Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Basketball: Managing Success

"Success increases our self-assurance. Faith in ourselves is a good thing, of course, but too much of it can make us believe we don’t need to change anything." - Bob Knight, The Power of Negative Thinking 

Successful coaches ask a lot of questions. Unsuccessful coaches have all the answers. Successful coaches usually ask how can I do this better? Unsuccessful coaches often don't want input. 

Rule 1. "Learn by studying the masters." 

Rule 2. "Our heroes are less than perfect." - Stan Lee

Here are more quotes from Knight's Power of Negative Thinking:

"Success actually can be one of the biggest problems a coach or any leader has to deal with."

"Success increases our self-assurance. Faith in ourselves is a good thing, of course, but too much of it can make us believe we don’t need to change anything."

"In the article, Gino and Pisano listed “overconfidence bias” as the second of three impediments that success can put in front of any enterprise."

Lagniappe. Winners manage success. 

Lagniappe 2. "The wind always blows hardest at the top of the mountain." 

Lagniappe 3. Finishing touches from Drew Hanlen.  

Lagniappe 4. Misdirection. 

 

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