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Football great Vince Lombardi wrote Coaching for Teamwork – Winning Concepts for Business in the Twenty-First Century based on lessons from sports. Presenting insights for a winning coach and a winning team, Lombari captures the essence of the modern workplace and workforce.
According to Lombardi, coaches know they belong on the sidelines – that they can’t play the game, and that they see that things get done – they don’t do things.
What the coach does is influence and build belief, which directly impacts performance, which produces results, which provides the coach another opportunity to influence and build belief.
Keys to becoming a winning coach include: communication; having faith in others; being open to thinking differently; motivating and inspiring, and demonstrating commitment, attitude and tradition.
His five keys to becoming a winning team include: determining the vision collectively; seeing the pay value; building accountability; developing mental toughness, and incorporating vision into your belief system.
While none of these concepts are new, this book contains quotes from sports coaches and others which provide valuable wisdom for leaders.
What does this book provide to you as a professional coach?
Vikki Brock, Ph.D., MCC
Director, History and Archive Division
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