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18 Jun

Leadership Integrity

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

 

Thomas Jefferson said, “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

Being an inspiring coach is as much about who you are as it is about what you do. Your character is rooted in  your values, those things that are vital to you and reflect your uniqueness and priorities. Your values, not your circumstances or fleeting feelings, should dictate your decisions and behavior. Your values about people and performance should guide your approach to coaching your team.

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14 Jun

Positive Coaching Quotes

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

Our latest book is titled The Power of Positive Coaching.

Here is a short, upbeat video of key quotes from the book.

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11 Jun

6 Strategies to Invest in Future Leaders

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

John Wooden, former UCLA basketball coach and 10-time national champion, said, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”

Inspiring coaches are crystal clear on their purpose to invest in future leaders. This might look like:

1.      Letting team members shadow you at a meeting, even if others might not think they are quite ready for it.

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07 Jun

What Does Your Story Reveal?

by Lee J. Colan

 

My dad always had cantaloupe-size calves.  He was a hairy man except for his shoulders which were hairless.  I never knew why until later in his life. 

The mystery was solved when he shared this story of one of his early jobs when he returned to New York from Italy at the age of fourteen.

He was given a job delivering ice near Lexington Avenue. This was in pre-refrigeration days around 1928 when people used ice boxes in their homes. He was assigned to all the top floors of the apartment buildings. 

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04 Jun

Involuntary Humility

by Lee J. Colan

 

Humility is not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less.

If you have children, you know they are great at maintaining their parents’ humility.  My youngest child, Lexi, is particularly gifted in this area.

Along with the books and columns I write, I have been writing this newsletter/blog for 20 years now. Occasionally I will ask my kids what they thought about one of my blog posts on a topic that is relevant to them.

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31 May

From Your Thoughts to Your Destiny

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

In The Power of Positive Coaching, we address the importance of your mindset and habits in creating winning results and relationships. 

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28 May

Mindset Over Skillset

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

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24 May

A Memorial to Courage

by Lee J. Colan

 

After a recent visit to Washington, DC it struck me that all the war memorials were really memorials about courage.

Taking a stand, for anything, requires courage. Courage is knowing what’s right and then acting on it.

During the Nazi occupation of his country in WWII, King Christian X of Denmark noticed a Nazi flag flying over a Danish public building. He immediately called the German commandant, demanding that the flag be taken down at once. The commandant refused. “Then a soldier will go and take it down,” said the king.

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