This Conversation between @ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio and Nick Sirianni is fantastic. Sal does a great job of allowing Sirianni’s personality to shine through, and you can really tell that Philly is reflected in the #Eagles’ coach. pic.twitter.com/ZT3tkHnOHo — Matt Lombardo 🏈 (@MattLombardoNFL) February 3, 2023 The Subject Of Success It has been said success is […]
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5 Things To Look For When Searching For Great Talent To Add To Your Organization
Jimmy Johnson is generally recognized as one of the top talent evaluators in the history of sports. The Hall of Fame coach attracted enough talent to win two national championships for the University of Miami Hurricanes in the 1980s. He then went to draft the right talent and win two Super Bowls with the Dallas […]
10 Things Elite Teams Do – Leadership Lessons From National Champion Head Coach Kirby Smart
Everyone reading this article wants to be part of an elite team. No one wants to give your lives to average pursuits. Leaders want to make a difference with their one and only lives and we know to do this, we need an elite team around us. Our vision is too great to be accomplished […]
Live Blog From Global Leadership Summit – 14 Leadership Quotes From Gen. Stanley McChrystal On Risk
For the next two days, I will be bringing in real time the top leadership quotes and lessons from the 2021 Global Leadership Summit (GLS). Therefore, make sure you bookmark this site and check back often. For those not familiar with the GLS, it is two days of rich, high-impact, inspiring sessions, and learnings from a diverse […]
13 Components Of A Winning Culture
In November 2002, Theo Epstein was hired as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox. During his tenure, Epstein was credited with breaking The Curse of the Bambino as the team won the 2004 and 2007 World Series championships. These were the first World Series titles for the Red Sox since 1918 when the […]
22 Principles for Getting, Building, and Guarding a Great Staff Culture
Most church leaders received little or no training on how to build a healthy staff culture. This starts with being a healthy leader, but also speaks to hiring for culture and knowing how to identify someone who is toxic to your culture. Tim Stevens has spent 35 years leading in ministry settings—and has been involved […]
10 Lessons For Leaders Surrounded By Vultures
Leaders, understanding the lessons provided in this post may extend or even save your leadership. Recently, I was driving down a country road and passed approximately two dozen vultures picking the bones of a dead deer. I found the scene so dramatic I turned the car around and took the picture above. The reason the […]
3 Ways To Pray For Our First Responders And Medical Professionals During The Coronavirus COVID-19
This is the best of America. Hundreds gathered at a hospital in Georgia to worship. Doctors and nurses were on the roof as others prayed down below. The most powerful thing you will see today! pic.twitter.com/aiDtDVZwT0 — Julio Gonzalez (@TaxReformExpert) March 29, 2020 Dr. Mark Salsberry is a Sunday School teacher and small group leader at […]
Horst Schulze on hiring well
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to listen to Horst Schulze, founder of the Capella Hotel Group and co-founder of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, share at ReThink Leadership. Schulze’s recent book, Excellence Wins, shares what he has learned through his years leading ultra-high end customer service focused organizations. While the book has a […]
10 Things Great Teams Do Average Teams Do Not
The following are 10 Things Great Teams Do Average Teams Do Not: Great Teams Have An Ethos Which Permeates The Entire Organization – When asked about the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Jim Mora said, “If you go to Alabama and you walk into the equipment room and the assistant equipment manager is folding a towel and […]
10 Characteristics Of The Greatest Team Of All-Time
In my new book Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices Of Apex Leaders, I noted the most common trait of apex leaders was they built great teams. I then make the claim the greatest team ever assembled is not a sports team or collection of corporate all-stars. The greatest team ever assembled is The Trinity – God […]
Do You Want To Get Better As A Leader? Read 16 Leadership Lessons From The Golden State Warriors
Do you want to get better as a leader? Since this is the NBA’s All-Star weekend, I wanted look back at some of the reasons why the Golden State Warriors were the league’s champion in 2014-15, runner-up to the Cleveland Cavaliers last year, and have the league’s best record this year. The following are 16 Leadership […]