{"id":1935,"date":"2010-10-16T23:30:58","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T23:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2010-10-16T23:30:58","modified_gmt":"2010-10-16T23:30:58","slug":"15-quotes-and-action-steps-you-can-take-to-grow-as-a-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/10\/16\/15-quotes-and-action-steps-you-can-take-to-grow-as-a-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Quotes and Action Steps You Can Take To Grow As A Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronmemmi.com\/ronblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/growing-leaders.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you happy with your growth as a leader?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 After reading this week’s edition of <a title=\"The Sporting News\" href=\"www.sportingnews.com\/\" target=\"_self\">The Sporting News<\/a>, I have uncovered\u00c2\u00a015 action steps\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0can take to accelerate\u00c2\u00a0your leadership growth.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>How Well Do You Prepare? <\/strong>“You’re not going to gain much strength during the season.\u00c2\u00a0 But during the offseason, when you’re working four days a week, you’re really hitting the weights hard.” – <a title=\"Miami Dolphins\" href=\"www.miamidolphins.com\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> OT Jake Long<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does Your Team Have Talent?<\/strong> It ultimately comes down to this: when\u00c2\u00a0Mario Rivera pitches, the New York Yankees win.\u00c2\u00a0 When he doesn’t, they don’t.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are You Properly Motivated?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“When I look back on those (Chicago Bulls) teams, the thing that stands out is our motivation.\u00c2\u00a0 We were very motivated EVERY night.” – Scottie Pippen.\u00c2\u00a0 For more quotes from Pippen, <a title=\"Scottie Pippen\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/pVReH-kI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do You Have Noble Aspirations?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“I try to learn something from Chris (Kaman) every day.\u00c2\u00a0 But I want to be a leader, too.” – LA Clipper Blake Griffin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are You Coachable?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“He (Baron Davis) has a tendency to shoot 3-pointers you don’t want him to shoot.\u00c2\u00a0 He was kind of restraint as far as understanding the facts, to put it mildly.” – Former Clipper head coach Mike Dunleavy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do You Have Experience AND\u00c2\u00a0Confidence<\/strong>. “It’s about their experience.\u00c2\u00a0 Nothing bothers them because they’ve seen everything.” – Tampa Bay Ray Ben Zobrist on the <a title=\"New York Yankees\" href=\"www.yankees.com\" target=\"_self\">New York Yankees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Are You A Big Picture Thinker?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 “A lot of people care about what they do but not what everybody else does.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m not surprised Jeff (Fisher) is a great head coach.” – Buddy Ryan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do You Understand\u00c2\u00a0Motivation and Timing? <\/strong>“You can’t stand up in front of a football team and talk to them in a meeting environment five or six days a week.\u00c2\u00a0 If you do that, they’ll stop listening to you.” – <a title=\"Tennessee Titans\" href=\"www.titansonline.com\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> head coach Fisher<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do You Bring A Sense of Security To Your Team?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“What I admire about him (Fisher) most is that he never changes.\u00c2\u00a0 That has a calming effect on our players.” – offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do You Learn From Mistakes?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“I can remember what it was like learning to become a professional, learning to learn from your mistakes.” – Mark Brunell<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do You Have A Good Mentor?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“What Ronde\u00c2\u00a0(Barber) has done off the field is basically help teach me how to practice and how to approach the job.” – Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Aqib\u00c2\u00a0Talib<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is Every Link Strong On Your Team?<\/strong> “In our defense, everybody plays a key role.” – Baltimore Ravens LB <a title=\"Ray Lewis\" href=\"www.raylewis52.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Ray Lewis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Are You Leaving A Legacy?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“I don’t even talk about football (off the field).\u00c2\u00a0 I talk about my family – my little daughter and my wife.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s the main thing, instilling the right things into my daughter, how to be a good person.” – Dallas Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do\u00c2\u00a0Details Matter To You?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 “You can’t just decide to be a better football player.\u00c2\u00a0 When that happens, you start paying closer attention to all the details.” – <a title=\"Notre Dame Fighting Irish\" href=\"www.und.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Notre Dame<\/a> S Harrison Smith<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are You Constantly Improving?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0“I feel like I’ve learned so much since I was a freshman, progressed a lot as a player.” – Wisconsin PF Jon Leuer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What I like about Leuer’s\u00c2\u00a0comment is the difference in where he was and where he is now.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>As a high school senior, Leuer was rated at the 89th best prospect in his class.\u00c2\u00a0 Today as a college senior, he is the 36th rated pro prospect in next year’s draft.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you growing at that rate as a leader?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0If so, tell us things you are doing to make that happen.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0If not, apply the 15 principles listed and I’m confident you will.<\/p>\n<p>To automatically receive\u00c2\u00a0future posts on leadership, simply subscribe or\u00c2\u00a0click <a title=\"RSS Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you happy with your growth as a leader?\u00c2\u00a0 After reading this week’s edition of The Sporting News, I have uncovered\u00c2\u00a015 action steps\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0can take to accelerate\u00c2\u00a0your leadership growth.\u00c2\u00a0 How Well Do You Prepare? 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