November 2023
“As much accountability as he puts on other people and holds other people to, he holds himself to it. It’s a two-way street. He allows feedback.”
– From a New York Times article on the leadership styles of Jimmy Butler and Nikola Jokić, and how they map well onto task versus relationship-oriented leadership
Leading thought
The concept that leadership is useful is straightforward. However, where to actually begin may be daunting as leadership is a broad construct. There are countless skills one could consider enhancing, and what is valued in a leader may vary from campus to campus.
One way to make it feel less overwhelming is to break the skills down into three categories of leader behaviors: task, relationship, and change-based. This can be a useful way to start thinking about the types of behaviors you might want to develop on your teams. For example, logistics, rules, player roles, and overall team organization (all of which fall under task-based behaviors), are daily considerations for any coach or team captain.
Read more here in our Leadership White Paper series that explains our leadership development ethos and has more details on the above.
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What we’re reading
The Performance Paradox by Eduardo Briceño – Highly recommended for coaches and more advanced players who are interested in learning more about how to improve their leadership learning processes.
Pair with: This episode of the From the Green Notebook podcast where Eduardo connects with host Joe Byerly on lessons in leadership learning processes.
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In case you missed it
Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter! Lots of good stuff, like even more podcast and book recommendations.
We put out a thing-explainer for how our 360 tool works. We’ve just launched our Athlete Personality Test yesterday. We’re launching our Team Network Analysis soon.
It’s always a good time to think about leadership development, whether you’re a high school, college, or pro coach. Don’t forget about our free resources page, we’re always updating!
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Where are we?
North Carolina! Let us know if you’re in or around Western NC, we’d (as always) love to get a coffee and talk leadership in athletics, anytime.
Contact us anytime: info@developingathleteleaders.com, we’re here for you.
– Evan Bruno and Jen Baker
www.developingathleteleaders.com
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