{"id":2389,"date":"2010-11-29T23:45:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T23:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2010-11-29T23:45:17","modified_gmt":"2010-11-29T23:45:17","slug":"6-leadership-lessons-from-the-atlanta-falcons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/11\/29\/6-leadership-lessons-from-the-atlanta-falcons\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Leadership Lessons From The Atlanta Falcons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border-width:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/photo\/2010\/1128\/ncf_g_mattrts_576.jpg?resize=576%2C324\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Matt Ryan\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mike Linch\" href=\"http:\/\/mikelinch.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Mike Linch<\/a>, Senior Pastor of <a title=\"NorthStar Church\" href=\"www.northstarchurch.org\/\">NorthStar Church<\/a> in Kennesaw, GA\u00c2\u00a0is a great leader and friend<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 I have written two posts on\u00c2\u00a0his leadership\u00c2\u00a0previously.\u00c2\u00a0 You can read them <a title=\"20 Insights For Leaders Who Want To Transform Their Communities\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/11\/10\/20-insights-for-leaders-who-want-to-transform-their-communities\/\">here<\/a> and <a title=\"How A Church Changes A Community: Thoughts From Mike Linch of NorthStar Church\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/06\/24\/how-a-church-changes-a-community-thoughts-from-mike-linch\/\">here<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 This past weekend he did the pre-game\u00c2\u00a0chapel\u00c2\u00a0for the Atlanta Falcons prior to\u00c2\u00a0their meeting the <a title=\"15 Leadership Quotes From Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/09\/04\/15-leadership-quotes-from-green-bay-qb-aaron-rodgers\/\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 The following is a <strong>guest post <\/strong>from Mike so you can capture his thoughts.\u00c2\u00a0 Enjoy!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>I have gotten to do a ton of amazing things in life but there are very few that compare to the fun I have had doing pre-game chapels for the <a href=\"http:\/\/atlantafalcons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>!<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0I know that I am there to speak but as a life-long fan, it is a blast to be up close &amp; personal with these incredible guys! \u00c2\u00a0Getting to take my son Casey, who is 16, and have him see some of the greatest athletes in the world be in bible study (20+)the night before a huge game is a huge statement about the importance of faith in these guys lives! \u00c2\u00a0This is my third time with the team \u00e2\u20ac\u201c here are some lessons I have learned about these guys that we all need to know for our organizations\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Focus<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c these guys are focused on a task and though they laugh and get along \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they are there to do a job and nothing deters them from WHY they are there<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intensity<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even while sitting in bible study \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you can see many of them take their faith seriously and are intense about their passions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemistry<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t begin to describe the chemistry you feel when you walk in the hotel and see them as they prepare for the next day\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game. \u00c2\u00a0They like each other\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..I am sure not every relationship is perfect but they really \u00e2\u20ac\u0153like\u00e2\u20ac\u009d each other and enjoy being around each other<\/li>\n<li><strong>Respect<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c No one considers themselves better than another guy. \u00c2\u00a0They are kind to the host at the hotel and to guys on the team that may not be the stars or even known by the public. \u00c2\u00a0That respect I believe feeds the chemistry!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personality<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c There is no doubt that the team has taken on the personality of Coach Smith. \u00c2\u00a0He is super INTENSE &amp; FOCUSED on the task but his respect for other players &amp; coaches fuels the chemistry that the team has!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Play to WIN <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c they have no intention of losing\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.no matter where they are at in the game \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they plan on getting the ball and winning the game. \u00c2\u00a0You feel it when you speak to them and when you hear them talking. \u00c2\u00a0They are there to do one thing and that is WIN and give their very best every play, every quarter, every game! \u00c2\u00a0I remember many years you could tell these guys were playing not to mess up but those days are over!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a dad &amp; a guy who is always doing something with sports\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.<strong>these guys make me proud!<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0They are so kind to me &amp; my son and truly make us feel welcome and a part of what is going on! \u00c2\u00a0Thanks to the team chaplain, <a href=\"http:\/\/clemsontigers.cstv.com\/sports\/m-track\/mtt\/trapp_james00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">James Trapp<\/a>, for his investment day in &amp; day out into their lives and for inviting me to be a part and have this unforgettable experience!<\/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<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Linch, Senior Pastor of NorthStar Church in Kennesaw, GA\u00c2\u00a0is a great leader and friend.\u00c2\u00a0 I have written two posts on\u00c2\u00a0his leadership\u00c2\u00a0previously.\u00c2\u00a0 You can read them here and here.\u00c2\u00a0 This past weekend he did the pre-game\u00c2\u00a0chapel\u00c2\u00a0for the Atlanta Falcons prior to\u00c2\u00a0their meeting the Green Bay Packers.\u00c2\u00a0 The following is a guest post from Mike so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","iawp_total_views":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,16,18,19],"tags":[49,50,51,94,96,165,169,183,195,216,229,243,270,384,411,418,422,457],"class_list":["post-2389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-character","category-church-leadership","category-family-2","category-performance","category-relationships","category-sports-leadership","tag-blog","tag-blogging","tag-blogs","tag-christianity","tag-church","tag-family","tag-fathers","tag-football","tag-god","tag-home","tag-inspiration","tag-jesus","tag-love","tag-religion","tag-social-media","tag-spirituality","tag-sports","tag-thoughts"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}