10 Practices Of A Terrible Motivator

10 Practices Of A Terrible Motivator

 

There are some leaders you would go to war with and take bullets for.  Then there are leaders like Barry Hinson, head basketball coach of the 2-8 Southern Illinois Salukis .  The video above went viral almost immediately and it is easy to pile on Coach Hinson at this point.
It takes a little more effort o break down his epic postgame rant and identify the practices leaders should never do if they want to motivate their teams and get improved performance.
The following 10 Practices Of A Terrible Motivator we get from Coach Hinson’s press conference.  All quotes are from Coach Hinson.

1. Terrible Motivators Single People Out Publicly – “Marcus was absolutely awful”
2. Terrible Motivators Tear Down Rather Than Instruct – “Our three guards has one assist and seven turnovers.  They must think it’s a tax credit.”
3. Terrible Motivators Insult The Opposite Sex – “My wife, my wife could score more than two buckets on 11 shots because I know my wife will at least shot-fake one time.”
4. Terrible Motivators Make Their Teams Feel Worthless – “Those guys aren’t listening.  They’re uncoachable right now.”
5. Terrible Motivators Actually Insult Themselves – People are a picture of the leader.  Therefore, when a leader insults his/her team, they are actually insulting themselves.  “I got a bunch of mama’s boys right now.”
6. Terrible Motivators Do Not Inspire Or Lifts Up Their Teams – “I’m tired of coaching a guy who rolls his eyes or puts his head down or feels sorry for himself.  I’m tired of that.”
7. Terrible Motivators Exaggerate Or Lie – “I swear I thought one time I heard one of our players say, ‘Merry Christmas.'”
8. Terrible Motivators Blame Others For Their Own Shortcomings – “We’ve done that (push-ups and treadmills).  We just need to be more consistent with it.”
9. Terrible Motivators Compare Dehumanize Their Teams By Comparing Them To Animals – “When you got a young team it’s a lot like training a puppy dog…Bad dog.  Get on the treadmill.”
10. Terrible Motivators Simply Do Not Value People – “We had a guy snipered at half court.  Two guys snipered at half court.  It was unbelievable.”

People are the only asset a church, team or organization has that appreciates.  Everything else depreciates.  People are to be valued.
Jesus thought enough of people to die for them.  That is good enough for me.  What are your thoughts of Coach Hinson’s press conference?