3 Criteria To Examine For Struggling Teams

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Is your team struggling right now?  You may be desperately searching for the reasons why when the answer may be simpler than you think.

When it comes to teaching leadership, few are better than Urban Meyer.  Make sure you watch the video above.  It is a 2-minute 13-second Masterclass on diagnosing the issues which cause the struggles teams face.

The following are some of his introductory comments along with the 3 Criteria To Examine For Struggling Teams:

• “So many of us are excuse makers.”
• “When you see a team struggle the first people the fans or the media blames are the players and the coaches.”
• “There’s not a bad player in the NFL.  They’re NFL players, the same with the coach.”
• “Every time I’ve had a team struggle, every time, it’s fallen in one of three categories:

Trust Issues

• “Players don’t trust the coaches.  The coaches don’t trust the players or awful, when the players don’t trust each other.”

Dysfunctional Work Environment

• “The expectations are very hard but we don’t work hard.”
• “The coach is going to have to be real clear with his team, that’s going to lead to frustration, anger, disappointment because we want to win a championship.  I got news boys, we’re not working hard so stop with the expectations.”
• “Your work ethic must exceed or equate your expectations.  That’s a good environment.”

Selfishness

“Football is an unselfish sport.  You’ve got to do the nasty.”

After watching the video and reading the list above, have you diagnosed why your team is not performing well?

For more leadership gold from Coach Meyer, read the following articles from 2020:

• 24 Lessons From Urban Meyer On Building A Winning Culture
• Urban Meyer’s Criteria For The Type Of Players And Coaches He Wants On His Team
• Urban Meyer’s 4 Ways Trevor Lawrence Earned Respect (And How Other Quarterbacks And Leaders Can Also)
• Urban Meyer’s 4 Types Of Employees And Which Ones A Leader Should Focus Their Energy On

During the 2019 college football season, fans were given a gift when legendary coach Urban Meyer joined Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff preview show as a studio analyst.  As a three-time national championship head coach, Coach Meyer’s ability to deliver complex leadership principles with brevity and concise terminology created a compelling experience for educated and “smart” fans.  Throughout the season, I captured Coach Meyer’s best leadership quotes from this weekly show.  I wanted to make them available to you in this new complimentary resource Urban Meyer 2019 Fox Sports Big Noon Kickoff Ebook.  

The contents includes Winning Cultures, 3 Types of Teams, Strategy and Competition, Recruiting, Rivalry Games, Personal Performance, and much, much more.  Click HERE to get your complimentary copy today!  Trust me – this resource will make you a better leader.