What could a CEO or company president learn from watching a good basketball coach lead a team?
First of all, I think a good basketball coach would make a good CEO, and vice versa. Why? Because there are so many of the same details involved in coaching and running a business. When I try to develop a basketball team, I look for people who are loyal, have a solid work ethic and want to be the best they can be. Without these qualities, it’s difficult to be successful in this kind of business because, quite frankly, basketball is a business. It takes a very special kind of person who has no clock but has the desire to work as hard as he or she can to be the best he or she can be. It would seem basketball coaches need to be masterful motivators. What could CEOs learn from them about motivating their employees? The most important thing I tell my kids is that they develop a philosophy for that particular season to be the best they can be and understand the different roles they’ll need to play. And isn’t it amazing what you can accomplish if no one takes the credit? About seven or eight
