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Jon Gordon is the author of 23 books including 10 best sellers. His books include the timeless classic The Energy Bus which has sold over 2 million copies, The Carpenter which was a top 5 business book of the year, Training Camp, The Power of Positive Leadership, The Power of a Positive Team, The Coffee Bean, Stay Positive, and The Garden.
- How to be a great teammate:
- Put the team first
- "We not me"
- Superstars make the people around them better
- Get tactical (be a great teammate):
- Look for opportunities for the betterment of the team
- Work hard, build a foundation of trust, communicate well, connect with each team member, CARE about them
- Encourage means to "put courage into them."
- "Leadership is a transfer of belief."
- Use 'positive discontent." "Love tough instead of tough love."
- "Trust is the currency of leadership."
- Change Management (learned from Dabo Sweeney)
- Know what the culture stands for
- Know what you value
- Set standards (non-negotiables)
- Create your vision and purpose -- WHY are you doing it?
- Get buy-in
- Optimism and belief are vital
- Must develop relationships
- "People follow the leader first and the vision second."
- Ask: "Are they connected and committed?"
- A great leader wants their team members to get promoted
- Culture is not static. It's dynamic. It must be built every day. "It's not one thing. It's everything."
- Jon wrote The Energy Bus in three weeks. And it changed the trajectory of his life.
- Don't be carrots or eggs... Be coffee beans. Be able to "transform the environment."
- 10 Life Rules of Row The Boat:
- #2: Trained behavior creates boring habits, boring habits create elite instincts.
- #3 You win with people, not just players--- people who make their life about others.
- #5 The hardest part about being the standard is that you are the standard all the time.