425: Jon Gordon - How To Be A Great Teammate (Row The Boat)

How to be a great teammate:

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."

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?"

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.