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Most coaches say they want to develop leaders...

But very few actually develop leaders.

5 Steps to Develop Leaders

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1️⃣ Model

Do you know your core values?

Can you explain how to operationalize (aka "live out") those values?

Do you actually live out those values as the coach?

If you don't model them, you won't be able to truly develop leaders.

And it starts with...

DWYSYWD

Do
What
You
Say
You
Will
Do

This is what modeling is all about.

Be a coach that does what they say they will do.

It builds trust and few things break trust faster than not doing what you have said you will do.

2️⃣ Inspire a Shared Vision

SHARED Vision

A vision is more powerful and attractive when it has been co-created!

Allow your team and athletes to have a voice in the process of determining what the vision is for your team.

We want our athletes to own it.

Bring this shared vision to life through intentional language.

"Make your teammate a hero today" is a central phrase that @RonSiersJr and the @SalisburyBB use.

Then, they define what that means!

What are the behaviors that bring this phrase to life?

Vision is more powerful when it's co-created!

3️⃣ Challenge the Process

What are you doing to be innovative and creative?

We must teach our athletes how to challenge the process and push for continual growth.

Here's 3 simple steps to begin challenging the process with your team...

1) Reflect

What did we want to happen?

What happened?

Why did it happen?

What did we learn?

2) Put together an action plan

How are we going to adjust?

What will we keep doing?

What will we do differently?

3) Move forward

Implement the plan!

Repeat the cycle.

4️⃣ Empower Others to Act

We want our athletes to take ownership!

It starts with building trust through vulnerability

There's a myth that trust proceeds vulnerability...

The reality is that vulnerability leads to trust

Once the trust is established...

We must provide meaningful ways for our athletes to have autonomy and make decisions that matter.

This only happens if we as the coach relinquish some control and trust our players to make decisions.

5️⃣ Encourage their Heart

Show your athletes true appreciate.

They are not pawns to be used in your game, they're human beings.

Celebrate small wins along the way.

Notice their progress.

Catch them doing it right.

Encourage their heart!

Here's a practical way to do that...

At @SalisburyBB they give out "The Rock" after each game.

It's quite literally, a rock.

@RonSiersJr painted it crimson and white, and after their games they award it to a player that lived out their values.

The winner of the rock writers their name on the rock, then...

They post their picture on social media with the rock.

Coach Siers will have players come up to him say things like this all the time...

"Coach, I gotta get my name on that rock."

It's a rock.

But it has significant meaning to those players and it reinforcers their culture.

It also recognizes them for their contributions.

We all want to feel valued and encouraged for what we bring to the team!

Find ways to consistently encourage the hearts of those you lead.

These 5 steps are taken from The Leadership Challenge research done by James Kouzes and Barry Posner.

This thread was inspired by @LukeGromer's conversation with @RonSiersJr on Ep. 27 of the podcast.

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