CHAPTER THREEPAUSE TOGROW OTHERS

BALANCING CAREAND DRIVE

EARLY IN MY EXECUTIVE COACHING CAREER, I had the good fortune to advise some of Vince Lombardi’s Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers. This legendary team is recognized by many as one of the greatest American football teams in history. Although the former players I was coaching had transitioned to business careers, Lombardi’s influence was still very present in their lives and in their leadership.

I had always viewed Lombardi as the iconic, hard-driving, hard-nosed football coach. However, I did not know the person behind the coach, the person who was passionate about growing each team member in a highly intimate and personal way. On separate occasions, each of the former players surprised ...

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