Football coaches, especially those in the NFL, carry the heavy duty of not only leading their players to victory but also making sure that all members stay motivated as they progress.
Those who do not enjoy football can still learn lessons from the football field - leadership lessons, to be exact. Here are some of them:
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Leadership is about teaching, not shouting
Vince Lombardi was the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s. Considered one of the greatest coaches in NFL history, Lombardi likened coaching to teaching, where the leader isn’t there to bark orders, but to set a goal and tell each member why each step is important. With this kind of coaching, his players grew to respect him as he made sure all of them understood what they were playing for.
Honesty is important
“The only way to change people is to tell them in the clearest possible terms what they’re doing wrong. And if they don’t want to listen, they don’t belong on the team,” writes Bill Parcells in a Harvard Business Review article in 2000. Bill Parcells was known for turning around losing teams and for coaching the New York Giants to two Super Bowl wins. His key strategy: be (brutally) honest.
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Hard work is a tool to achieve goals
Tom Landry made the Dallas Cowboys one of the best teams in the 1970s. He was known for making his players recognize the importance of working hard today in order to reap the rewards of tomorrow. He once said, “Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do [so they can] achieve what they want to achieve.”
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