{"id":21367,"date":"2017-11-02T21:18:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T01:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=21367"},"modified":"2017-11-02T21:18:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T01:18:40","slug":"the-top-reason-organizations-lose-talented-young-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2017\/11\/02\/the-top-reason-organizations-lose-talented-young-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Reason Organizations Lose Talented Young Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every church, business, non-profit and athletic organization I know is looking to add talented young leaders. \u00a0As I see it, <strong>the challenge is not acquiring young leaders.<\/strong>\u00a0 This generation is producing many of them. \u00a0The challenge is keeping young leaders, developing them, and building a lasting relationship so you have a sustainable organization.<\/p>\n<p>The New England Patriots were reminded of this when they were forced to trade their talented 25-year-old backup quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2016\/09\/19\/9-lessons-on-preparation-all-leaders-can-learn-from-jimmy-garoppolo\/\">Jimmy Garoppolo<\/a> to the San Francisco 49ers. \u00a0Rather than losing Garoppolo to free agency, the Pats went ahead and made the trade deadline deal securing a 2nd round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots tried many things to keep Garoppolo:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent compensation.<\/li>\n<li>The chance to be part of a championship culture.<\/li>\n<li>The opportunity to learn behind the greatest quarterback of all-time, <a href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2017\/03\/09\/10-steps-to-achieving-peak-performance\/\">Tom Brady<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The chance to be developed by the greatest coach of this generation, <a href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2017\/02\/11\/45-definitive-leadership-lessons-from-tom-brady-bill-belichick-and-the-new-england-patriots\/\">Bill Belichick<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The ability to develop his craft in a non-pressurized environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, they could not give Garoppolo the one thing he desired most &#8211; <strong>OPPORTUNITY.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Garoppolo wanted playing time. \u00a0He wanted to make a difference. \u00a0This was simply not going to happen in the next one or two years with Brady on board.<\/p>\n<p>You can offer talented young leaders many things. \u00a0But if you do not provide them opportunity to display their skills in a way that makes a difference, you may lose these gifted young people.<\/p>\n<p>49ers general manager John Lynch summed up his thoughts during the post-trade news conference, &#8220;This is a guy we wanted and were willing to give what we thought was a very valuable commodity and exchange for him. So, we\u2019re excited moving forward that he\u2019s going to be a part of our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You do not want your talented young leaders to become part of someone else&#8217;s future. \u00a0Give them opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/briandoddonleadership.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=8cf82b4fe8b977ced00f17537&amp;id=9cf0d32f3b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18442 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1269-250x300.png\" alt=\"1269\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/briandoddonleadership.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=8cf82b4fe8b977ced00f17537&amp;id=9cf0d32f3b\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0or on the image to the left and as a free gift for subscribing to this site, you can receive\u00a0my new Ebook\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/briandoddonleadership.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=8cf82b4fe8b977ced00f17537&amp;id=9cf0d32f3b\"><em><strong>1269 Leadership Quotes: Timeless Truths From 2016\u2019s Top Christian Leadership Conferences<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u00a0Featured are the Johnny Hunt Mens Conference, ReThink Leadership, Orange and Leadercast Conferences among others. \u00a0If applied, these insights will make you an exponentially better leader. \u00a0Enjoy!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every church, business, non-profit and athletic organization I know is looking to add talented young leaders. \u00a0As I see it, the challenge is not acquiring young leaders.\u00a0 This generation is producing many of them. \u00a0The challenge is keeping young leaders, developing them, and building a lasting relationship so you have a sustainable organization. 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