LEADING WITH VALUES

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LEADING WITH VALUES
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Values Based Leadership

• Values are
• standards or principles
• that guide your actions
• and beliefs.

(Lee King, 2001)
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Values Based Leadership

• Values are drawn from life experiences and
  brought to the life we live.
• Our core values guide our actions.
• The values of integrity and honesty are crucial
  determinants of the degree of trust people place
  in us as leaders.
• Values are the core of character.

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Values Based Leadership

• Values will influence your priorities
• the stronger values are what you put first,
  defend most, and want least to give up.

(Kuczmarski, 1995)
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10 Values of a Successful Coach

1. Clarity
2. Supportiveness
3. Confidence building
4. Mutuality
5. Perspective

1. Risk
2. Patience
3. Involvement
4. Confidentiality
5. Respect

(Hendricks, 1996)
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A vision

• Presents a compelling image of the desired state
• Includes commitment and enthusiasm
• Projects emotions
• Builds trust and goodwill

(McConnell, 2000)
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Leader goals and vision

• The coachs goals for the team are set from the
  vision, created by the whole team.
• The goals must be simple and coaches and athletes
  need to have a mutual understanding of them
• Goals should be reviewed through the season
• From the mutual goals will come the team leaders
  approach to the team, and the structures and
  processes that are set up in line with the goals

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The way we coach is based on what we believe
about sport. It is based on our philosophy of
sport, and our values which are illustrated in
our actions. A clear and evocative vision is
central to the coach as a Leader.
(McConnell, 2000)
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To coach is to believe in something

• The game/competition
• The athlete(s)
• The quest for excellence
• The process of challenging ones self and
  striving to overcome

• (Walton, 1992)

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To be able to action our values as coaches we
need to develop

• Self-awareness,
• firm goals
• and vision
• with the athletes

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What is important?

• To coach and athletes?
• To having a winning team?
• To help young people to have fun?
• To help young people develop?
• (Martens, 1998)

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Successful Coaching

• How do we define success?
• Winning?
• Winning is a pleasant by-product of success
  (Hinkson, 2001, p.16)

Is winning in your control as coaches and
athletes?
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Philosophy

• Believing in something is the basis of coaching
  philosophy
• This covers the most important element of the
  coaching role. It is illustrated in your
  actions, and leads to your clarity of vision.

(McConnell, 2000)
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Athlete-centred Philosophy

• It is useful and important for all coaches to
  formulate a coaching philosophy or personal
  statement about the values and beliefs
  significant to their understanding of sport and
  life.
• This philosophy provides the foundation that
  directs the way they coach.

(Kidman Hanrahan, 2004)
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Philosophy of Coaching

• New Zealands Black Sox Coach Don Trickers
  philosophy on coaching is to take a holistic
  view as I believe that there is more to life than
  sport. I like to think that I have not only
  helped the athlete realise their athletic goals
  but have helped them become a more rounded person
  through their experience in sport.

(Kidman, L. 2005, pp.70-71)
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Team Values

• Don Tricker NZ Black Soxs Softball Coach Its
  all about respect, its about integritywe had
  three questions that we essentially asked.
• How are we going to deliver this?
• What are the values?
• How are we going to live them?
• (Kidman, 2005, p.77)

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Values Based Language
Leadership
From saying
To saying

• Theres nothing I can do
• Thats just the way I am
• He/she makes me so mad
• They wont allow that
• I have to do that
• I cant
• I must

• Lets look at our alternatives
• I can choose a different
• approach
• I control my own feelings
• I can create an effective
• presentation
• I will choose an appropriate
• response
• I choose
• I prefer

Stephen Covey The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People
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Leading Sport

• Clearly, sport does not automatically build
  either character or characters. The influence
  that sport has for its participants depends on a
  complex set of factors tied to the specific sport
  and the social interactions that are present.

(Shields Bredemeier. (19) Character development
physical activity. Missouri McGraw-Hill)
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Sport has a capacity to

• Reinforce
• Reduce
• Change
• the formation of identify both individually and
  nationally.

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serves as a catalyst for breathing enthusiasm
into a values based organisation
Charismatic passion

• Enable athletes to be excited about their sport
• Enable athletes to take pride in their
  performance
• Enable athletes to feel emotionally committed to
  themselves and the team.

Adapted Kuczmarski (1995)
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Tools for Leading with Values in Sport

• To adopt a values-full culture,
• leaders need to adopt 5 norms
• Serve as athlete advocates Put athletes and
  their needs as paramount
• Pluralise the environment Celebrate differences
  encourage and cater for individuals

(Kuczmarski, 1995)
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Tools for Leading with Values in Sport

• Evoke professional passion with excitement,
  warmth and emotion
• Bridge people to a mission Bridge individuals
  towards team culture
• Be a teacher Empower athletes enable
  ownership

(Kuczmarski, 1995)
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Why we need to be clear about values

• Leadership without direction is useless.
  Uninformed by ideas about what is good and bad,
  right and wrong, worthy and unworthy, it is not
  only inconsistent but dangerous.
• As the pace of change in our world continues to
  accelerate, strong basic values become
  increasingly necessary to guide leadership
  behaviour.

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References

• Covey, S.(1998). The 7 habits of highly effective
  teens. New York Franklin Covey Co.
• Hendricks, W. (1996). Coaching, Mentoring and
  Managing. NJ National Press
• Kidman, L. (2005). Athlete-centred coaching
  Developing inspired and inspiring people.
  Christchurch Innovative Print Communications Ltd
• Kidman,L. Hanrahan, S. (2004). The coaching
  process A practical guide to improving your
  effectiveness 2nd Edition. Palmerston North
  Dunmore Press Limited

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References

• Kuczmarski, S.S. Kuczmarski, T.D. (1995).
  Values-based leadership Rebuilding employee
  commitment, performance, productivity.
  Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall.
• McConnell, R. (2000). The successful coach A
  practical guide for beginners and experts.
  Auckland Harper Collins.
• Lee, R.J. King, S.N. (2001). Discovering the
  leader in you A guide to realizing your personal
  leadership potential. San Francisco Jossey-Bass.
• Martens,R. (1998). Successful coaching.
  Champaign, IL Human Kinetics.
• Walton, G.M. (1992). Beyond winning The timeless
  wisdom of great philosopher coaches. Champaign,
  IL Human Kinetics.