If you are going to call out your teammates, you have to call out yourself, too. You can't just separate yourself from the rest, because if you are going to get 90 percent of the credit when you win, you have to be willing to take 90 percent of the blame when you lose.
Interpretation
Leadership requires accountability, both for successes and failures.
Jeff Van Gundy emphasizes the importance of accountability in leadership and teamwork. He suggests that true leaders not only take credit for successes but also accept responsibility for failures, fostering a culture of mutual support and unity among team members. This quote highlights the necessity of self-reflection and fairness in assessing both individual and collective contributions within a team dynamic.
In practice
In a motivational speech to a sports team emphasizing teamwork and accountability.
Thank God we have the example of Martin Luther King, Jr. People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples' lives, and that's why it's so important not just to commemorate his life, but to study and try to live by the principles of that life.
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I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge.
Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high.
I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.
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