A Generous Family Leon J. Hendrix Jr. was the student body president for Clemson University in 1963. He later attended its graduate school and each of his four children attended the university as well. Hendrix went on the spend 10 years heading up the gun manufacturer Remington Arms. And Hendrix loved Clemson’s football team. So […]
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“Serve their heart, not their talent” and 29 Other Leadership Quotes From Dabo Swinney’s Appearance On The Colin Cowherd Podcast
Regardless of what industry you are in, there a few people who are better culture builders than Clemson Tigers head football coach Dabo Swinney. On Wednesday, May 12th Coach Swinney appeared as a guest on The Colin Cowherd Podcast. The topics they covered ranged from his upbringing to their recruiting philosophy to Trevor Lawrence. But […]
25 Positive Leadership Thoughts From Dabo Swinney, Derwin Gray, and Christine Caine from Jon Gordon’s The Power Of Positive Summit
From April 2nd through 8th, writer and speaker Jon Gordon has put together an all-star lineup of over 30 speakers for this year’s The Power Of Positive Summit. During these times of disruption caused by COVID-19, this event has been a great encouragement to me. So much so, I want to share the content from […]
10 Mantras Dabo Swinney Used To Build A Winning And Positive Culture At Clemson
I am currently reading Manie Robinson’s excellent book Top of the Hill: Dabo Swinney and Clemson’s Rise to College Football Greatness. In chapter 4, Robinson tells the story of the events which unfolded on Monday, October 13, 2008. This was the day Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips relieved head football coach Tommy Bowden of […]
11 Reasons Clemson Beat Ohio State (and how any leader can apply these lessons to their organization)
This past Saturday evening with 71,330 in attendance, the Clemson Tigers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl earning a trip to the national championship game against the LSU Tigers. It was a classic football game – arguably the two best programs in college football, incredible coaching, immense pride, dozens of future […]
What The Greatest Champions Think About Success, Failure, And Beating Your Rival
I recently wrote a post John Maxwell’s Difference Between Successful And Unsuccessful People. John’s premise is the difference between the two is how people think. Recently, the ACC Network created an incredible resource called Champions: Coaching Conversations. This one-hour episode featured interviews with a fraternity of six current ACC coaches who have won national championships. The […]
30 Reasons Dabo Swinney Created Such A Successful And Healthy Culture At Clemson University
Earlier this summer, Clemson Tigers head football coach Dabo Swinney and his three sons were traveling to Toronto. While there, he reached out to the Toronto Raptors in hopes of getting tickets to the 76ers playoff game. The request was granted with one condition – Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wanted some of his time. […]
27 Pieces Of Leadership Gold From Dabo Swinney, Nick Saban and College Football’s Best Coaches
The following are 27 Pieces Of Leadership Gold From Dabo Swinney, Nick Saban and College Football’s Best Coaches. These quotes were captured during this last year’s college football play-offs. As you read below, this is some of the greatest leadership wisdom you will ever read. ESPN College Gameday January 1, 2018 Winning Teams Trust Their […]
20 Quotes On The Faith And Leadership Of Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence
https://youtu.be/qua3pwff3_Y Clemson Tigers freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence is a generational talent. Like John Elway, Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck, he has the type of skill which only comes around every 10-15 years. What makes the Cartersville (Ga) product so special though is not just his size (6′ 5″), his maturity, his football IQ, or rocket […]
42 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney, Tua Tagovailoa, Urban Meyer, And Others
With the college football playoffs beginning today, I felt it was a great time to look back at some of the best leadership quotes. The following are 42 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney, Tua Tagovailoa, Urban Meyer, And Others: ESPN College Gameday – December 1st, Championship Weekend “Adversity is sometimes internal.. Are […]
20 Leadership Lessons About Making Hard Decisions We Learn From Clemson’s Dabo Swinney
Hard decisions are simply part of the leadership journey. I once had a leader tell me how easy hard decisions came for him. I responded by saying if those decisions were easy, then by sheer definition they were not hard. Hard decisions are never easy. Recently, the Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney made the […]
34 Reasons I Would Want My Son To Play For Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney
There are a number of great college football coaches I would want my son, if I had one, to play for. Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Kirby Smart, Mark Richt and Gus Malzahn just to name a few. But if I had to pick one it would be Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney. Recently, Coach […]