Pillars of the NFL by Patrick McCaskey is about the top 10 coaches in NFL history. A study on the great men of the NFL is a worthwhile exercise. Great ideas came and continue to come from NFL thought leaders. Here are five team principles (paraphrased in some cases) culled from NFL legends that should help teams or any groups get things done.
1. “Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.”—George Halas.
Focus on what you need to get done.
2. Regardless of what happens, a team controls its attitude, approach, and response.—Tony Dungy
A winning personality can keep things on track regardless.
3. When you hire someone, hire someone who can help the team. Each hire should fill a need. —Bill Belichick
A team’s personnel is critical to its mission and success.
4. “Individual commitment to a group effort… makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”—Vince Lombardi
Every team member needs to be committed to the team.
5. “You can learn a line from a win and a book from a defeat.”—Paul Brown
Teams do not gloss over their losses nor do they dwell on them, they study them and learn from them.
Don't underestimate the power of good principles in leading teams.
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