After a 90 minute working on fundamentals--at 4 am--Kobe Bryant was asked, “You are the best player in the world. Why are you working on fundamentals for 90 minutes?”
Kobe responded, “How do you think I became the best player in the world?”
1. Everything starts with trust
Your team needs to know you are competent and have integrity.
The easiest way to show them you have both is by doing what you say you will do.
- Write down your commitments
- Proactively manage expectations
2. Conflict is a Constant
Hoping conflict will go away by ignoring it is like hoping weeds in your garden will go away when you ignore them.
Your goal is not to hope conflict disappears because it won't. Your goal is to get better at managing it.
I spent the last 13 years building a career at T-Mobile.
It changed my life, and tomorrow is my last day.
Here are 11 rules I learned to get you promoted and help you win at life:
4. Clarity is Speed
Be ruthless about making sure all levels of your organization understand their priorities and Why their work matters.
Great leaders keep the vision visible.
3. Seeds Depend on Soil
You can create healthy soil in your organization by listening deeply to people at all levels.
Understanding their goals and obstacles will ensure you can provide the support they need.
Creating healthy soil will allow ideas to flourish.
7. Know Your Gaps
You can’t be good at everything. Develop a partnership with people who complement your strengths.
Side note: these are likely people you initially have a conflict with.
I’ve worked with 100s of managers.
The best 5% had one thing in common:
They always made people feel appreciated.
Here are 7 ways to make gratitude meaningful.
I've been developing leaders for the last 5 years.
Bad leaders all struggled for different reasons.
The best leaders all focused on these 7 principles:
5. Focus on Strengths
The things that are recognized get repeated. Make sure your team recognizes the value they bring.
Your team will be more engaged and more likely to stay when they have a manager who focuses on their strengths.
9. Be Urgent With Feedback
Don't wait 10 days for a conversation that will take 10 minutes.
Remember, the purpose of feedback is to help.
Be direct with feedback because you are invested in the success of others.
11. Make it Easy to Talk About Mistakes
People are going to make mistakes. When this happens it's important for you to respond in a way that is aligned with your goals and values.
Creating a culture where people hide mistakes is expensive.
10. Empower Decision Makers
Make sure your team understands the big picture and give them guard rails to work within.
When obstacles come up, you want them to be able to tell you why they made adjustments instead of coming to you for approval.
The most important lesson for leaders is Self-Awareness.
Know when you are at your best.
And know when you need to ask for help.
Humility and growth are impossible without awareness.
Thanks for all the love and new connections. I appreciate you. 👏
Early years as a leader can be frustrating.
Conversations with my team felt forced and made me feel insecure.
I made the cheat sheet I didn't know I needed when I started.
Here are 17 things about providing feedback I wish I knew 10 years ago:
12. Follow the 80/20 Rule
You need to know what 20% of your actions lead to 80% of your results.
Knowing this will make it much easier for you to say NO to the things not setting your team up for success.
12. Protect Your Refresh Time
Know the things that keep you at your best, and don't let them become optional.
When you fail to stay energized, your team will feel it first.
8. Invest in Yourself
As you gain influence, working on yourself has a multiplying impact.
Improving your leadership skills will allow you to be more effective in improving the lives around you.
This is a big deal!
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA Championships in 20 seasons.
!!!
People forget how great he was.
He had a unique ability to help superstars put their egos aside and be bought into a system.
6. Develop a Coaching Culture
When you spend time developing your people, you save time fixing unnecessary problems.
Plus:
- More collaboration
- Better performance
Interested in creating a coaching culture?
Be the first to know about my cohort👇
10 Rules of Leadership:
1. Be grateful
2. Start with why
3. Know yourself
4. Live your values
5. Embrace feedback
6. Empower your team
7. Understand emotions
8. Do what you say you will
9. Care personally and challenge directly
10. Let go of things outside of your control
My son was born with a condition that required open-heart surgery a week after birth.
Today he turns 7.
His birthday always reminds me how precious life is.
I'm so grateful.
Nobody predicted the Warriors would win the 2015 NBA championship.
They had a young team,
A rookie coach, Steve Kerr,
And +2800 Vegas Odds.
Here is what they did.
TL;DR (1/2)
1.Everything starts with trust
2.Conflict is a Constant
3.Seeds Depend on Soil
4.Clarity is Speed
5.Develop a Coaching Culture
6.Know Your Gaps
7.Invest in Yourself
John Thompson is the most important college basketball coach of the last 40 years.
After reading his autobiography, I'm even more convinced.
Here are 11 of the most impactful quotes from the book.
#2
is 🔥🔥🔥
Thread.
10 Rules of Leadership:
1. Be grateful
2. Start with why
3. Know yourself
4. Live your values
5. Embrace feedback
6. Empower your team
7. Understand emotions
8. Do what you say you will
9. Care personally and challenge directly
10. Let go of things outside of your control