The difference between wanting to be part of a team versus just having a job!
Got this from Simon Carter...
Folks,I think I have mentioned before about this "guru" that I met last year... &he occasionally e-mails "top tips".The attached is quite relevant to us all (if you ignore the Americanisms!!)as we go through the OD Review - weighing up our options & makingdecisions. It sums up for me the difference between wanting to be part ofa team... versus just having a job....Simon
Whether you want to recruit and retain dedicated, talented people for yourorganization or you just want to cultivate great friendships in yourpersonal life, you can't just ask for loyalty from those around you. Youhave to inspire it within them.Here, from Dr. Mark Goulston, are some insights on how you can inspireloyalty by copying great sports coaches.---------------
What do coaches Pete Carroll of USC and John Wooden of UCLA have in common?
They had incredibly talented players such as Matt Leinart and Lew Alcindor(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) who could have played anywhere, but chose to play forCarroll and Wooden over the immediate gratification of money, adulation andother perks.
Why did they choose fierce loyalty over self-interest?
They realized andseized that rare opportunity to play for Carroll and Wooden for whom it wassuch an honor, that they wanted to extend the experience as long as theycould.
What was so special about Carroll and Wooden was:
* their fierce determination to be successful based on "steak" rather thanjust "sizzle" (a simple but not easycommitment in Los Angeles/Hollywood);
* their living their lives by the above values and not turning out to havefeet of clay;
* their players knowing that Carroll and Wooden would "kill" for them toany outside detractors especially those who would take cheap shots;
* and, finally, their players knowing that Carroll and Wooden would also"kill" them if they did anything lessthan they were capable of or dishonored the fact that the team was moreimportant than them.
---------------Warmest,Keith Ferrazzi
Folks,I think I have mentioned before about this "guru" that I met last year... &he occasionally e-mails "top tips".The attached is quite relevant to us all (if you ignore the Americanisms!!)as we go through the OD Review - weighing up our options & makingdecisions. It sums up for me the difference between wanting to be part ofa team... versus just having a job....Simon
Whether you want to recruit and retain dedicated, talented people for yourorganization or you just want to cultivate great friendships in yourpersonal life, you can't just ask for loyalty from those around you. Youhave to inspire it within them.Here, from Dr. Mark Goulston, are some insights on how you can inspireloyalty by copying great sports coaches.---------------
What do coaches Pete Carroll of USC and John Wooden of UCLA have in common?
They had incredibly talented players such as Matt Leinart and Lew Alcindor(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) who could have played anywhere, but chose to play forCarroll and Wooden over the immediate gratification of money, adulation andother perks.
Why did they choose fierce loyalty over self-interest?
They realized andseized that rare opportunity to play for Carroll and Wooden for whom it wassuch an honor, that they wanted to extend the experience as long as theycould.
What was so special about Carroll and Wooden was:
* their fierce determination to be successful based on "steak" rather thanjust "sizzle" (a simple but not easycommitment in Los Angeles/Hollywood);
* their living their lives by the above values and not turning out to havefeet of clay;
* their players knowing that Carroll and Wooden would "kill" for them toany outside detractors especially those who would take cheap shots;
* and, finally, their players knowing that Carroll and Wooden would also"kill" them if they did anything lessthan they were capable of or dishonored the fact that the team was moreimportant than them.
---------------Warmest,Keith Ferrazzi
posted by POL Northern England Update at
8:33 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home