HABITS OF A CHAMPION by DANA DANA

Author:DANA DANA [DANA, DANA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: JET LAUNCH
Published: 2018-11-17T23:00:00+00:00

Eight

Torre Rules; People First.

When you have the opportunity in life to coach under a sports Icon like Joe Torre, there is a lot you can learn. When I first began working under “The Godfather,” I was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream and unwavering work ethic, open to learning and like a sponge when this man walked into the room.

We called him The Godfather, but he really was. With old school traditional values, a grandfather-like charm, and a style and grace that would make even Don Vito himself take a second look; this man was amazing. The biggest takeaway for me from the Torre era was simple; when you put people first, you win. The backbone of winning a championship is the group of Champions that go out to win every day. Whether it be a sports team, a household, or a workforce, the people are everything.

My good friend, Rob Cucuzza, would always say, “When there are more people in the cart than there are pulling it, you lose. When you have more people pulling the cart than sitting in it, you win. It’s that simple.” Peel this back. What does “sitting in the cart” mean? It means having people on your team willing to sit back and coast while others grind to move the entity forward. You can not win with these types of people. So, if they are on your team, time to send them out to pasture.

If you are a father who lets your wife do all the parenting and house work, you are in the cart.

If you are an athlete who cares more about personal stats and Instagram followers than team victories, you are in the cart. If you are a CEO or executive who only cares about fluffing your own numbers, even if you know in time the organization will come crumbling down, you are in the cart. If you are on a team of any kind allowing yourself to sit back while others pull the cart uphill, you are in the cart. Not only are you in the cart, you are the weakest link everyone talks about.

Being in the cart is symbolic of a loser mentality. When called out, those in the cart never think they are. If you ask them, they are pulling harder than anybody. I call those, excuses. Winners are 100 percent accountable to themselves, their team, and their organization at all times.

We all know who the winners are and those who are the overachievers. It’s obvious. To the same extent, we all know who the dogs are. If you want to win, let the dogs out. As leaders, it is our job to quickly identify them, reward the winners, and release the losers.

The great Yankees General Manager, Brian Cashman, refers to these types people as “dead wood”. They are just hanging around, eating up resources, but not producing. My long-time friend and co-worker, Steve Donohue, called them, “high maintenance, low output individuals.”

You see, in sports, the faster you can identify, the faster you can release.

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