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Winning strategies for scoring big - in any game.
From the playing fields of the National Football League to the corridors of corporate America, smart leaders share the same objectives - putting together a cohesive, hardworking team and tallying up more points than the competition. In business, as in sports, the focus is on creating the winning edge by training and inspiring players to reach their best performance levels. In the face of fierce global competition and decreasing job security, the rules of the game in American business are changing: the pressure to perform has escalated and the need for effective coaching is greater than ever. In Everyone's a Coach: Five Business Secrets for High-Performance Coaching two of America's most remarkable leaders - Don Shula, the winningest coach in pro football, and Ken Blanchard, the internationally known management consultant who has guided hundreds of corporations and organizations toward performance excellence - lay out a game plan for head coaches in all occupations.
In alternating chapters, passing the ball with championship finesse, Shula reveals his secrets of successful coaching and Blanchard pinpoints how they apply to any leadership position. Combining what Shula has been practicing and Blanchard has been teaching for more than three decades into the acronym COACH, they explore five essential strategies:
Conviction-driven: Shula's vision of winning every football game - and his belief that he can do it - underlies every decision and move he makes during practice and games alike. In 1972, his vision became a reality when the Miami Dolphins went the extra mile to emerge unbeaten for the season - and topped it off with a Super Bowl triumph. Ample proof, as Blanchard points out, that believing in your goal and doing the right thing for the right reasons provide the boundaries and direction that people need and want in order to perform well.
Overlearning: Great leaders pay attention to the details - whether they're supervising a hard-driving football team or the software division of a computer company. By insisting on over-preparation throughout the season, Shula arms his players with the skill and confidence they need to make the big play; his expectations for them are never in doubt. In business, leaders who encourage employees to master every assignment thoroughly and monitor their progress every step of the way will discover, as Shula has year after year, that high expectations reap high productivity.
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Audible Ready: On the football field, when the game plan just isn't working, that coach and team ready to execute substitute plays inevitably have the edge. Just as Dan Marino's on-field "audibles" (verbal commands) can turn crises situations into game-winning touchdowns, the office quarterback prepared with a variety of options can execute quick, on-target decisions in the face of unexpected change or challenges.
Consistency: The same reactions in similar circumstances may not seem a lot to ask of a leader - but many bosses let their moods, their "toughness," or their need to be liked get in the way when it comes to offering appropriate praise or reprimands. For Shula and Blanchard, the rule is simple: "You can't let poor performance go unnoticed - even from a superstar. The same goes for good performance - performance is all-important; that's what you need to respond to on a consistent basis."
Honesty-based: Effective leaders, Shula and Blanchard maintain, are always straightforward in their dealings with other people. Shula sets out to win fair and square and makes sure his team does the same: It's no coincidence that during Shula's seasons with Miami the Dolphins have been the least penalized team in the NFL. Though penalties in the corporate sector are less immediate than those in a stadium, studies show that the decline of ethics and integrity in a business inevitably lead to the decline of that business. Business leaders who tell it straight, who are open and honest even about bad news, develop the trust essential for strong long-term relationships - inside and outside of the company.
Featuring vignettes drawn from Shula's training sessions and actual Dolphin games, and from the corporate offices where Blanchard has encountered the best - and the worst - of management coaches, Everyone's a Coach sends leaders well on their way to creating a championship team.
Everyone's a Coach
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