In my book, Rapid Teamwork, I share the five ingredients that all GREAT teams share. One of those is setting clear expectations about team roles. Sometimes the toughest challenge for otherwise committed teammates is understanding and accepting their role. And the best illustrations of teams fitting together and accepting roles are something called tessellations. A tessellation is […]
Category Archives: Athletic Teambuilding
This is a powerful parable about a dime that can benefit your team leaders and improve team performance if they truly apply the one secret it offers
As you and your team begin to move forward in your plans for a successful 2016, it will be helpful for you to reflect on and share the following powerful image quotes
Team leadership improves drastically when you turn your disengaged employees into more invested teammates who are not playing the role of a processional caterpillar.
a constant focus on what is missing, or what needs to get better, or where the flaws are can turn aspirations into frustrations.
As a coach, or manager, or principal, or leader in any arena, rather than seeing the hole, we should step back more often to appreciate the doughnut. We should find things to be grateful for.
October is here, and that means that we are in the middle of Football Season! For millions of fans who have been holding their breath and suffering through the desolation of late summer athletic programming, the next dozen weekends will be a feast of entertainment. As a basketball coach, even I can appreciate the excitement […]
Successful teamwork begins with establishing crystal clear expectations. This is true not just for leaders, but for communication between teammates as well. The more intentional you can be about ensuring your message is received, understood, and acted upon the more success your team will enjoy. Still, the reality is that every organization struggles at times […]
I was reminded of an important technique you can use to motivate your team while talking with my son about the basketball camp he attended this week. One of the things that makes him a good player is intrinsic motivation – he practices on his own because he just enjoys getting better. He doesn’t do […]
With the NFL draft approaching, millions of people are getting excited about the addition of talent to their team rosters. Most people can see and appreciate talent – but great leaders know that talent alone is never sufficient. Talent without character and trust – traits of great teammates – will always underachieve. So how do […]
The truth is that whistles aren’t necessary. As a young coach, I thought I needed a whistle to get my players’ attention and ensure they were listening to me. Turns out, a few years into my coaching career I learned that it wasn’t the whistle that truly earned their attention. Sure, it was disruptive and […]