Tuesday, October 21, 2014

25 Things Which Deeply Matter To Leaders

25 Things Which Deeply Matter To Leaders

There are things which DEEPLY matter only to leaders.  Things which determine the difference between success and failure.  Things which determine that which is enduring.  Things which change lives.  Non-leaders often do not recognize the importance of many of these nuances.
I was reminded of this truth today as I watched my favorite weekly television show ESPN College Gameday.  As the show’s hosts previewed today’s games, the following are 25 Things Which Deeply Matter To Leaders which I captured from their comments:
  • Being Put Into Position To Succeed Deeply Matters To Leaders
  • Legacy Deeply Matters To Leaders – “The Heisman is special.” – David Pollack
  • Winning Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Nobody talked about it (lack of leadership) for the first four games when we played really well.” – Alabama head coach Nick Saban
  • Energy Deeply Matters To Leaders – “We didn’t have a lot of energy last week.  We didn’t play with the same kind of intensity we like to play with.” – Saban
  • Performing Well In Critical Moments Deeply Matters To Leaders – “What they (Alabama) didn’t do well was in critical situations play situational football really well.” – Tim Tebow
  • Self-Awareness Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Unless you’re in the locker room you don’t know have a clue.  A.J. McCarron coming out with this comment, I think it’s way off base and you need to keep your mouth shut when it comes to leadership.” – Pollack
  • Keeping Everyone Calm Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Leadership comes into question when you’re playing on the road because you have to weather the storm.” – Desmond Howard
  • Experience Deeply Matters To Leaders – “The veterans we have here have been down this road before.” – Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly
  • Confidence Deeply Matters To Leaders – “I’m sure he (Jeff Driskell) doesn’t have a lot of confidence right now…He’s 2 for 25 on passes beyond 15 yards.” – Tebow
  • Talent Deeply Matters To Leaders – “They haven’t had receivers since Tim Tebow was the quarterback there.” – Kirk Herbstreit
  • Production Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Two reasons Mississippi State is undefeated – 5 straight games of 500 yards of total offense and on defense they stop the run.” – Lee Corso.  Chris Fowler added later, “(Penn State quarterback Christian) Hackenberg hasn’t thrown a TD pass in his last three games.”
  • Developing Talent Deeply Matters To Leaders – “The Junior College system is great in this state (MS).” – Corso
  • Preparation Deeply Matters To Leaders – “I like our preparation.  We’re not too giddy over a great win.  We seem to know that’s not going to help us win.  The leadership understands that.” – Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze
  • Being Focused Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Let’s stay focused.” – Ole Miss defensive end Robert Nkemdiche
  • Complacency (Or Lack Thereof) Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Sunday after we watched the film.  Throw it in the trash and be ready for the next one.” – Ole Miss C.J. Johnson
  • The Importance Of Leadership Deeply Matters To Leaders – “He outcoached Nick Saban last weekend.” – Herbstreit on Coach Freeze
  • Having A Quality Team Around You Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Penn State can’t run the ball.  That’s why Christian Hackenberg is struggling the way he is.” – Herbstreit
  • Solving Problems Deeply Matters To Leaders – “As a leader, as a quarterback his job is to mitigate problems.” – George Whitfield on Hackenberg
  • Finishing Well Deeply Matters To Leaders – “(Mississippi State quarterback) Dak Prescott is a finisher.” – Whitfield
  • Fundamentals Deeply Matter To Leaders – “Technique will win the battle at the end of the day.” – Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman
  • Evaluating Reality Deeply Matters To Leaders
  • Intelligence Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Our football intelligence was lacking.” – Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich on last week’s loss.
  • Relevance Deeply Matters To Leaders – “We wanted to become more relevant and we’ve done that.  But if you lose you become irrelevant again.” – Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez
  • Support Deeply Matters To Leaders – “You don’t win and then the fans show up.  The fans show up first…They create a great gameday atmosphere and the wins come.”-  Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen
  • Consistent Work Ethic Deeply Matters To Leaders – “Everyday he (Prescott) shows up with an unbelievable work ethic and wants to get better.” – Mullen
What deeply matters to you as a leader?
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