College football
players improve so much over the four or five years they spend on campus. They get coached hard on and off the field,
in the classroom, weight room and even have large parts of their day recorded
so they can be analyzed in slow motion.
A no-nothing 18 year old kid comes into a college and may play a
position he has never played before and leave knowing every part of the offense
or defense, while also picking up a degree in his chosen field of study. One of the things I loved most about college
coaching was literally watching boys grow to men.
How much have you improved at your job in the
last 4-5 years? How much input have you
received from your boss? How much
coaching have you done with your reports?
How much feedback do you share?
How much accountability is there in your culture? Does your organization embrace a culture of
coaching?
The "civilian
world", as I like to call it, could learn so much from football coaches
when it comes to healthy conflict, (the ability to disagree and then commit)
accountability and accepting feedback.
Just because you don't have the title of coach in front of your name
does not mean you are not a coach. If
you have people who report to you, if you are a leader in your organization
then you need to consider yourself a coach.
That is the most important job you have.
You don't need a
whistle, a clipboard or a title to make others better. If you are needing help with how to get
started having what could be difficult conversations with your team. The link below is a brief presentation from
an event last week. Hope it helps you
get started coaching your team!
No comments:
Post a Comment