Wooden's Wisdom - Volume 13 | Issue 650 |
Craig Impelman Speaking | Championship Coaches | Champion's Leadership Library Login | |
"WORTHWHILE RESULTS COME FROM HARD WORK AND CAREFUL PLANNING." (PATRICK LENCIONI AND JOHN WOODEN) Patrick Lencioni is the New York Times bestselling author of The Ideal Team Player. In his book, Lencioni says that an ideal team player must be a hard worker. Lencioni uses the term "Hungry" and expanded on it this way:
"Hungry people are always looking for more. More things to do. More to learn. More responsibility to take on. Hungry people almost never have to be pushed by a manager to work harder because they are self-motivated and diligent. They are constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity. And they loathe the idea that they might be perceived as slackers.
It's not difficult to understand why hungry people are great to have on a team, but it's important to realize that some types of hunger are not good for a team and are even unhealthy.
In some people, hunger can be directed in a selfish way that is not for the good of the team but for the individual. And in some people, hunger can be taken to an extreme where work becomes too important, consuming the identity of an employee and dominating their life.
When I refer to hunger here, I'm thinking about the healthy kind—a manageable and sustainable commitment to doing a job well and going above and beyond when it is truly required."
Coach Wooden was fond of saying: "Failure to prepare is preparing to fail." Coach used careful planning to keep balance in his life between his job and his family. As he often pointed out: "The most important word in our language is ‘love’ and the second most important word is ‘balance."
Coach did not "mistake activity for achievement."
Are you achieving "worthwhile results"?
Yours in Coaching, Craig Impelman
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