SEEING A MIGHTY OAK IN A TINY ACORN
One thing I know is true: everyone I meet has more learning and doing capacity than I am aware of, just like the mighty oak hidden in every tiny acorn. My work with The Academy for Sport Leadership has led me to conclude that a shared leadership system is far more productive than the hierarchical model embodied in the traditional team captain model. I call the participative model, which rests on the practice of mutual learning, the Team Leadership Model.
The Team Leadership Model promotes the processes of team leadership and team building as growth opportunities. It advances the assumption that all members have the ability to inspire others, to reflect on their actions, to increase self-awareness and to leverage their relational capabilities and build positive, impactful relationships.
At the heart of the leader in every locker framework is the core belief that every student-athlete has the ability to learn and develop leadership skills. The transformational coach encourages every student-athlete to reach into their reservoir of beliefs about what is possible for them to accomplish when…Click here to read entire article