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This article was sent to me by Dennis Hutter Coach Hutter is the Head Women’s Coach at Mayville State University. Dennis also has a coaching website. The URL is http://www.coachhutter.com/

Six Ways to Create Culture Within an Organization – Andy Stanley

1. Name It – Create a name for it, easiest part – MSUWBB = “The Comet Way”
2. Brand It – Phrase, Idea, Terms, Slogans, Images
3. Wear It – “Model It” – Leader must be seen doing this DAILY
   People can see it in the leader, what the leader sees in them

4. Teach It – Have to teach it intentionally
   Talk about it enough to get ALL on the same page

5. Institutionalize It – Make it part of the “rhythm” of the organization, Schedule Daily
6. Recognize It – When you see something, say something

What is rewarded, will be repeated

Make sure you are always trying to find ways to praise your players, when you find or hear about them representing the team and the culture on a high level:

**What we try to do here at Mayville State WBB, is when we receive an email or a note, or a tweet about a player or players representing our program at a high level we will print off that note and hi lite their name and write a quick note saying ”thanks” and put into their locker room.**

Improvement creates momentum within a culture and organization.

Great organizations are always evaluating and always inspiring:

Evaluate what they are doing.

Inspire what others are doing.

“Pride of Ownership” – if we did not come up with the idea – we don’t want to look like we are copying or borrowing – A BIG REASON WHY SOME CULTURES DO NOT IMPROVE OR MOVE FORWARD.

We are not looking for our best ideas, we are looking for THE best ideas.

Improvement involves change – people are not always excited about change.

There is a big difference between a “personal commitment” to something and a culture of something.  Personal commitment means the person at the top is committed, but no one else it, a culture is an attitude throughout the entire organization.

Culture Defined – Organizational Culture is the personality of the organization “How things are done Here”

In great organizations culture is created, in bad organizations culture is inherited.

Eight Ways to Infuse Passion into Your Team – Cory Dobbs

1. Keep your fire burning
2. Take charge of your moods
3. Listen to teammates and players
4. Be there for others
5. Act with integrity
6. Be genuine
7. Refrain from excuse-making
8. Men broken fences

Coaches want players who serve to inspire those around them to do things that will make the team better – WE WANT MORE OF THESE PLAYERS

A fun energizing environment is much more productive than a routine and stale environment

Celebrate and get excited about the successes and accomplishments of your players and teammates

THE SUCCESS OF ANY ORGANIZATION, GROUP OR TEAM IS GROUNDED IN THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF LEADERSHIP – Cory Dobbs

“Arete Hoops” – How Process Praise Makes You More Resilient

Children who receive “process praise” (i.e. – the things within the child’s control:  hard work, effort, perseverance and diligence, etc….) were more likely to develop a resilient approach towards difficult challenges later in life

The children who received “process praise” when they were younger were more motivated learners and ended up doing better in math and reading compared to their peers, who were praised for their talents or innate abilities alone.

When we make it clear to our teams that a commitment to the process is the only key to success, we are giving them the tools to be successful both on the floor and in life

BEGIN TODAY TO HELP YOUR TEAM DEVELOP THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS IT NEEDS TO PUSH THROUGH THE UPS/DOWNS BOTH IN BASKETBALL AND IN LIFE

Are You Absolutely Positive??? – PGC Basketball

If a customer is within ten feet of you, you have ten seconds to speak to them and look to serve them in some capacity – IS THIS A DAILY OCURENCE WITHIN YOUR PROGRAM???

Whether one realizes it or not, each of us is selling something to those around us every day. We are either selling positive or negative – which is it for you????

DO WE CONTRIBUTE OR CONTAMINATE PRACTICE

Wake up every morning with one drive in mind – TO SERVE OTHERS

Set a goal to do something special for someone TODAY, who isn’t expecting it

Attention flows where energy goes

“Quit Being So Stinking Hard to Play For” – PGC Basketball

One coach will impact more people in one year, than the average person does in a lifetime – Billy Graham

Coaches should be passionate about changing the lives of young people every day

Desiring fair treatment – is the mindset of the mediocre

Far too often, our identity becomes wrapped up in our overall win/loss record

As coaches, we fall victim to the power-empower-power cycle

Power-Empower-Power Cycle – that is where coaches start out with the power, and then through trust and time, start to empower some of the players within the team.  Then when things are not going well or at some point, the coach takes the power back from the player(s).

Coaches – giving away our power is one of the greatest gifts we can give as a coach

If we fall into the power-empower-power cycle, the players will view us as the enemy rather than the ally.

When the pressure to win is prevalent, we as coaches, stop directing and start demanding

The best coaches around have the highest level of accountability

If players can discover how to pursue greatness on their own, it will become a life-long virtue

Does your “WHY” match up with your “WHAT”????

We should be in constant pursuit of being the coach that one day players reflect on as a hero!!!!!!

Mayville State Women’s Basketball Culture

Over the past six years we have developed, built and maintained our Program Culture – DAILY

We have branded our Culture as “The Comet Way” – this exemplifies everything we do within our Mayville State Women’s Basketball Culture

A lot of what we do today, was taken from the book “Leading with the Heart” by Mike Krzyzewski

Four “cornerstones” of our “The Comet Way” Culture are:

Academic Development

Leadership/Teammate Development

Player Development

Servant Leadership

Here are some of the ideas that we do within each cornerstone of our Culture:

Academic Development

“Basketball may have brought you here, but it is not why you are here” – getting your degree

Study Tables at least twice per week with players AND coaches

Progress Reports for players

Constant guidance to make sure players stay on track to graduate

Academic Planners

Player Notebooks

Program Weekly Schedule

Leadership/Teammate Development

Players will have a difficult time growing and developing if we don’t give them a chance to lead, have to give some our “power” as coaches away, and allow our players a chance to lead and grow.

Effort & Attitude – Have an “attitude of gratitude” – Have players write “thank you” notes to people/supporters/professors, etc……………….

We are trying to build strong relationships within our program – DAILY – player to player, coach to coach and coach to player.

Relationship Building Ideas:

Sign In Sheet Every day for Players

Personal Notes/Texts to Players praising positive traits

Individual Player Meetings:  Discuss Family, Classes, Basketball – IN THAT ORDER

Leadership Council for Players

Academic Involvement with the Players

Trust = Character + Competence – Character is who you are as a person, competence is your ability to do your job

Communication is the “glue” that keeps our Family together

Peer Coaching – Player to Player Coaching

Player led practice sessions

Post Workout/Practice Notes to players & staff

Player Notebooks

Team Meals

Player Development

“The single best way to improve the team, is to improve the individual skills of the players on that team”

When I get better, WE get better

Shooting Groups during the week

Individual Development Workouts

Game/Practice Film Sessions

Player Notebooks

Tough Competitive Practices built around player/team improvement

Servant Leadership

Campus/Community Service Projects – Find a way to get players involved with campus/community

Be the “Helping Team” both on and off the floor

Vets/Rookies – Veterans helping the rookies become a part of our family

Summer Camps

Must read Books for Culture & Leadership

The Power of Positive Leadership……………………………………………….Jon Gordon

You Win in the Locker Room First……………………………………………….Jon Gordon & Mike Smith

The Hard Hat………………………………………………………………………………Jon Gordon

How Lucky You Can Be………………………………………………………………..Buster Olney & Don Meyer

Inside Out Coaching…………………………………………………………………….Joe Ehrmann

Relentless……………………………………………………………………………………Tim Grover

The Big Book of Belichick…………………………………………………………….Alex Kirby

The Legacy Builder………………………………………………………………………Rod Olson