Hulu's The Bear isn't solely about food or the restaurant industry. It's about the obsession with excellence and what it does for and to us.
Carmy ("The Bear") has a passion for food and a need for validation with a Michelin star. The star is his white whale. How is that different from executives, coaches, and players committed to excellence?
To support his dream, Carmy develops a list of non-negotiables. Some read as though from a coaching manual.
For example:
1) Less is more. Doing well what we do a lot adds more value than doing a lot of mediocrity. Simplify.
2) Vibrant collaboration. Shared vision, shared sacrifice, shared results. Great teams are organized, coherent, and always 'on the same page'.
3) Confidence and compliance. Confidence helps us survive bad moments and bad days. Return to our core state.
4) Pursuit of excellence. Coach Nick Saban says, "high performing people don't like low performers and low performers don't like high performers." Everyone has to set the bar high.
5) Details matter. Think back to Jay Bilas's Toughness list. It's all about details.
- "Get on the floor."
- "Set up your cut."
- "Play so hard your coach has to take you out."
- "It's not your shot, it's our shot.
- "Talk on defense."
6) "Know your shit." Players know our competence both in substance and in style. Don't expect them to cut us slack when we don't measure up.
Every team needs a list of non-negotiables. It's not enough to have the list but to have team members on board.
Lagniappe. "It takes what it takes."
"No matter what you're going after, you're going to naturally fight what it takes to win & what you're willing to sacrifice.
— The Winning Difference (@thewinningdiff1) July 6, 2024
When you decide that you're going to win at something-you don't get to pick the circumstances.
The only thing you get to pick is how you respond to it." pic.twitter.com/KVymQ6Uoek
Lagniappe 2. Hurley on Hurley.
“I think everyone can be better than they think they can be. I don’t let them dictate that. I dictate that” - Bob Hurley pic.twitter.com/D7igMrBq29
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) July 5, 2024
Lagniappe 3. Train speed.
5 Best Speed Exercises For Basketball
— Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball (@BreakthruBball) July 6, 2024
From the 12-Week Athletic Development Program, Cody Roberts takes you through the 5 exercises that are guaranteed to help you increase your speed. pic.twitter.com/vFX7rU1UtJ