Leadership: How To Recover From Failure…”First of all, You Should Have the Confidence Yourself. But if You Can’t Transfer That to Your Teammates, You’re in Trouble”- Roger Staubach

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Great leaders have a profound relationship with failure. Where others might stop, shrink back, or give up, those who achieve great success move forward, undaunted in the face of failure.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, talks to quarterback Russell Wilson. (Credit: AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Last week, an avalanche of criticism fell on the Seattle Seahawks for failing to punch the ball in the end zone in the final seconds of Super Bowl XLIX. Critics of professional and amateur ilk took umbrage with the Seattle play call to pass the ball on second and goal from the one-yard-line as time ticked down to below half a minute in the game. Instead, the second-guessers called for the Seahawks to hand the ball to running back Marshawn Lynch. By now you know, quarterback Russell Wilson threw an interception and the New England Patriots won the game.

 

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How does a team come back from that failure? The thought of being unstoppable and just moving on is great conceptually, but what specific actions are needed from head coach Pete Carroll and, the de facto leader in any locker room, the quarterback?

Carroll took to Twitter, quickly looking to reshape the loss into the foundation for the team to grow. As the criticism continued, he sat down for an interview with Matt Lauer of the Today Show.

“One thing Pete Carroll did is he owned this,” said Paul Baard, a professor of communication and management at Fordham University. “It was a judgement call. You’ve got to make those and you’ve got to feel free to make those and go with your gut and he explained his rationale and it made sense.”

Baard, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology with a specialty in motivation, has worked with a professional league, athletes and coaches. He said in order to recover from failure leaders have to be at forefront in taking responsibility.

“And not with the silly talk where it doesn’t seem sincere, where there’s a comma, but. ‘We had a great game plan. It could’ve been better, but.’ You hear that all the time,” Baard said.

In 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach won two Super Bowls and 75 percent of the games he started. Whenever he lost, he said he couldn’t wait to get back on the field to make up for it in the next game. In a phone conversation from his successful post-football job, Staubach focused on two elements in talking about a quarterback’s role in a team recovering from failure – confidence and work habits.
“First of all, you should have the confidence yourself. But if you can’t transfer that to your teammates, you’re in trouble,” he said. “If they don’t believe in you, you’re toast as a quarterback.”

Staying after practice to put in extra reps and working out alongside teammates is key, Staubach said. He constantly showed teammates his competitive side, challenging them during the mundane routine of running laps. In his off seasons, Staubach worked as a real estate broker, but he also made sure to head to the practice field at night.

“They can see your work ethic,” Staubach said of any quarterback’s teammates.

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What Not to Do Dept.

1a. Your word is supposed to matter. South Carolina’s Mr. Football Matt Colburn gave his word to the University of Louisville, committing to play for the Cardinals last June. Two days before national signing day, Louisville informed Colburn his scholarship offer had been pulled. Colburn will play college ball elsewhere, but Louisville strung him along for seven months, toying with the future of an 18-year-old.

1b. When an angry fan sends an angry email because the team he has supported for decades is the worst team in the NBA, don’t berate them in your response. New York Knicks owner James Dolan did that.

Jerry Barca is the author of Unbeatableand the host of The Jerry Barca Podcast. He can be reached at jerry@jerrybarca.com.