Obviously,” The great leaders start learning young and continue until their last breath.” You don’t have to be friends with them. From that point forward he swore he would always be ready for anything so the chaos of a moment never clouded his judgment.Most of us will never coach in a high stakes, professional football game, but we still face unexpected, high pressure situations where the right preparation can save you. So perhaps some background first.As the new head coach of a struggling San Francisco 49ers team, Bill had a very clear North Star Metric: wins.As a leader, your job is not to make a fun workplace. There is no guarantee, no ultimate formula for success. And” On a quest to understand how marketing and business growth actually worksIt’s valuable because it was full of things that are the complete opposite of what the media, press, TED talks and Medium bloggers tells you to do.Bill shows that leadership is completely different from being a brilliant technician. An effective leader has a profound influence on what that inner voice will say.”“Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle or the fear of death.”“If you’re growing a garden, you need to pull out the weeds, but flowers will die if all you do is pick weeds. Think back to the last time you worked really hard on a project and Now compare that to the last time someone did recognize your hard work. “When I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, … Continue reading "“The Score Takes Care of Itself” Quotes" Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It’s everyone.There’s a positive network effect when it comes to people trying to push each other to do the best work possible.“NFL football is no different from any professional endeavor, boxing or business or anything where the stakes are significant and the competition extreme: When knocked down, you must get up; you must stand and fight.”This one reminds me of Jeff Bezos again, another person who is full of counter-intuitive thought patterns.Jeff and Bill are basically saying that consistently winning is difficult, and you won’t win every time.If you’re doing things that are worth doing, you’re going to have competition and losing every now and then is inevitable.But you shouldn’t be stressed out by it. “What Bill Walsh did is easy to describe: (1) He could identify problems that needed to be solved; and (2) He could solve them.” “I couldn’t let my buddies down,” is what all soldiers say. “Your competitor must never look at you across the field, conference table, or anywhere else and conclude, “I not only beat you, I broke your spirit.” The dance of the doomed tells them they’ve broken your spirit. He used it as an opportunity to show them an example of what he wanted everyone to strive for, while also helping people feel good about the effort they put in to achieve their great work.Praise was a crucial ingredient to Walsh’s success. It’s a given when the stakes are high” Life Quotes… 7 wallpapers. It’s often because they don’t understand or can’t instill the concept of what a team is all about at its best: connection and extension. 4 Replies to “Book Summary: The score takes care of itself (my philosophy of leadership)” The revered sports leaders who used their ears | 500 Word World November 19, 2015 at 12:54 pm […] ground from their respective books on leadership – Ferguson’s Leading (2015) and Walsh’s The Score Takes Care of Itself […] How to Build and Lead High Performance …

(Of course, incompetence as a leader is also a common cause of organizational failure.) Welcome back. Bill does this by maintaining some tension and anxiety within his team.This is part of the tough (at times severe) side of leadership necessary to eliminate a comfort zone, which can creep into an organization and keep it from pushing on to higher and higher levels.I immediately thought of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, 3 billionaires who are famous for their ability to push people to not just do their best work — but their life’s work.First, create an expectation that you should never “slack off.” It’s either your best work or don’t do it at all. Are you enthusiastic and passionate when you do?Joe Montana, arguably the greatest quarterback in NFL history, was not a legend from day 1. Somebody they had never seen before they joined the army or marines has become someone they would die for. What makes Bill Wa… 5 Key Bill Walsh Quotes on Leadership from The Score Takes Care of Itself Bill Walsh is one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. The difference between offering an opinion and making a decision is the difference between working for the leader and being the leader.” “Here’s a good question to write on a Post-it Note and put on your desk: “What assets do we have right now that we’re not taking advantage of?” Virgil”