{"id":2073,"date":"2011-07-21T03:45:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T03:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-peopletekcoaching.pantheon.io\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2021-10-14T21:37:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T21:37:26","slug":"leading-with-heart-and-skill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/2011\/07\/21\/leading-with-heart-and-skill\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading With Heart and Skill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.\u201d
\n\u2014John Quincy Adams<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Leaders,<\/p>\n

For those of you that followed the Women\u2019s World Cup games (soccer to some, football to others), you witnessed, as expected, that the players played with heart and skill.<\/p>\n

Heart and skill helped the U.S. team make it to the finals, but they also had another element on their side, Coach and Leader, Pia Sundhage.<\/p>\n

Coach Sundhage credits advancing to the finals a result of the teams ability to deal with adversity. The players on the other hand attribute a good portion of their success to their coach\u2019s ultra-positive outlook.<\/p>\n

Coach Sundhage is frequently heard saying: \u201cMy glass is half full\u201d; \u201cI coach what is healthy\u201d; \u201cif you have positive expectations, it very often happens\u201d, and a favorite motivator \u201cExcellent!\u201d<\/p>\n

Player Heather O\u2019Reilly says Sundhage \u201cis the most positive coach I have ever had,\u201d and another player, Julie Foudy says \u201cshe\u2019s always positive, her glass is always full and that helps to stabilize the team in moments of crisis and adversity\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sundhage has a calming influence, is an extreme optimist, and readily sings a song to help her team combat stress. She even sang \u201cFeelin\u2019 Groovy\u201d during a news conference!<\/p>\n

Included in her leadership strategy is reviewing videos of previous goals, and highlights from past games.\u00a0 She uses these to provide feedback and build confidence by reinforcing successes.<\/p>\n

Sundhage says: \u201cThat feedback, I hope, will make them stronger, gain some confidence, and I\u2019m also telling them, \u2018This is good, do it again\u2019.\u00a0 She concludes by saying \u201cIt\u2019s fun for me to coach like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to playing with heart and skill, the U.S. team played with class. After losing the title to Japan, (many say because of missed opportunities), U.S. Goalie Hope Solo summed it up by saying. \u201cThe Japanese showed a lot of passion and a lot of fight. I don\u2019t say that about many teams but I have an awful lot of respect for them. They played for a lot more than sport. They played for so many good and wonderful reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

They all deserve being credited for playing and leading with heart, skill, and class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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