Thursday, September 20, 2018

Gridiron Genius and Bill Walsh's Standard of Performance

Currently reading Gridiron Genius by Michael Lombardi. So far a very enjoyable read.

Early on Lombardi shared Bill Walsh's Standard of Performance and I thought these 17 tenets were worthy of note.

1. Exhibit a ferocious and intelligently applied work ethic directed at continual improvement.

2. Demonstrate respect for each person in the organization.

3. Be deeply committed to learning and teaching.

4. Be fair.

5. Demonstrate Character.

6. Honor the direct connection between details and improvement; relentlessly seek the latter.

7. Show self -control, especially under pressure.

8. Demonstrate and prize loyalty.

9. Use positive language and have a positive attitude.

10. Take pride in my effort as an entity separate from the result of that effort.

11. Be willing to go the extra distance for the organization.

12. Deal appropriately with victory and defeat, adulation and humiliation.

13. Promote internal communication that is both open and substantive

14. Seek poise in myself and those that I lead

15. Put the team's welfare and priorities ahead of my own.

16. Maintain an ongoing level of concentration and focus that is abnormally high

17. Make sacrifice and commitment the organization's trademark.

This Standard of Performance could easily be applied to any organization or even as a personal code of conduct.

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