never to grow up while fooling people into believing I had.--Margaret Mead  If your morals make you dreary, depend on it, they are wr

Myth – Leaders must have followers. If you are a leader, expecting people to follow (instead of collaborating with you) may have stopped you from tapping their true potential. We need more of the leading and collaborating model instead of leading and following one. : Myth – A team is a group of people with a shared goal. A shared goal does not turn a group into a team. A team is people who together adapt, grow, and change to reach common goals and a shared success. Without stating what you expect of a team you will experience the same old struggles in teamwork. Myth – Morale just happens. You can’t lead it. Bad morale happens when you don’t lead morale. If you’re not leading morale, you’re not leading anyone. Leading morale is all about dignity. --Adapted from Katenasser.com Leading Morale: The People Skills to Stop Negativity & Ignite Contributions

In times like these, we all could use a little humor so this week's report is  a tale from Dan Spainhour's book Leading Narratives... A 65-year-old woman is naked, jumping up and down on her bed laughing and singing. Her husband walks into the bedroom and sees her. He watches her a while then says, “You look ridiculous, what on earth are you doing?” She says, “I just got my checkup and my doctor says I have the breasts of an eighteen-year-old.” She starts laughing and jumping again. He says, “Yeah, right. And what did he say about your 65-year-old ass?” She says, “Well, your name never came up.” Moral?--Off-handed remarks often come back at you! Cover Price $24.95 Buy Now  Click here to Download Instantly for $19.99 Click Here To Order by Invoice More Information More about the author, Dan Spainhour

Leonard Hamilton is the winningest coach in Florida State Seminoles history, Hamilton has more ACC wins than just four others in the league’s long history--you might have heard of the others--Mike Krzyzewski, Dean Smith, Roy Williams, and Gary Williams. Hamilton at age 71 who was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year is finally beginning to be recognized as one of the top leaders in college basketball. Here are a few of his thoughts. On the ACC & NCAA tournament getting canceled due to the coronavirus.. . Our players were disappointed, but we handled it like we do all situations that aren’t always pleasant: we tried to handle it with maturity. There are sacrifices in life that we all have to deal with. This is a very serious situation. This is not about basketball, it’s not about fun or enjoyment or the pleasure of the moment; it’s about saving lives. This is not a time to wallow in self-pity. I told my players that if this [not getting to play in the NCAA T