How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
Lou HoltzRead
The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
Interpretation
To lead effectively, your own standards must align with those you expect from others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of integrity in leadership. It suggests that true leaders must embody the principles and standards they wish to see in others; hypocrisy undermines trust and respect, making it difficult for people to follow someone who does not practice what they preach.
In practice
In a corporate meeting about company culture, this quote can highlight the importance of accountability among leaders.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.
Coaching is about helping young people have a chance _x000D_ to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility _x000D_ than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have _x000D_ is being called 'Coach.'
Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
The fact is, employees cannot make breakthroughs if they can't openly and honestly disagree with their peers and their leader. Indeed, great leaders don't just permit conflict; they actively try to elicit it from reluctant employees as well.
Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.
When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, βWhat is the best I can do under the given circumstances?β
As a company gets big, the information that informs decision-making gets massive. Depending upon the prism through which you view the business, your perspective will vary. If two people are in charge, this variance will cause conflict and delay.
Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest.
Praise them for what they do well, both privately and publicly.
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