Book of the Week--The Leadership Game

Tom Mullins coached football for 15 years, amassing 128 wins at the college and high school level. Now, he's the pastor of a multi-site church of 20,000 members in Palm Beach County, Florida. He's written a book on leadership based on his coaching experience, The Leadership Game. According to Mullins there are seven responsiblities of leadership from coaching that apply to leading any organization:

1. Recruiting
2. Motivation
3. Momentum
4. Morale
5. Preparation
6. Game Day Adjustments
7. Celebration

Here were a couple of key thoughts:

• Preparation precedes momentum.
• The foundation of morale is hope.
• The four most important words to motivate people are, "I believe in you."