Creating a Culture System - JP Nerbun, Leadership and Culture Consultant

J.P. Nerbun is the founder of TOC Culture System, a mentor, writer, coach, and sports consultant. He’s worked with numerous football teams in helping them install a culture system. Today he shares insight into some of the best practices in implementing a culture system, repeating buy-in, building relationships, doing accountability and discipline in a productive way, and player development plans.

Show Notes:

-Background

-Book

-Systems approach

-What drives the system

-Change starts with the coach working on himself/herself

-Establish, support and enforce the culture

-Culture is measured in two ways

-Decentralize command

-Establish connections and standards

-Goal is to have high character, intrisincally motivated individuals

-Tips on establishing and strengthening relationships with players

-Mike Abrashoff

-Listen first and speak last

-Empathic listening and intentional one on ones

-Leadership council with 1-4 ratio

-Delegating to the units

-Connecting team beyond position groups

-Check-ins and conversations

-Motivational interviewing

-Put the player in the driver seat for their development

-Developing engagement and buy-in

=Non-negotiables

-The standard review

-The player development plan

-The one-pager

-Google Doc

-Implementation intentions

-Best practices in dealing with discipline

-Fear-based approach doesn’t achieve long-term

- Too much permissiveness - empathy without accountability

-Consequence as alternative to punishment

-Practice is a “get to” not a “got to”

-Firm and demanding without being demeaning 

-Logical consequences

-Competitive cauldron

-Time spent with New England Patriots - Their intentionality

-The Buffalo Bills - leadership council

-The Winning Edge

https://www.tocculture.com

Twitter: @jpnerbun

Related Episode:

It’s Your Ship - Leadership Lessons with Mike Abrashoff episode:

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/its-your-ship-leadership-lessons-from-mike-abrashoff-former-commander-of-the-uss-benfold

CoachTube Course:

Playing Time Systems, Competitive Cauldron, Captain’s Council

https://coachtube.com/users/thriveonchallenge?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

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