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Servant Leadership

Week 4- Love - Love your team.

I don't necessarily have to like my players and associates but as the leader I must love them. Love is loyalty., love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization. Vince Lombardi

What is Love?

From the Dalai Lama's definition of love, from the Art of Happiness by the Dali Lama and Howard C. Cutler. Definition of Love is the absolute unqualified wish for the happiness of another individual.

Lead with Love: Great organizations are marked by an extraordinary bond within. For me, that bond included genuine love, and I didn't feel awkward about it. I put my heart into my work and those with whom I worked. Teams with a sense of family have uncommon strength and resiliency. A good family -- whether in life, sports, or business--involves love. (a reminder: It also involves good structure, sensible discipline, and personal sacrifice.) John Wooden¹

Assignments for Week 4

Directions:

1. Read: What is Love.

2. Read Lesson 4 Perspective.

3. Read assigned Readings.

3. View Video Clip.

4. Do Multiple Choice questions

5. Do Assessments.

Lesson 4 Perspective:

This lesson is about the importance of love as a guiding principle in your coaching. It is not the love of which we so casually speak: I love my dog; I love a hamburger; I love a walk at sunset; I love a good game. This love is a love of humility and the relationship of a servant leader to his charges.

Readings:

Reading 1: No One Left Behind

Reading 2: On Love

Multiple Choice Questions - Lesson 4

1. According to the Dalai Lama, the purpose of life is happiness. Our purpose as coaches is to create an opportunity for the players in our charge to develop joy and happiness from participating on our team, through the maximization of their individual and collective abilities. To reach this end we must:

1.a. Create an environment in which everyone is comfortable.

1b. Offer equal opportunity for participation to all who are on our team.

1c. Look for the positive in all that we do with our teams.

1d. Systematically train the attitude and outlook of our players.

Video Clip:

What is Love and the importance of it:

There is a clip on the Coach John Wooden official site. We can't link directly, but follow this direction.

1. Click into Site. Click Here

2. Click, Enter Coach's Site

3. On menu Titled: The Journey, Pyramid of Success, Scrap Book, Bookstore, CLICK Favorite Maximums

4. Click on Most Important Word is...

For fun, click on the other information - especially Bill Walton Speaks.

2. Coach Wooden tells us that great teams have a sense of family and uncommon strength and resiliency. This is created through the demonstration of love by all. Love must be considered here in the sense of

2a. Admiration for the abilities of one another

2b. Respect for the effort of all.

2c. Loyalty to the team

2d. Giving to and serving each other.