If these are pivotal times in school sports – and I believe they are – we must, if we are to make the most of these times, remember the skills that many of us worked on when we played basketball . . . The pivot.
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FORTUNE magazine is unveiling its “Executive Dream Team” of what it calls “corporate all-stars,” extending the sports metaphor even further.
The key is to agitate peoples’ minds without aggravating their spirits. To get them thinking about things they thought they were satisfied with; but to do so without questioning their intelligence or dedication.
While we work with admirable efficiency – that is, take action promptly and purposefully – the truth is we often are not effective. We salve more than solve difficult situations.
One of the many lessons I’ve taken away from these gatherings is that we don’t get people to change by telling people what should happen. Effective facilitation is more subtle.
The good leader, and necessary leadership, encourages and assures a “team” during tough times; but during tranquil times, that leader keeps stirring the pot to avoid complacency.
Too many people talking about “leadership” talk only in terms of change. They measure leadership by all they change
Change is rarely from the top down, seldom obvious when it starts, and rarely accomplished alone.
From the Director is the official MHSAA Blog which will touch on pertinent school sports topics periodically throughout the school year from various MHSAA Staff.