{"id":1461,"date":"2010-08-29T00:02:14","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T00:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2010-08-29T00:02:14","modified_gmt":"2010-08-29T00:02:14","slug":"leadership-styles-of-the-nfls-top-10-coaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/08\/29\/leadership-styles-of-the-nfls-top-10-coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Styles Of The NFL’s Top 10 Coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportssoundoff.net\/zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/bill-belichick.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In this week’s <a title=\"The Sporting News\" href=\"www.sportingnews.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Sporting News<\/a>, there is an interesting article from the magazine’s staff and editors\u00c2\u00a0determining who\u00c2\u00a0are the <a title=\"NFL\" href=\"www.nfl.com\" target=\"_self\">NFL’s<\/a> best coaches<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Each of the current\u00c2\u00a032 NFL coaches were graded in the following categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Championships<\/li>\n<li>Won-Lost Records<\/li>\n<li>Creativity<\/li>\n<li>Motivational Skills<\/li>\n<li>Ability to Limit Turnovers\/Penalties<\/li>\n<li>Hiring and Maintaining a Quality Staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Using those six categories\u00c2\u00a0as a barometer, the following are the Top 10 NFL Head Coaches as determined by The Sporting News as well as what makes their leadership\u00c2\u00a0distinctive:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Bill Belichick, <a title=\"New England Patriots\" href=\"www.patriots.com\" target=\"_self\">New England Patriots<\/a><\/strong> – Work ethic and preparation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sean Payton, <a title=\"New Orleans Saints\" href=\"www.neworleanssaints.com\" target=\"_self\">New Orleans Saints<\/a><\/strong> – Disciplined, fair, but also very fun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeff Fisher, <a title=\"Tennessee Titans\" href=\"www.titansonline.com\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/strong> – Cares about his players.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Shanahan, <a title=\"Washington Redskins\" href=\"www.redskins.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Redskins<\/a><\/strong> – Treats them like men.\u00c2\u00a0 Albert Haynesworth, are you listening?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Tomlin, <a title=\"Pittsburgh Steelers\" href=\"www.steelers.com\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/strong><a title=\"Pittsburgh Steelers\" href=\"www.steelers.com\" target=\"_self\"> <\/a>– Changed some of his coaching style\u00c2\u00a0to become more\u00c2\u00a0successful.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Reid, <a title=\"Philadelphia Eagles\" href=\"www.philadelphiaeagles.com\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/strong><a title=\"Philadelphia Eagles\" href=\"www.philadelphiaeagles.com\" target=\"_self\"> <\/a>– Just keeps winning and having success.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Coughlin, <a title=\"New York Giants\" href=\"www.giants.com\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a><\/strong> – He’s won a Super Bowl so he’s on the list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken Whisenhunt, <a title=\"Arizona Cardinals\" href=\"www.azcardinals.com\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a><\/strong> – Brings attitude and discipline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Harbaugh, <a title=\"Baltimore Ravens\" href=\"www.baltimoreravens.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a><\/strong> – 2 Seasons as a Head Coach.\u00c2\u00a0 2 Play-offs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rex Ryan, <a title=\"New York Jets\" href=\"www.newyorkjets.com\/ \" target=\"_self\">New York Jets<\/a><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0– As good a game day strategist as there is in the league.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here’s the first thing I notice about the list, <strong>as a leader you must first produce to have any\u00c2\u00a0credibility<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Otherwise, Mike Shanahan would not be on a 2010 list but he did win two Super Bowls in the 90s.\u00c2\u00a0 For a list this year, I would remove Shanahan and Ryan and add Mike McCarthy of the Green Bay Packers and John Fox of the Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>The second thing I notice is that aside from winning, leadership is very complex.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>There are multiple styles and approaches that create and maintain influence.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 As a leader, you must determine which style works best for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work ethic, Preparation, Discipline, Fun, Compassion, Respect, Change, Sustained Excellence, Production, Attitude, and Strategy<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Do any of these describe you?<\/p>\n<p>For future leadership insights, please subscribe to this post or click <a title=\"RSS Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, as a gift to you for reading the entire post, here are the highlights of the 2009 NFL season to whet your appetite for next season.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0T4YDTG6hN8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0 In this week’s Sporting News, there is an interesting article from the magazine’s staff and editors\u00c2\u00a0determining who\u00c2\u00a0are the NFL’s best coaches.\u00c2\u00a0 Each of the current\u00c2\u00a032 NFL coaches were graded in the following categories: Championships Won-Lost Records Creativity Motivational Skills Ability to Limit Turnovers\/Penalties Hiring and Maintaining a Quality Staff Using those six categories\u00c2\u00a0as a 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