Michael Lombardi | Winning Championships and Building Teams

In this episode of Positive University, Jon Gordon and Michael Lombardi talk about building great teams, creating a culture of success, developing better leaders and an inside look at building dynasties in the NFL.

About Michael Lombardi: Michael was most recently on the coaching staff for Bill Belichick in the New England Patriots' front office, after thirty years working for the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Cleveland Browns (where he was general manager for two years). He writes for The Ringer and his top-ten sports podcast, GM Street, is on the Bill Simmons's podcast network. He is also the author of the new book, "Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL.” https://amzn.to/2DxlqzM 

A few quotables:

The leader sets the culture.

Creating the right culture is important for consistent success.

You can’t outsource the culture. It must be lead by the leader.

Great leaders unify their team. You can’t be a winning team without being unified.

Make sustainable decisions, not just solution based solutions. Think long term, not just short term.

If you want your organization to grow, the leader must lead and coach the other leaders.

Great leaders are always adjusting, always growing, always trying to get better.

Honesty matters. A leader’s integrity enables trust and a good relationship with their team.

It’s about the team. It’s not about you.

Scout your team from the inside out, not just the outside in. Who they are matters.