Are you an Inspirational Leader?
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The Secret of Inspirational Leadership
by Alexander Green
In the business world, physical assets are essential. Patents and
Trademarks are invaluable. Positive cash flow is wonderful. But,
At the very heart of things, every organization is essentially a team
Of people. And just as every sports franchise needs a great coach,
Every organization needs an inspiring leader. Because if the team
Isn’t rowing in the same direction the right direction – you won’t get far.
I was reminded of this Saturday evening while attending a
Fundraising event for the American Cancer Society at the Royal
Pacific Resort in Orlando. The keynote speaker was one of
America’s all-time great football coaches Lou Holtz.
Holtz is not just a multiple winner of "Coach of the Year" honors.
He is the only coach in NCAA history to lead six different programs
To bowl games. And the only coach to have four different teams reach
Final top 20 rankings.
Throughout his career, Holtz earned a reputation for both developing
Winning teams and quickly rebuilding broken ones. He has written
Five books on leadership.
Don’t let him fool you. Lou Holtz is a living example of inspirational
Leadership. I hadn’t intended to take notes, but a minute and a half
Into his talk I was scouring the table for a cocktail napkin.
"Leadership begins with recognizing that everybody needs four
Things," said Holtz, "something to do, someone to love, something
To hope for, and something to believe in. Strategic plans don’t excite
Anybody. Dreams excite people… And every employee, every team
Member, wants to know the same thing: do you really care about me?
Every successful organization shows its people they genuinely matter."
You may not coach a university football team or run a Fortune 500
Company. But I’ll bet you are in a position to provide inspirational
Leadership. How? First, by setting an example. Second, by letting
The people around you know how important they are.
In Forbes last year, columnist Rich Karlgaard related a story he was
Told by Nancy Ortberg, an emergency room nurse who was finishing
Up work one night before heading home.
"The doctor with whom I was working was debriefing a new
Doctor, who had done a very respectable, competent job, telling
Him what he’d done well and what he could have done differently.
"Then he put his hand on the young doctor’s shoulder and said,
‘When you finished, did you notice the young man from housekeeping
Who came in to clean the room?’ There was a completely blank look
On the young doctor’s face.
"The older doctor said, ‘His name is Carlos. He’s been here for
Three years. He does a fabulous job. When he comes in he gets the
Room turned around so fast that you and I can get our next patients
In quickly. His wife’s name is Maria. They have four children.’
Then he named each of the four children and gave each child’s age.
"The older doctor went on to say, ‘He lives in a rented house
About three blocks from here, in Santa Ana. They’ve been up from
Mexico for about five years. His name is Carlos,’ he repeated.
Then he said, ‘Next week I would like you to tell me something
About Carlos that I don’t already know. Okay? Now, let’s go
Check on the rest of the patients."
Ortberg recalls: "I remember standing there writing my nursing
Notes – stunned – and thinking, I have just witnessed breathtaking
Leadership."
Fostering mutual respect among colleagues is perhaps the most
Important ingredient for building and sustaining a healthy
Organization. It is people who matter most.
Yes, business will always be about meeting the deadline,
Closing the deal, finishing the project and growing the business.
But if your work life is nothing more than the single-minded
Pursuit of wealth, recognition and accomplishment, you will
Wake up one day and find that something is still missing.
That’s because true success is not just about achieving your
Dreams. It’s about helping those around you reach theirs, too.
