Nothing to add to this. These words were true in 2019 when I first read them and they still are today. Through all the ups and downs, it's the meaningful human connection moments that I think of most. Wish I had spent more time thinking about winning here than on the track.
Team members will come and go. Old racing teams will fold, new ones will form. Teams will transition and transform. There will be winning seasons and losing seasons. However, what we did as a team with regard to the human connection – whether it’s mowing a widow’s lawn, going on a retreat together, taking truckloads of bikes to a Ronald McDonald House, having deep conversations at work, volunteering at the Charlotte Rescue Mission, or simply giving a teammate space to have his final moments with a dying family member without having to think about work – will live on forever. The work will always be there, baiting us with its superficial importance. We’re the first to admit that we have made plenty of decisions in our coaching careers that have been incorrect, and we know we have made plenty of performance mistakes. But we want to be able to look back at our body of work and say, “We did this the RIGHT way.” People won’t generally remember the trophies, the hats, or the brand of victory champagne. Bonuses will be forgotten. What will be remembered are the memories of how people interacted with others. Kindness Wins, Ch 12 in #12SecondCultureBook #DECKLeadership #Diversity #Efficiency #Culture #Kindness #Leadership #ProvePeopleRight #KindnessWins #FailQuickly #EverythingMatters #ArrivalMindset #WhatIsYourWhy? #InspireGreatEfforts #InspireOthers #PitCrewChallenge Shaun Peet Michael Metcalf Jr.
