Develop People

Here’s a Wonderful Idea for Every Team…..

By John Leonard, ASCA

     From the Netflix Corporation…..”We develop people by giving them the opportunity to develop themselves, by surrounding them with stunning colleagues and giving them big challenges to work on.”

   Mediocore colleagues or unchallenging work is what kills progress of a person’s skill set.

    This speaks to the culture of teams.

     Good teams are made up of people who work hard to develop their skills; people to whom good must be made better and better made best. In the process, they become “stunning colleagues”, which translates to peers that all of us admire and respect and seek to emulate. What better environment for your child to grow up in?

      The second thought is also important. The only route to personal growth is through uncomfortable terrain. We stretch and grow only when we are striving to the maximum of our ability….what author and skill learning scientist Dr. Anders Ericcson of Florida State University calls “purposeful practice”…..practice that challenges our every faculty with the intensity of effort required….be it a piano piece, or swimming the 200 fly well. 

       The team, the coach, that fails to challenge their members appropriately, will fail to see significant improvement in them as people, or as swimmers.

        Dream BIG dreams, do big work, experience BIG growth and success.

All the Best, JL