{"id":5998,"date":"2011-10-06T21:03:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T01:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=5998"},"modified":"2011-10-06T21:07:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T01:07:55","slug":"leaders-cannot-give-others-what-they-do-not-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2011\/10\/06\/leaders-cannot-give-others-what-they-do-not-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Cannot Give Others What They Do Not Have"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tODlPxhbGF8?rel=0&hd=1\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>This past Sunday evening, NBC’s Rodney Harrison questioned how the 1-3 Philadelphia Eagles formed their team<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 During the off-season the Eagles spent millions of dollars on skilled position players.\u00c2\u00a0 However, their offensive and defensive lines are incredibly weak.\u00c2\u00a0 Harrison said, <strong>“You build a team from the inside out, not the outside in.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let’s contrast the Philadelphia Eagles with the Wisconsin Badgers<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 See the video for one of my favorite traditions in college football.\u00c2\u00a0 On Saturday evening, I watched them dismantle the highly ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers 48-17.\u00c2\u00a0 The Badgers have a long tradition of\u00c2\u00a0great offensive line play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Star QB Russell Wilson visited Wisconsin’s weight room this past summer while on a recruiting trip<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 It was there that he met\u00c2\u00a0the team’s offensive line, his future teammates.\u00c2\u00a0 Wilson told <a title=\"Sports Illustrated\" href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>, “\u00c2\u00a0Never seen anything like that before in my life.\u00c2\u00a0 I couldn’t believe how much weight they were pushing.\u00c2\u00a0 That pretty much made up my mind.”<\/p>\n<p><strong>The stronger a team is at the point of attack (near the ball), the stronger\u00c2\u00a0a team is<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Though talking about sports teams, Harrison and Wilson teach us a lot about what is needed\u00c2\u00a0for effective leadership.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great leaders are made from the\u00c2\u00a0inside out, not the outside in<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Whether you are a pastor, coach, father, mother, executive, or in some other form of leadership, it’s what is on the inside of you that is lasting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I’ve known many greatly flawed leaders in my life<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Here are some lessons I’ve learned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We place too much emphasis on <strong>charisma<\/strong> and not enough on character.<\/li>\n<li>How a person<strong> treats their spouse and family<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0are great indicators of how they will treat their team.<\/li>\n<li>We often exchange short-term success for<strong> long-term stability<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angry<\/strong> people eventually self-destruct.<\/li>\n<li>How male leaders view <strong>women<\/strong>, in general, is a great reflection of how they value all people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Just because someone is wealthy and has position<\/strong> does not mean they are respected.<\/li>\n<li>Leaders who<strong> lead by fear<\/strong> constrict creativity and unfiltered communication\u00c2\u00a0in their teams.<\/li>\n<li>There is a big difference between\u00c2\u00a0being<strong> able\u00c2\u00a0to help my leader<\/strong> and wanting to.<\/li>\n<li>In an <strong>absence of options<\/strong>, people are forced to put up with much to provide for their families.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I still don’t know<\/strong> how some people got to be as successful (in the world’s eyes) as they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>That list is a profile of a terrible leader<\/strong>..and none of us want to be that leader.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaders, you can’t give your team what you don’t have<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Be a person of character.\u00c2\u00a0 Value people.\u00c2\u00a0 Be honest.\u00c2\u00a0 Have dignity.\u00c2\u00a0 Be generous.\u00c2\u00a0 Love your family.\u00c2\u00a0 Place God first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaders, learn to lead from the inside out<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 If not, your charisma and talent will take you places where your character cannot sustain you.<\/p>\n<p>To get future posts on leadership sent directly to you, please take advantage of the many subscription options on this site.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Sunday evening, NBC’s Rodney Harrison questioned how the 1-3 Philadelphia Eagles formed their team.\u00c2\u00a0 During the off-season the Eagles spent millions of dollars on skilled position players.\u00c2\u00a0 However, their offensive and defensive lines are incredibly weak.\u00c2\u00a0 Harrison said, “You build a team from the inside out, not 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