This is what makes New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel worth studying.
Vrabel has embraced an idea many leaders quietly resist, even when they know it’s true. Teams can be filled with different personalities, styles, and backgrounds, but they cannot afford different mindsets.
That sentence alone explains why his teams consistently show up the way they do. He allows, and even invites, individuality. But he also understands that getting where a team wants to go requires one shared mindset.
If you want to learn leadership from one of the coaches in this year’s Super Bowl, this week is for you. Read the whole column here.
Use your gifts,
John Eades
Founder of LearnLoft | The Sales Infrastructure
P.S. Huge thanks to my friends at Pinehurst Resort for having me deliver “Leadership of the Future: How to Build a Dynamic Team” to their senior leadership team. If you haven’t been to Pinehurst lately, it’s world-class hospitality, with world-class golf.
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