Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry: Leadership and Conflict Management
Colin Cowherd raised one hell of a point this morning on “The Herd” (ESPN Radio/ESPNU).
Dirk Nowitkzi’s call out to the media on Jason Terry’s lack of being clutch in the NBA Finals was a showcase of leadership, not of a player throwing another player under the bus.
Derrick Rose won’t do that. Kevin Durant won’t do that. Maybe it’s because they are still really young and for now they just want to be ‘liked’.
Look at all the leaders in the history of the NBA: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant…
Leadership is not getting along with people. Just like in a relationship or marriage, leadership is conflict management. You have to say unpopular things and make tough decisions, and people are going to be pissed off afterwards.
By Troy Sparks – Blogger (TSTOS), Jabberhead, SJ Contributing Author
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