FRIDAY LEADERSHIP NUGGETS: COACH JESUS, LIKE IN PREMIERSHIP

FRIDAY LEADERSHIP NUGGETS: COACH JESUS, LIKE IN PREMIERSHIP

If there's any position that makes demands on our abilities to make decisions with almost instantaneous results, it is as sporting Coach. Also, motivators have said coaching is superior to leading because the Coach must work to make the team produce results, come up with superior tactics and swiftly change the game as occasion demands, to ensure victory for the team. Today, I want to show the coaching example of Jesus Christ, as if in English Premiership.

After Judas' scandalous sell-out to the opponents and eventual exit from the team, Stephen was promoted from the feeders' team to replace Judas. Stephen was playing well for the Christ's team; with jersey number 9, very passionate, very skillful, very focused but not a dribbler (like dangling Rashidi Yekini), just determined to score goals and not so much of team player. Though won awards and commendations from Coach and Owner, his career didn't last because he suffered a major injury and he never cared; he was satisfied with pleasing his employer. An opponent named Saul of Tarsus masterminded the early retirement and eventual death of Stephen. Apostle Paul was wearing the jersey number 9, with Saul written on it. He was the Captain and striker for his team; very passionate, skillful, aggressive and deadly striker. 

Coach Jesus felt very bad about Saul's role in the attack on Stephen but knew he did it out of passion and loyalty to his team; so He considered him an utility player, approached him on a flight for away match, signed a deal to use him for away matches and gave him jersey number 10. Other players were scared of inclusion of Saul in the team, they could remember his havocs and cunningness. Paul on the other hand was scared of his former team mates and their numerous aggressive fans; he changed his name to fit into the dialect of his new team and to make other players comfortable with him. Saul changes to Paul with jersey number 10 and majorly to play away matches against the devil's team; his former team. Let's talk about the decision: Just as it's done in Premiership, a good coach is supposed to go beyond sentiments and sign a deal to bring a deadly striker from opponents' team into his team; a player that might have scored several crucial goals against the team and made the team suffer greatly. 

For many reasons: 

1. To fill in a gap to reduce the attacking/defending strength of the opponent. 

2. To make his team complete and stronger 

3. Put a winning team together

4. Win or woo more fans for the club.

5. Make profits for the club through the signing.

Leadership is not a child's play and the team's success is the leader's call. As much as the Coach/leader must carry the team along in major decisions and winning strategies, the responsibilities and otherwise are his. 

The signing of Paul into the Christ's team from the devil's team was an historic signing. Paul was a very good dribbler, understood the referees and their politics, understood many customs and languages of the opponents on the away matches, very aggressive and skillful team player and that made him escape and survived injuries. He can challenge referees, he understood the FA politics and was expressive. He became the highest goals scorer in a short while, the club's fan strength grew tremendously, with more foreign fans buying the club souvenirs. More players joined the feeders' team, even as volunteers and Paul started training them on how to be a skillful player like him. The team continued winning and Paul became the focus of attack of opponents and biased referees but he knew how to play the game and was always coming out of threat of FA ban. He appeared more in the records of the club than all the other players and became the most successful player of his era in the club. Yea! He's written in gold in the hall of fame. 

Coach Jesus signed on a teachable, skillful, passionate, energetic and goal-scoring player from opponent's team and that decision did not only make his team popular, he won all matches, grew the fan strength, made profits for the club and handsomely rewarded the focused team mates too. The team was happier, stronger, more victorious and won more foreign fans than before. 

A great Coach is supposed to look beyond sentiment in signing a professional player that will take the club to the next level. Pete Csec just crossed to Arsenal, I remember how Jose Mourinho got Fabregas into Chelsea and how Madrid got C. Ronaldo from Manchester United. Coaches go after skillful players, train them in the peculiar playing pattern and ensure they blend well into the team. 

Great leaders/Coaches don't get involved with pettiness; they are concerned about the team's welfare and how to win together at all times. It's a great privilege to play in this same team Paul played over 2000 years ago and I am delighted that Coach Jesus signed me on into his team, though my sign on fee is not much, I am hopeful of a great career with him. Once the team plays to instructions, victory is sure, everyone is rewarded and all are happy.

Leadership Quote: The person who can not see the ultimate becomes a slave to the immediate.- Dr. Myles Munroe

TGIF, enjoy the rest of your day and have a pleasant weekend.

FRIDAY LEADERSHIP NUGGETS: COACH JESUS, LIKE IN PREMIERSHIP

If there's any position that makes demands on our abilities to make decisions with almost instantaneous results, it is as sporting Coach. Also, motivators have said coaching is superior to leading because the Coach must work to make the team produce results, come up with superior tactics and swiftly change the game as occasion demands, to ensure victory for the team. Today, I want to show the coaching example of Jesus Christ, as if in English Premiership.

After Judas' scandalous sell-out to the opponents and eventual exit from the team, Stephen was promoted from the feeders' team to replace Judas. Stephen was playing well for the Christ's team; with jersey number 9, very passionate, very skillful, very focused but not a dribbler (like dangling Rashidi Yekini), just determined to score goals and not so much of team player. Though won awards and commendations from Coach and Owner, his career didn't last because he suffered a major injury and he never cared; he was satisfied with pleasing his employer. An opponent named Saul of Tarsus masterminded the early retirement and eventual death of Stephen. Apostle Paul was wearing the jersey number 9, with Saul written on it. He was the Captain and striker for his team; very passionate, skillful, aggressive and deadly striker. 

Coach Jesus felt very bad about Saul's role in the attack on Stephen but knew he did it out of passion and loyalty to his team; so He considered him an utility player, approached him on a flight for away match, signed a deal to use him for away matches and gave him jersey number 10. Other players were scared of inclusion of Saul in the team, they could remember his havocs and cunningness. Paul on the other hand was scared of his former team mates and their numerous aggressive fans; he changed his name to fit into the dialect of his new team and to make other players comfortable with him. Saul changes to Paul with jersey number 10 and majorly to play away matches against the devil's team; his former team. Let's talk about the decision: Just as it's done in Premiership, a good coach is supposed to go beyond sentiments and sign a deal to bring a deadly striker from opponents' team into his team; a player that might have scored several crucial goals against the team and made the team suffer greatly. 

For many reasons: 

1. To fill in a gap to reduce the attacking/defending strength of the opponent. 

2. To make his team complete and stronger 

3. Put a winning team together

4. Win or woo more fans for the club.

5. Make profits for the club through the signing.

Leadership is not a child's play and the team's success is the leader's call. As much as the Coach/leader must carry the team along in major decisions and winning strategies, the responsibilities and otherwise are his. 

The signing of Paul into the Christ's team from the devil's team was an historic signing. Paul was a very good dribbler, understood the referees and their politics, understood many customs and languages of the opponents on the away matches, very aggressive and skillful team player and that made him escape and survived injuries. He can challenge referees, he understood the FA politics and was expressive. He became the highest goals scorer in a short while, the club's fan strength grew tremendously, with more foreign fans buying the club souvenirs. More players joined the feeders' team, even as volunteers and Paul started training them on how to be a skillful player like him. The team continued winning and Paul became the focus of attack of opponents and biased referees but he knew how to play the game and was always coming out of threat of FA ban. He appeared more in the records of the club than all the other players and became the most successful player of his era in the club. Yea! He's written in gold in the hall of fame. 

Coach Jesus signed on a teachable, skillful, passionate, energetic and goal-scoring player from opponent's team and that decision did not only make his team popular, he won all matches, grew the fan strength, made profits for the club and handsomely rewarded the focused team mates too. The team was happier, stronger, more victorious and won more foreign fans than before. 

A great Coach is supposed to look beyond sentiment in signing a professional player that will take the club to the next level. Pete Csec just crossed to Arsenal, I remember how Jose Mourinho got Fabregas into Chelsea and how Madrid got C. Ronaldo from Manchester United. Coaches go after skillful players, train them in the peculiar playing pattern and ensure they blend well into the team. 

Great leaders/Coaches don't get involved with pettiness; they are concerned about the team's welfare and how to win together at all times. It's a great privilege to play in this same team Paul played over 2000 years ago and I am delighted that Coach Jesus signed me on into his team, though my sign on fee is not much, I am hopeful of a great career with him. Once the team plays to instructions, victory is sure, everyone is rewarded and all are happy.

Leadership Quote: The person who can not see the ultimate becomes a slave to the immediate.- Dr. Myles Munroe

TGIF, enjoy the rest of your day and have a pleasant weekend.

FRIDAY LEADERSHIP NUGGETS: THE TRANSIENCY OF POWER

FRIDAY LEADERSHIP NUGGETS: THE TRANSIENCY OF POWER

This is a serious matter and the main reason why many public officers don't get a second chance; they behave as if there's no tomorrow when they are in offices. Also, they cling to office as if it's family title and do everything possible, even unreasonably, to remain in office. No matter what, no matter how cunning, you are bound to leave the office sometime. Even the traditional ruler can pass on or can be deposed. Therefore, attitudes matter most when in power because that position is not permanent.

I have related closely with many current office holders and I have seen arrogance and pomposity displayed, they forget too quickly how they got there and get carried away by the paraphernalia of office. Rather than make maximum impact, they only think of maximum benefit, exhibiting maximum abuse and living to regret later. It is very difficult for Nigerians to be consistent in power, I see attitudes change for worse when they mount the corridor of power. 

I have discovered that those who live and operate in the consciousness of transiency of power are great performers, they make great impact, with commendable attitudes and that is the best mindset. When you know you will exit that exalted office one day, when you know all the people hailing you will also hail your successor and your phone will soon stop ringing the way it does; it helps you to remain focused and make lasting impact with the office, not personal benefits only. Many allow their current temporary office influence their lifestyle in a rather permanent way. Their ways of live, their taste and cost of living change so much that just 3 months after leaving offices, they are already struggling to survive again. They steal so much to keep living the fake lives but they forget that money  you didn't work for can grow wings and fly off; ask lottery winners. 

Insecure leaders are often guilty of abuse of office and the ability to live above the pressures of the paraphernalia of office is a virtue leaders must develop. President Obama can carry his bag himself and do so many other things because he has learned to live above the paraphernalia of office; they don't get into his head. Nigeria leaders can get so bad that they don't even answer you again when you greet them. I remember a former Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, whenever I met him in government House, he was always pleasant and respectful but when I met him in his local government secretariat, he gave me this haughty look and walked away arrogantly without answering. It is a lack of character to have obvious (negative) changes in attitude due to power; it's not the power that has corrupted you but only makes manifest your character flaws. There are too many examples of these, I even have a friend who refused to greet us again after he became College of Education lecturer; you can imagine that. 

Leadership is service and responsibility and knowing that the office is only a means of maximizing services, makes you stand out as a leader. No matter how long you stay in office, you will leave one day and what happens to you afterwards depends on how you held forth in office.

Leadership Quote: Aptitude can take you to the altitude but it takes right attitudes to remain a factor to reckon with.      -Anonymous.

Good morning friends and TGIF.