1269 Leadership Quotes
Coach Prime Jackson State University head football coach Deion Sanders, known as Coach Prime, has changed the culture of this Historic Black College’s football program. So much so that ESPN’s College Gameday was hosted on the Jackson, MS campus today. One of Coach Prime’s strengths is his superlative motivational and communication skills which you can […]
All leadership is temporary. Sooner or later, someone else will occupy the position you are currently in. One of the jobs of the leader is to push that day as far into the future as possible. Unfortunately, this did not happen for Matt Ruhle, head football coach of the Carolina Panthers. On Monday, October 10th, […]
As leaders, we all want to build great teams and be part of great teams. In this October 6th article written by Ted Nguyen for The Athletic, Ted takes a look at this year’s San Francisco 49ers defense and why it has a chance to be historic. Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit, educational […]
This past Saturday, the Texas Tech Red Raiders beat the 22nd-ranked Texas Longhorns in front of their home crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium. Immediately after the game’s conclusion, the fans stormed the field. However, the best celebration took place not on the football field, but in the Red Raiders’s locker room. First-year head coach Joey […]
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is not one to give out compliments easily. But after this past weekend’s 20-19 victory over the Texas Longhorns, he was overly-generous with praise when asked about his star quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. So what would make Coach Saban, who comes across as someone who is […]
With the NFL season beginning this Thursday with Los Angeles Rams hosting the Buffalo Bills, I felt it was a good time to revisit one of my favorite leadership moments from last year. On June 9th I had the good fortune of playing a very small role in The Flying Coach Podcast co-hosted by the NFL […]
The two things I value most as a leader are productivity and character. Productivity means you get things done and advance the organization’s mission and vision. Character is what allows you do it for a long period of time and not disqualify yourself. In this article we will discuss the subject of productivity. You may […]
Yearly, I carve out margin in my schedule to scout a few Major League games in order to ‘recalibrate’ my eyes and stay focused after watching so many high school, travel and college baseball games throughout the year. A good exercise for all pro baseball scouts. pic.twitter.com/2MdJ97uyCI — Kevin Burrell (@KevinBurrellMLB) August 17, 2022 Chicago […]
This Halloween, legendary Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban will turn 71 years old, but it appears he is only getting started. This will be his 16th season at Alabama and he just signed a $93.6 million contract extension through the 2030 season. In this ESPN article written by Chris Low, Coach Saban gives […]
Billy Graham once said, “A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime.” If this statement is true, and I believe it is, then it is important to understand what the role, duty, and expectation of a coach is. Long-time readers of this site know I […]
A common leadership axiom is leaders must become comfortable being uncomfortable. What this means is growth happens when you stretch beyond your comfort zone. Being uncomfortable is where you learn new things, have new thoughts, meet new people, and experience new things. Uncomfortable leaders get stronger, smarter, more experienced and talented. Unfortunately, this is not […]
A Leading Pastor And Coach Tom Mullins is the founding pastor of Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Prior to leading one of America’s greatest churches, Coach Mullins was a very successful high school and college football coach. Today, I was in attendance as he spoke to the team of INJOY Stewardship Solutions. […]
