You’re not going to find this at any basketball clinic or in any coaching book. Rarely will it show up in any works on leadership. But… it is the essence of great coaching and leadership. This is one of my everything-yet-nothing to do with coaching shares: Brené Brown on Empathy. Watch. Reflect. Apply… Takeaways… “Empathy fuels …
DO NOT CLICK PLAY unless you have 18 minutes to spare… I’m serious. If you’re anything like me, once you start this video, you’ll have a tough time stopping it. This is a great talk by Simon Sinek: “People don’t buy what you do. They buy why you do it. The goal is not to …
This is a *great* video from Derek Sivers called “Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy.” Loved it and had to share it. Powerful, yet simple. It’s also timely… I had just met with my mentor last week while in Toronto and he was asking me whether I thought that leaders were born or could be made. …
Make a list of all the things you abhorred. DON’T DO THEM TO OTHERS… EVER. Make another list of the things done to you that you loved. DO THEM TO OTHERS… ALWAYS. And you thought leadership was complicated. /sef. #thankthepasser: Source – Dee Hock, Founder of VISA
Lots going on right now and I find myself up at odd hours of the day… I stumbled across this presentation called The Little Book of Leadership and thought it worth sharing. In it it says something interesting… Why do leaders instruct rather than ask questions? The problem leaders have with questions derives from two …
The important thing is not what teachers know but what their students know, not what teacher can do but what their students can do. Good teachers speak the language of intellect – words – and communicate clearly so that students understand. They use hindsight to learn by their mistakes and improve. Excellent teachers speak the …
Here are two insightful clips from an NBC interview with Steve Nash that I stumbled upon. He is very articulate and well spoken and gives good insight into the psychology of being a great teammate and leader. “THE ART OF BEING A POINT GUARD” “A LESSON IN LIFE”
ESPN’s True Hoop posted a very interesting article called: Being an Elite Athlete: “It Looks Like Peace, But It’s War”. Author Henry Abbott makes a very interesting comparison between drafting an athlete in the NBA and the qualities that comprise successful Ethiopian marathon runner, Haile Gebrselassie. Some of this article speaks to motivation, but it …
A favourite book of mine is The Art of Possibility, by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. It’s a great read for anyone. I have referenced ideas from it quite frequently wearing my coaching hat, but have also done the same during corporate speaking engagements. With all credit going to Ben and Roz… The following thoughts …