Sunday, February 9, 2014

Jimmy, Barry & Pete - Authentic Leadership

There are only three football coaches in history that have won both an NCAA championship and the Super Bowl:  Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer and Pete Carroll.  How did they do it?  What makes them different? 
All three coaches are big personalities with different approaches to leadership.  But all three are authentic.  They are themselves, we know exactly who they are and what they are about – take it or leave it.  And they don’t make apologies.  This brand of leadership sells.  Players gravitate to and want to play for the kind of coach who is decisive, comfortable in their own skin, and above all, authentic.