Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.
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You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.
Interpretation
A football coach, like a teacher, imparts knowledge and skills to a new group of students each year.
This quote by Darrell Royal highlights the essential role of a football coach as an educator. Just as teachers shape the minds of their students, coaches develop and guide their players, contributing to both their personal and athletic growth. Each season brings a new team dynamic, requiring coaches to adapt their teaching methods and connect with different individuals, fostering teamwork and facilitating skill development in a competitive environment.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a coaching clinic to emphasize the importance of education in sports.
Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.
I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal.
Power is the ability to achieve purpose.
My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned, not bought.
You can't manage by memo. You can't stand up there and just send out edicts. I think you just gotta really personalize your relationships.
If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers.
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