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Leadership You�Week 5
Character
Previous 4 Lessons
1. Lead by Example
2. Confidence
3. Compete
4. Composure
Character
How to conduct yourself with class
Character isn’t one thing; it’s the most important thing a person demonstrates by how they interact with others and how they treat themselves and others.
Character
How to conduct yourself with class
“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy.”
- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Leading by example means that you are a person of character. To earn the respect of your teammates and coaches, you must be willing to consistently do the right thing. No matter what the consequences.
Character
How to conduct yourself with class
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands during comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of courage and controversy.”
- Martin Luther King Jr
Hire for character and train for skill…..
Character
True test of Character
Being a person of character also means you are honest and kind. Remember that people may not always like to hear the truth, but they will appreciate your honesty.
Character
Respect Others
Character
Respect Others
(0-10) Rank your commitment to doing what’s right.
Do the Right Thing
As a leader, your coaches and teammates count on you to do the right thing in a variety of situations.
This does not mean that you need to be a perfect angel all of the time and never do anything wrong, but it does mean that you must hold yourself accountable to a higher standard.
And you must understand that all of your actions either reflect positively or negatively on the rest of the team.
Doing the right thing means that you play with class. While winning is highly important to you because you are so committed, you also understand that winning the right way is what it is all about. Do not let yourself fall into the trap of believing that “winning is everything.” Because it is not. Cheating, circumventing rules, and compromising your integrity, will only give you some short-term satisfaction.
know where to draw the line between being competitive and being cheap.
It is up to you to handle them with class and get yourself and your team focused on the next play. Leave the arguing of calls to your coaches if they so choose.
Win and lose with class. Be a model of good sportsmanship for your teammates.
Have character/live with character also means doing what is right…
2. In the Classroom
3. In Your Social Life
4. In the Community
CHARACTER
Knowing Right from Wrong
here are two sample tests you can use if you ever have difficulty deciding what the right thing to do might be.
CHARACTER TRAITS