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The Daily Coach
@TheDaily_Coach
A daily newsletter leveraging sports & organizational leadership lessons to help you win your day. Founders: @mlombardiuncgm & @GeorgeRaveling
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    Unraveling George is available to stream on HBO Max for U.S. subscribers with a Standard or Premium plan.
    I watched Unraveling George last night on HBO Max and it is a must watch if you are into basketball and the history of our game. It was an educational experience for me about my dear friend and mentor George Raveling.
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    .@TomBrady behaves as if he's never won anything, that each day is a new day to prove something to himself & his teammates. Brady's humility creates followers & hard workers willing to put winning first. Let’s all be more humble. Tom has proven it works.
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    The Miami Heat are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the 3rd time in 4 seasons. How have they checked egos and sustained culture year after year? In part, by avoiding a Pat Riley concept called “The Disease of Me.” These are its 6 danger signs (and how to avoid them):
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    In the coming weeks, there will be lots of "first team meetings" in offices, classrooms and locker rooms. It’s typically a time where rules are established. Some leaders will have dozens. But Bill Belichick has just 4 — and they apply to us:
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    Jurgen Klopp is admired by coaches across all of sports for his brutal honesty, intense passion and dry wit. In his first ever meeting with his Liverpool club, he wrote “TEAM” on the board. But his 4 letters stood for some unique values — and they’re relevant to any leader:
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    A loss is one of the hardest things for any coach or leader to process. But we can do irreparable damage to our teams and ourselves by acting on emotion and saying the wrong thing. Bill Walsh had 7 “Don’ts” after defeat — and they’re relevant for any leader:
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    Many teams across sports and business fall apart, but it's not because of lack of talent or strategy. It's because of a Pat Riley concept called “The Disease of Me.” It’s when ego interferes with the ability to serve a team. These are its 6 danger signs (and how to avoid them):
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    Ted Lasso is quirky and, at times, downright silly. But if you peel back the humor, the show actually has some crucial lessons. Here are 10 that are applicable for any leader:
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    Joe Maddon is widely considered one of the best baseball managers of this era. In 2016, he guided the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series title in over a century. How did Maddon establish an elite culture? With 13 core principles — and they're relevant to our own teams:
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    Erik Spoelstra is a two-time NBA champion considered by many to be the best coach in the league. How has he gotten superstars and role players to buy in to Miami Heat culture over the years? With 4 key leadership strategies — and we can utilize them as well:
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    Fairleigh Dickinson pulled off one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history Friday night. How has Coach Tobin Anderson built an aggressive and disciplined culture in under a year at the university? With 4 key program values — and we can apply them to our own lives:
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    Nick Saban believes there are 4 essentials to improve: 1. Identify the goal 2. Define what it takes to achieve it 3. Are you willing to put in the actual work? 4. Do you have the discipline to do it every day, even if you don't feel like it?
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    In the weeks ahead, lots of leaders will try to establish a culture & identity with their teams. Some will do it through rules, others will implement general views & philosophies. But Nick Saban does it with 5 specific program values — and we can apply them to our own lives:
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    Steve Kerr has won four NBA championships in his first eight seasons as a coach. How has he gotten his players to sacrifice and buy in? With 4 very original team values — and they apply to any leader: