Teamwork
# Any one fist can break any one finger. Therefore your goal as a leader should
be to create a dominant team where all five fingers fit together into a powerful
fist.
# Adjust while you're on the run so you dont miss any great scoring
opportunities.
# A confidence shared is better than a confidence only in yourself.
#
Dont hire people soley on their technical merits. Consider whether they can work
in a team environment.
# Communication skills are just as important as technical
skills.
# Always search for the communicator on the team.
# In leadership,
no word is more important than trust.
# Confrontation is good. It simply means
metting the truth head-on
# Teach the principle that "Your fifth shot
is your first shot."
# Great teams embrace responsibility.
# Win or
lose together.
# Caring is a powerful motivational force on any team.
#
Believe that the loose ball you're chasing has you're name on it.
# Two are
better than one, if two act as one.
Training
& Development #
When teaching, always remember this simple phrase: "You hear, you forget.
You see, you remember. You do, you understand."
#
Go in fully prepared for every practice. Create a lesson plan. But stay flexible.
Use it only as a guide.
# A leader cannot just tell people what to do and then
expect them to perform well.
# Cut out anything that tends to put distance
between you and members of your team.
# Members of your team need to see themselves
through your eyes - so that they may see how they really are, not ho they think
they are.
# Plan for as many nuances as you can. Address the little things
you may incounter in a real situation.
# Erect no artificial walls that might
limit potential, stifle creativity, or shackle innovation.
# Leaders should
be reliable without being predicable. They should be consostent without being
anticipated
# Ask questions, lots of questions.
# Good ideas can come from
anywhere and everywhere. Turn
Negatives into Positives
#
Its important for a leader to focus on the technical details of his industry or
business. But it is vital to focus on the details related specifically to people
in the organisation.
# People talk to you in different ways - through facial
expressions, moods, mannerisms, body language, the tone in their voice, the look
in their eyes.
# As a leader you must be able to read your players.
# A
leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing
in the past as failure.
# You cannot win every game, but you can learn from
every game.
# It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with
those decisions afterwards.
# A leader has to have the courage to make a key
decision in a split second.
# Courage and confidence are what decison-making
is all about.
# Don't let a single game break your heart.
Game
Day
#
Make game day your best day.
# The people on your team expect you to be upbeat,
positive, confident, and certain they can win.
# Leaders must show respect
for people by giving their time.
# Make sure you have a clear head when going
into a game. That way, you'll be more likley to react well to what whatever unpredictable
situation might occur.
# Encourage every member of your team to be well rested
and at high level emotionally before every contest.
# Business like basketball,
is a game of adjustments, so be ready to adjust.
# You might have to throw
out your well crafted plan after only five minutes.
# You may have to put you
own emotions aside if you are to help your team reach it goals.
# Sometimes
a leader has to draw a line in the sand.
# Game day is not a day for long drawn-out
speeches. It is a time for interaction.
# Make sure everybody is on board the
train.
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