Leadership In Phil Jackson's 11 Rings The Soul Of Success
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“It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and of course, luck. But if a team doesn’t have the most essential ingredient, love, none of those other factors matter.” (Jackson 18) Depending on whom you ask, the definition of leadership will vary. In general, leadership involves motivating or inspiring an individual or a group of people in order to achieve a specific goal. Anyone can be a leader as long as they are willing and able to support others and reassure them that anything is possible. Although leadership in the workplace is structured, ordinary people in everyday settings have the ability to enforce authority. Often times we think of leadership as a specific role that a specific person has to…show more content… His simplistic but effective approach is described in his book, 11 Rings The Soul of Success. Throughout the book Jackson describes the hardships and obstacles he encountered during his career as a coach. His complete approach on making his team come together as one has gained him many admirers but also many critics. (Intro)^
Management and leadership advice comes in a multitude of forms. Phil Jackson’s book, Eleven Rings, is about his beliefs, leadership style, and other aspects that contributed to his extraordinary eleven NBA championship rings as a coach. There are many obstacles in life that people have to overcome. Some obstacles are easy to overcome but some aren’t. Within Phil Jackson’s career he was forced to overcome many obstacles both personal and team based. In March, Jackson had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. This was an obstacle that would affect both him as well as the players he coached. Jackson explained, “This has been a tough period for me…. And I don’t know if it has affected my ability to give 100 percent of what I normally give you guys. But I know there’ve been times when I’ve been more