On Talking to Teammates, Helping Others Become Winners, and Managing Our Lives

August 31 | The 3-Point Play

BASKETBALL TIP
Talking to teammates is one of the most obvious differences between good players and mediocre ones.

Good players call out their man each time on defense, they talk their teammates through screens, and alert them of cutters.

Less-experienced players tend to think that many of these situations are obvious. But these situations are not always obvious. Talking is very often what makes them obvious.

Talking helps a team coordinate its activities, assures that everyone is working together, and encourages players to do decisively what they otherwise may do haphazardly or a second too late.

LEADERSHIP LESSON
“An effective leader will make it a priority to help his or her people produce good results in two ways: making sure people know what their goals are and doing everything possible to support, encourage, and coach them to accomplish those goals. Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners.”

– Kenneth H. Blanchard

LIFE PRINCIPLE
“Who’s in charge—the thinker or the thought?” Are we managing our own lives according to our own values and what is important to us, or are we simply being carried along by the tide?”

– Susan David