Leadership is a Contact Sport
+ Aaron Glenn, Ben Johnson, Epictetus & More
“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.” - Kenneth Blanchard
Hey Coaches,
Here you go!
✍️ Articles
Calderwood Capital - Popular Delusions (11 pages)
Investor Dylan Grice wrote a review of Of Human Freedom by Epictetus. I’m drawn towards the Stoicism-related principles mentioned and really enjoyed reading this. Highly recommend.
Think first about what you are in control of, and think as deeply as you can about it, because time spent learning to identify and then accept what we cannot control will likely bear more fruit than time spent trying to get rich.
Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan - Leadership Is a Contact Sport (9 pages)
Executive coach and author Marshall Goldsmith explains why leadership is a contact sport.
Leaders who discussed their own improvement priorities with their co-workers, and then regularly followed up with these co-workers, showed striking improvement. Leaders who did not have ongoing dialogue with colleagues showed improvement that barely exceeded random chance.
Leadership is a relationship, not between the coach and the “coachee,” but between the leader and the colleague.
Our studies show that leaders who regularly ask for input are seen as increasing in effectiveness.
Real leadership development involves a process that occurs over time, not an inspiration or transformation that occurs in a meeting.
💭 Miscellaneous
Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson was previously the Offensive Coordinator of the Detroit Lions. This clip gives a glimpse into his creativity as a play-caller.
Stay The Course (source)
Dead reckoning relied heavily on assumptions about speed and direction, but what if the wind shifts or a current pulls you off course? Extrapolating inaccuracies too far over time and space can be treacherous.
Golfers know this. On the green, in order to maximize accuracy, a putter’s face angle at impact should be perfectly square to the intended line. For putts of less than four feet in length, the ball will generally still go in even if the putter face is open or closed by +/- 2° at impact. (If this doesn’t sound like much, don’t be so hard on yourself the next time you miss a gimme … even PGA Tour professionals miss 12% of 4-foot putts!) But at fifteen feet, the margin for error increases: a mere half-a-degree face angle difference is too much to sink a 15-foot putt. Small errors magnify over time and distance.
Bonus
I wrote why I was confused UF basketball fouled at the end of the first half last week. If I’m missing something, let me know!
