Achievement oriented leadership
Achievement oriented leadership is a leadership style where the leader encourages subordinate growth and progress by setting goals that are challenging or at the highest level possible.[1][2]
Coach Herb Brooks and the achievement oriented leadership style
Coach Herb Brooks, who coached the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, used an achievement oriented leadership style.
Coach Herb Brooks quotes
See also: Mental toughness and Psychological resilience
"You can't be common, the common man goes nowhere; you have to be uncommon." - Coach Herb Brooks
"They had to reinvent themselves a lot...They had to have a great personal attitude. They were well rounded players that could adapt to a whole new style of play...They're really tough psychologically. They were hard bitten tough people and that could be pulled and at times pushed, but mostly pulled. And understood that great do it again. They had tremendous resiliency. They were tough, tough young people. - Coach Herb Brooks U.S. Olympic team that beat the Soviets." - Coach Herb Brooks
In the classic 2004 hockey movie Miracle, coach Herb Brooks said about the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team beating the Soviet Union Olympic hockey team
"The only way we can compete with the Eastern Bloc teams is if we're willing to change. Change the way we train, the way we prepare, even change our schedule. I think we need to make it longer. You know, tougher. Much more competitive. We also need to change the way we play the game. My plan is to adopt a new style. A hybrid of the Soviet school and the Canadian school. A combination that requires the highest level of conditioning, speed, creativity, and most of all, team chemistry." - Coach Herb Brooks, video: Miracle Board Room Interview
See also
External links
- Achievement oriented leadership, CEOpedia
- What Is an Achievement Oriented Leader?, AllNewBusiness.com
- Achievement Oriented Leadership – A Complete Guide
- Achievement-Oriented Leadership: Your Guide to Team Success
- Achievement Oriented Leadership: How to Lead with it
- Exploring Four Leadership Styles: Directive, Supportive, Participative, and Achievement Oriented