{"id":3625,"date":"2011-03-12T02:11:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T02:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2011-03-12T02:11:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T02:11:15","slug":"what-10-things-new-leaders-should-know-leadership-lessons-from-notre-dame-head-coach-brian-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2011\/03\/12\/what-10-things-new-leaders-should-know-leadership-lessons-from-notre-dame-head-coach-brian-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things New Leaders Should Know: Leadership Lessons From Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagobreakingsports.com\/notre-dame-tunnel.jpg?resize=672%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Lou Holtz\" href=\"en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lou_Holtz \">Lou Holtz<\/a> once told a recruit “Son, you can either join me and be a part of <a title=\"Notre Dame Fighting Irish\" href=\"www.und.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/nd-m-footbl-body.html\">Notre Dame\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/a> return to glory or you can watch it on national television.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Those days may soon be\u00c2\u00a0returning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recently\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleacherreport.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.bleacherreport.com<\/a> \u00c2\u00a0posted 10 Things Head Coach Brian Kelly Learned In His First Season At Notre Dame<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 These principles are applicable to any leader who takes\u00c2\u00a0on a new position and assignment.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s No Reason Notre Dame Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Win\u00c2\u00a0A National Championship<\/strong> – Play to your strengths.\u00c2\u00a0 Notre Dame possesses great facilities, tradition, alumni, resources, national exposure, and the\u00c2\u00a0nation’s finest business school.\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Never Let Teaching Lessons Get In The Way Of Winning<\/strong> – <a title=\"25 Leadership Quotes From Charlie Sheen \u00e2\u20ac\u201c If You Want To Call Them\u00c2\u00a0That\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2011\/03\/01\/25-leadership-quotes-from-charlie-sheen-if-you-want-to-call-them-that\/\">Charlie Sheen<\/a> would be proud of this principle.\u00c2\u00a0 Kelly was going for a decisive touchdown\u00c2\u00a0against Tulsa rather than a safe field goal.\u00c2\u00a0 Each would have provided the necessary margin for victory.\u00c2\u00a0 Kelly was attempting to teach his team about aggressiveness.\u00c2\u00a0 The result was an\u00c2\u00a0interception resulting in a\u00c2\u00a0needless loss.\u00c2\u00a0 In\u00c2\u00a0the spirit of Charlie Sheen, leaders are about winning!\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Beating <a title=\"USC Trojans\" href=\"www.usctrojans.com\/sports\/m...\/usc-m-footbl-body.html\">Southern Cal<\/a> Doesn’t Cure All…But It Cures A Lot<\/strong> – In every organization, there are simply some achievements that are defining and point the organization in\u00c2\u00a0a positive direction.\u00c2\u00a0 Beating USC did that for Notre Dame.\u00c2\u00a0 What would be\u00c2\u00a0the defining win for you?<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Balanced Offense Is Key<\/strong> – Being good in a number of areas (balanced) gives organizations options.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Floyd Is More Than a One-Trick Pony<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0– The uber-talented receiver previously lived solely off his God-given talents.\u00c2\u00a0 Under Kelly’s tutelage however, Floyd’s effort and weight room activity were vastly improved.\u00c2\u00a0 He has since been\u00c2\u00a0voted a 2011 team captain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How To Stop The Option<\/strong> – Great leaders make adjustments.\u00c2\u00a0 After giving up 367 rushing yards to Navy, the Irish limited Army to 135 yards just four weeks later, 117 yards below their season average.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Good Defense Makes Life Easier <\/strong>– Great organizations always have\u00c2\u00a0areas\u00c2\u00a0that are showing dramatic improvement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>His Quarterback’s Blind Side Is Safe Through 2013<\/strong> – Great leaders protect their most valuable assets.\u00c2\u00a0 Freshman Zack Martin emerged as a good player at left tackle.\u00c2\u00a0 Kelly’s quarterbacks will now be safely protected for the next three years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relentless Effort on the Recruiting Trail Nets Results<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0– Great leaders finish strong.\u00c2\u00a0 Because of Kelly and his staff’s hard work throughout the entire recruiting cycle, athletes stayed attached to Notre Dame and\u00c2\u00a0officially signed after committing early.\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Spotlight Burns Brightest Under The Golden Dome<\/strong> – Don’t be naive.\u00c2\u00a0 The more notoriety and responsibility a leader has, the more pressure and fewer options they will\u00c2\u00a0have.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>You never have to recover from a good start<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 If are taking on a new leadership role, focus on these 10 lessons and give yourself an opportunity to have initial success.<\/p>\n<p>To make your voice heard as a leader, click <strong><a title=\"The Leadership\u00c2\u00a0Tribe\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/the-leadership-tribe\/\">The Leadership Tribe<\/a> <\/strong>link.<\/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>Lou Holtz once told a recruit “Son, you can either join me and be a part of Notre Dame\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s return to glory or you can watch it on national television.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Those days may soon be\u00c2\u00a0returning. 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