Jim Collins 10 Keys To Success

1. Build a pocket of greatness
2. Do your diagnostics--self assess
3. Right people in the key seats of the bus
4. Build a personal board of directors
5. Create pockets of quietness to think
6. Ask more questions in relation to making statements
7. Disciplined action (have a stop doing list)
8. Experiment with removing titles
9. Articulate core values
10. How to be useful

NCAA Preparation--Playing The Percentages

NCAA Preparation—Playing The Percentages

1. FG% is the highest correlation to winning—Must contest every shot
2. Turnover %--compare turnovers to how many possessions in the game--< 18%
3. Rebounding—30-40% of Offensive Rebounds
4. Rebounding—70-80% of Defensive Rebounds

3 Musts For Our NCAA Preparation

2011 NCAA Tournament Preparation

3 Musts For Us To Continue Our Success:

1. We Must Be SOUND
a. Great fundamentals
b. Servant leadership mentality
c. Clear minds/ Set on our Vision/ Limit Mental Clutter

2. We Must Be SOLID
a. In our TEAM Attitude
b. In our Work Ethic
c. In Sustaining Effort

3. We Must Be SIMPLE
a. Do what we do…Nothing to prove.
b. It’s all about what we do…Can only control our Attitude & Effort
c. The more we think, the slower our feet will be.
d. Respect our opponents, but fear none of them.
e. Limit distractions.

Most Important Thing Gene Bess Learned In Coaching

"I've only learned one thing in all my years of coaching. Your team must play very, very, very hard."
--Coach Gene Bess

"The Steeler Way"--Chuck Noll On Creating A Culture

Theodore Roosevelt said, "We need leaders who inspired idealism, leader whom are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true; who can kindle the people with the fire from their own burning souls."

Chuck Noll was very clear on this point. His aim was to create a specific culture in everything he did and the way he did it--"The Steeler Way".

A player didn't have to be the biggest, fastest, or strongest at his position, and a coach didn't have to be the smartest or most creative, as long as everyone bought into the "Steeler Way".

When creating a culture, The Buy-In Factor is the key. It must be everywhere--trainers, strength coaches, academic advisors, office assistants, etc.

John Maxwell's Formula For Planning

Formula For Planning

1. Predetermine A Course of Action--just as we use roadsigns and markers--VISION
2. Lay Out Your Goals--
3. Adjust Your Priorities--well defined goals quickly expose activities that are hindering progress toward certain objectives
4. Head Into Action--don't wait, get going
5. Expect Problems--no plan eliminates all problems, expect adversity.
6. Daily Review Your Planning--quick review helps us plan ahead.

CHOICES

Choices

We are accountable for our own choices and are free to make better ones is fundamental to our growth.

Sometimes people think they have no choice. They’ll say things like “I have to” or “I can’t”. But we always have a choice. Always. Even deciding not to choose is making a choice.

Realizing this and taking responsibility for our choices is a big step toward making great things happen in our lives.

--From QBQ! The Question Behind The Question