Here are some notes from Craig Groeschel's interview with Tony Dungy:
- Tony's style of leadership is mentor-leader: it was not to be the boss/have all of the ideas... it was about helping those who you lead, and helping them to get better.
- He took a lot of criticism early on - "You don't speak their language, you're too soft, you're not tough enough," etc.
- His philosophy did not really pay off early on; it didn't translate immediately into wins.
- "Stubbornness is a virtue if you're right."
- Tony encouraged his players to live their lives in balance: you can't make your work your life. You have to balance it with other interests and needs: family, spirit, etc. If you are doing well in life, you'll do better at your work.
- In order to teach this philosophy, you have to model it/live it. For example, Tony and his team would work hard/late, but families were welcome to come and hang out, sometimes he would instruct his team to go home, etc.
- "Don't mistake hours for productivity." Don't feel guilty for going home at a decent hour.
- How do you find a mentor? Look for people you admire. It doesn't always have to be one-on-one; you can be mentored from a distance (read books, follow up with a personal conversation, go listen to great people speak). It doesn't always have to be an icon, either. Don't underestimate the power of a person who is just a few steps ahead of you.
- "Everybody should have a Paul. Everybody should have a Timothy."
- A mentoring relationship is incumbent on the mentor - to facilitate, guide, and develop the relationship.
- Some of the most influential mentors are the informal ones - the barber, the kid a few grades ahead, etc.
- You don't have to have a formal position to be a mentor.
- You have no idea how even the most insignificant mentoring conversation will impact a person.
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