The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.
Winston ChurchillRead
On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable
Interpretation
Great teams foster a culture of mutual accountability among players.
This quote highlights the essential difference between good teams and great teams. In good teams, coaches take on the primary responsibility of ensuring that players meet their commitments, while in great teams, the players themselves take ownership of holding one another accountable. This dynamic fosters a stronger sense of teamwork, commitment, and collective responsibility, ultimately leading to greater success.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a team-building workshop to emphasize the importance of peer accountability.
The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.
A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.
Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.
Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.
As a coach you need to choose the characteristics your players can contribute. I don't think it's a good thing for a coach to analyse his team by looking for something he sees in other teams. He has to pay close attention to the characteristics his team have, and make the most of those.
Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification.
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