My approach was always to relate to each player as a whole person, not just as a cog in the basketball machine. That meant pushing him to discover what distinct qualities he could bring to the game beyond taking shots and making passes. How much courage did he have? Or resilience? What about character under fire?” Yes, you read that right: By the time the elven Rings were forged, Celebrimbor had already figured out not to trust Sauron. The Silmarillion states pretty clearly that the rings “were forged by Celebrimbor alone, and the hand of Sauron had never touched them.” Still, Celebrimbor had learned enough of his craft from Sauron that the elven Rings were unavoidably subject to the One Ring. By the time most future NBA players are middle schoolers, they become immersed in a universe that reinforces egoistic behavior. As they grow older and continue to succeed, they become surrounded by legions of agents, promoters, groupies, and other sycophants who keep telling them they're "da man". It doesn't take long before they start to really buy into it. Phil says he realized there wasn’t much he could do to change his behavior, so he focused on dealing with his own anger in reacting to Kobe’s anger outbursts.

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The three rings were Vilya, Nenya, and Narya. The rings Vilya and Narya went to Elven High King Gil-galad of Lindon, who entrusted Vilya to Elrond and Narya to Círdan, Elven lords of Rivendell and Mithlond, respectively. These rings were kept by Elrond and Círdan following the death of Gil-galad. Following the arrival of the Istari in Middle-earth, Círdan, recognising Gandalf as the wisest of the five and also as a Maiar, passed Narya on to him. Nenya was originally given to Galadriel, Lady of Lothlórien and mother of Elrond's wife Celebrían, and forever remained with her. Some teams get demoralized after losses like that, but this young, spirited team was energized by getting so close to the prize only to have it batted away by a tougher, more physically intimidating opponent. Kobe, who had been named the NBA’s most valuable player that year, was particularly laser focused. I’ve always been impressed by Kobe’s resilience and ironclad self-confidence. Unlike Shaq, who was often plagued by self-doubt, Kobe never let such thoughts cross his mind. If someone set the bar at ten feet, he’d jump eleven, even if no one had ever done it before. That’s the attitude he brought with him when he arrived at training camp that fall, and it had a powerful impact on his teammates. He learned to be present and enjoy the moments as they come. And he learned to lead his two daughters as well. In some alternate accounts, Círdan was the bearer of Narya from the beginning, with Gil-galad only possessing Vilya.And he encouraged players to find themselves and find their own specific qualities (read The Gifts of Imperfection). 4. THE ROAD TO FREEDOM IS A BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM As Greene says in the 33 Strategies of War, you’re better off eliminating these people. Knowing the Players Sometimes the best thing you can do as a leader is to get out of the way and let players and team members figure things out for themselves. Developing autonomy is a crucial leadership skill and can not be done by always hand-holding team members. When under tremendous stress and pressure, a system is something you can lean on to maintain performance.

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Once the spotlight turned on the Bulls, the team started vying for more attention and some players started getting jealous of Michael Jordan’s fame and media attention. Some coaches insist on having the last word, but I always tried to foster an environment in which everyone played a leadership role, from the most unschooled rookie to the veteran superstar. If your primary objective is to bring the team into a state of harmony and oneness, it doesn’t make sense for you to rigidly impose your authority. In a nutshell, the Buddha taught that life is suffering and that the primary cause of our suffering is our desire for things to be different from the way they actually are. One moment, things may be going our way, and in the next moment they’re not. When we try to prolong pleasure or reject pain, we suffer.”The three Elven rings had been crafted independently of Sauron by the Elf smith Celebrimbor; they were, however, crafted using skills taught by the Dark Lord, subjecting them to the power of the One Ring whilst it remained in Sauron's possession. In the One Ring's absence, after Sauron's first defeat, these rings were wielded by the Elves for purposes of good. In the The Tao of Leadership, John Heider stresses the importance of interfering as little as possible. "Rules reduce freedom and responsibility," he writes. "Enforcement of rules is coercive and manipulative, which diminishes spontaneity and absorbs group energy. The more coercive you are, the more resistant the group will become. The “whipping boy” technique uses a single player for most of the criticism to motivate the rest of the team to bond together. Phil says the circle of love is the secret sauce that takes teams from a bunch of individuals to a cohesive winning teams. The author holds a master's degree from La Sapienza, department of communication and sociological research, and is a member of the American Psychology Association (APA).

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This quote is not directly related to the Shaq and Kobe feud. But more a general assessment of the NBA landscape. And I appreciated the frankness.Leaders will find plenty of takeaways, from how to deal with difficult and eccentric team members (Ron Artest and Dennis Rodman), getting hyper-stars to buy into the team (Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant), and managing success and failure at the highest levels.

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But the man who taught me the most about leadership was the most unassuming of them all: Holzman himself. Tex Winter used to say that our successful championship runs were usually triggered by one game in which we completely dominated our opponents from beginning to end.Most coaches get tied up in knots worrying about tactics, but I preferred to focus my attention on whether the players were moving together in a spirited way. Michael Jordan used to say that what he liked about my coaching style was how patient I remained during the final minutes of a game, much like his college coach, Dean Smith. Most coaches I know spend a lot of time focusing on X’s and O’s. I must admit that at times I’ve fallen in that trap myself. But what fascinates most people about sports is not the endless chatter about strategy that fills the airwaves. It’s what I like to call the spiritual nature of the game. Phil quotes Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright in their five stages of tribal development, which are: It gives everyone enough freedom to express themselves within a well-defined structure. 5. TURN THE MUNDANE INTO THE SACRED On a good team there are no superstars,” Red insisted. “There are great players who show they are great players by being able to play with others as a team. They have the ability to be superstars, but if they fit into a good team, they make sacrifices, they do things necessary to help the team win. What the numbers are in salaries or statistics don’t matter; how they play together does.”