Wooden's Wisdom - Volume 12 | Issue 580 |
Craig Impelman Speaking | Championship Coaches | Champion's Leadership Library Login | |
RESPECT BUILDS TEAMWORK When I work with companies on team building, one of the most common complaints I hear is about a manager or co-worker who leaves the microwave, kitchen sink or their table dirty in the breakroom because they expect someone else to pick up after them. The employees tell me it shows a lack of respect for them and does not promote teamwork.
In his book Wooden On Leadership, with Steve Jamison, John Wooden was clear about his feelings on this topic:
"A student-athlete who feels so privileged that he can throw things on the floor while a student manager follows behind cleaning up the mess has a bad habit, one that contributes to selfishness, sloppiness, and disrespect—three-character traits I particularly dislike.
By requiring each student-athlete to pick up after himself, I may have encouraged a positive habit, good behavior, and a way of thinking that carried over to the court and our team. (It was my hope that some of my teaching might even carry over to what the players did in their lives after basketball.)
Aristotle said: "We are what we repeatedly do." He was referring to character—the values and habits of our daily behavior that reveal who and what we are. I wanted to create good habits in those under my leadership, not only in the mechanics of playing basketball, but also in the fundamentals of being a good person.
Thus, a small issue such as putting towels in the towel basket where they belonged was something I viewed as big, something that connected to my overall principles and beliefs—values—that went beyond just picking up after yourself.
If you teach loyalty, honesty, and respect for the rights of others, you will be taking a big step toward a cooperative team with proper team spirit."
Teaching employees to clean up their own break room (including the microwave) or athletes to clean up their own locker room is one way of teaching respect for the rights of others.
What are you teaching?
Yours in Coaching, Craig Impelman
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