Smart leaders learn from history. As we head into this weekend’s Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers play-off game, I think it will be helpful to learn how the Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott handled a worst-case situation in the 2022 NFL play-offs. The following is an excerpt from my book Mighty: 7 Skills You […]
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The #1 Thing Leaders Can Do To Handle Worse Case Scenarios
A Public Collapse On Sunday, January 16th, the Dallas Cowboys were on the San Francisco 49ers 41-yard line with 14 seconds left to play and no timeouts remaining. Trailing 23-17, quarterback Dak Prescott was driving the team towards a potential miraculous comeback. After taking the snap from center, Prescott performed a quarterback draw and began […]
What Is A Leader’s Greatest Strength?
A Devasting Injury On Sunday, October 11, 2020, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott dropped back to pass and surveyed the New York Giants defense. Finding no one open, he then scrambled out of the pocket and began running downfield. Giants cornerback Logan Ryan then executed what appeared to be a routine tackle of Prescott. But […]
When Everything Works Right For A Leader This Is Why
https://youtu.be/ph1F6Jd7IEI I want to direct everyone reading this post to the 3:25 mark of the video above and watch the following two minutes. These two minutes show an emotional Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett in tears. Coach Garrett is introducing future Hall of Fame tight end Jason Whitten who would then announce his retirement. […]
Complete Content Listing Of The 2017 NFL Hall Of Fame Speeches
The following is the Complete Content Listing Of The 2017 NFL Hall Of Fame Speeches. Just click the speaker whose content you would like to read. For my money, I highly recommend Jason Taylor, LaDainian Tomlinson and Jerry Jones. Enjoy! Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Kurt Warner Leadership Quotes And Lessons Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Leadership […]
2017 NFL Hall Of Fame Leadership Quotes And Lessons Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones
The following are 2017 NFL Hall Of Fame Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: I hope there’s some Cowboys fans here. I felt like a freshman walk-on in a room full of All-Americans. (first owners meeting) As a young man I chased prosperity. Games are won in the fourth quarter, when you’re […]
9 Qualities To Look For In Your Next Leader And NFL Head Coach
The Dallas Cowboys fired head coach Wade Phillips today. While it is never entirely the coach’s fault when a team begins 1-7, the responsibility of poor performance will always fall upon the leader. The search for a permanent coach is underway. What type of leader should owner Jerry Jones look for? For a look into this individual, let’s […]
Hall Of Fame Leadership Quotes – Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith is the NFL’s greatest running back ever by the numbers. The following are the leadership quotes from his Hall Of Fame speech. He hasn’t left a yard on the table of his life. – Jerry Jones I wanted to become the all-time leading rusher. Period. This team means more to me than just […]
Best Practices Of Leadership From Top NFL Leaders Part 1
This past Father’s Day, I received as a gift Sports Illustrated Peter King’s book Monday Morning Quarterback. Like many NFL fans, Peter is my favorite football writer and his weekly online column by the same name is my must read of each week. It had a few too many personal chapters for my taste though they are extraordinarily written.  My two favorite chapters […]