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13 Characteristics Of Winning Cultures

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  Recently appointed Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris addressed the team on first day of its off-season program.  You can see his speech above.  After introducing some of the team’s assistant coaches, he then gave his vision for the organization.  In doing so, Coach Morris laid out clear expectations for the organization, coaches, and […]

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Leadership Gold – 47 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from Mike Krzyzewski & Roy Williams from the NC Coaches Convention

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Recently, the 75th Annual North Carolina Coaches Convention had the opportunity to host a conversation between Duke’s 5-time national champion and all-time winningest coach in D-1 history Mike Krzyzewski and North Carolina’s 3-time national champion Roy Williams.  The ACC Network captured their time together in program called Coach K & Roy Williams: Rivals Reunited. From […]

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Head Coach Andy Reid’s Courageous Play-Off Decision

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Smart leaders learn from history.  As we head into this weekend’s Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins play-off game, I think it will be helpful to learn from Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s previous performance.  The following is an excerpt from my book 2021 The Year In Leadership: The Stories of Faith, Athletics, Business and […]

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The Ultimate Nick Saban Leadership Resource Library

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The Statement On Wednesday afternoon, the leadership and football communities were surprised with the following statement from legendary head coach Nick Saban: “The University of Alabama has been a very special place to Terry and me.  We have enjoyed every minute of our 17 years being the head coach at Alabama as well as becoming […]

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CFP Leadership: 14 Quotes and Lessons from Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh, Steve Sarkisian, Kalen DeBoer and others

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Later today the Alabama Crimson Tide will face the Michigan Wolverines and the Texas Longhorns will face the Washington Huskies in this year’s College Football Play-offs.  As I watched the ESPN College Gameday pre-game show, I captured the following 25 Quotes and Lessons from Alabama head coach Nick Saban, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, Texas […]

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8 Characteristics Of A Winning Culture

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“Culture can be defined in eleven words – This is who we are and this is what we do.” – Seth Godin  The fundamental role of a leader is to cultivate a winning culture.  Success hinges on the ability to institute a comprehensive code of conduct and behavior that resonates throughout the organization.  A prime […]

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