Leadership Lessons from Professional Football: Championship Wisdom from Super Bowl Champions

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Okay, now that you have read the book Leadership Lessons from Professional Football, think about what you have learned and how you can apply some of the lessons in your job as a leader in your organization. Managing a professional football team and leading a small or large team in a business organization are not radically different endeavors, as we have said.

Think about the lessons that can be applied to your work, such as keeping people focused on the present tasks or providing direction and encouragement as employees try to help the organization meet its goals. As for your competition, do you really know as much about their strengths and weaknesses as you should? Shouldn’t you be out there doing some scouting? Are you using ...