Deliberate calm and leadership

[grover]

Given this is a college football board, I expect at least some of the posters on here would find research on leadership approaches to be relevant to Mario and this team's identity crisis. So I thought I'd share an article published today by McKinsey on "Deliberate Calm".

If you guys think Mario doesn't want to go fire Gattis, that he didn't want to fire him right after A&M and MTSU, or didn't want to grab that backstabbing WR's helmet and scream at him like Lou Holtz used to do, you aren't recognizing Mario's naturally aggressive personality. To me at least, it's obvious he's restraining himself in order to be deliberate and professional about how he tackles these challenges. And that's what wise and winning leaders do.

I know he's not a gameday coach, and I am sure Lane Kiffin would have gotten this team to perform better this season. But if we want to rebuild this program to become a championship team again, I still think we have our guy in Mario.

When things get rocky, practice deliberate calm

When it comes to business stress management, most leaders spring into action. But wait--here’s why it’s better for those in charge to pause instead of pounce.

www.mckinsey.com

 

[Go Canes!!]

McKinsey?

We have reached rock bottom.

 

[nobeastofburden]

LOL, no reason to put lipstick on a pig. If people are really being honest on here, anybody with a brain knew this would be a semi rebuild. I don't question Mario long term at all. I just didn't want to wait years to compete. This is playing out sadly, exactly like my assumptions. It will take him 2 or 3 years because he isn't an x and o's guy. Isn't a great gameday coach. If I was convinced he had Butch's eye for talent, I would feel a lot better. I see the similarities between now and 95. I was much more optimistic then though. I knew the players Butch got were going to be great. I don't have that confidence right now in Mario. He was brought here to rebuild and recruit. Well he tore it all down so now the rebuild is all his.

 

[Cane6]

Given this is a college football board, I expect at least some of the posters on here would find research on leadership approaches to be relevant to Mario and this team's identity crisis. So I thought I'd share an article published today by McKinsey on "Deliberate Calm".

If you guys think Mario doesn't want to go fire Gattis, that he didn't want to fire him right after A&M and MTSU, or didn't want to grab that backstabbing WR's helmet and scream at him like Lou Holtz used to do, you aren't recognizing Mario's naturally aggressive personality. To me at least, it's obvious he's restraining himself in order to be deliberate and professional about how he tackles these challenges. And that's what wise and winning leaders do.

I know he's not a gameday coach, and I am sure Lane Kiffin would have gotten this team to perform better this season. But if we want to rebuild this program to become a championship team again, I still think we have our guy in Mario.

When things get rocky, practice deliberate calm

When it comes to business stress management, most leaders spring into action. But wait--here’s why it’s better for those in charge to pause instead of pounce.

www.mckinsey.com

I’m reserving judgement until the next offensive staff is in place and what the QB room looks like for spring ball

 

[Empirical Cane]

Mario appears to be a leader focused on his strategic objectives. He will grind to dust all who oppose him.

Or he will get fired.

There can, and will, be no in-between.

LOVE IT.

Go Canes.

 

[Cane47]

Cristobal wasn"t demonstrating that "deliberate calm" when he was berating Kam Kinchens and company for celebrating a turnover (oh wait, .... that was different because blah, blah, blah).

 

[Home Slice]

Cristobal wasn"t demonstrating that "deliberate calm" when he was berating Kam Kinchens and company for celebrating a turnover (oh wait, .... that was different because blah, blah, blah).

And Kam would probably tell you he deserved it. Love that kid

 

[Cane47]

And Kam would probably tell you he deserved it. Love that kid

Really like Kam too but my point is not whether Kam deserved it. My point is simply that Cristoball wasn't displaying that deliberate calm at that time. --- far from it.

 

[Home Slice]

Really like Kam too but my point is not whether Kam deserved it. My point is simply that Cristoball wasn't displaying that deliberate calm at that time. --- far from it.

Yeah, I wasn't disagreeing with you.

 

[Cane47]

Yeah, I wasn't disagreeing with you.

Ooops. Okay. I had some tiger meat earlier so I guess it hasn't full digested yet. LOL.

 

[Samoan Souljah]

Given this is a college football board, I expect at least some of the posters on here would find research on leadership approaches to be relevant to Mario and this team's identity crisis. So I thought I'd share an article published today by McKinsey on "Deliberate Calm".

If you guys think Mario doesn't want to go fire Gattis, that he didn't want to fire him right after A&M and MTSU, or didn't want to grab that backstabbing WR's helmet and scream at him like Lou Holtz used to do, you aren't recognizing Mario's naturally aggressive personality. To me at least, it's obvious he's restraining himself in order to be deliberate and professional about how he tackles these challenges. And that's what wise and winning leaders do.

I know he's not a gameday coach, and I am sure Lane Kiffin would have gotten this team to perform better this season. But if we want to rebuild this program to become a championship team again, I still think we have our guy in Mario.

When things get rocky, practice deliberate calm

When it comes to business stress management, most leaders spring into action. But wait--here’s why it’s better for those in charge to pause instead of pounce.

www.mckinsey.com

Nice post op. This was my assessment as well. I know he wants to build a warrior type of culture, where dudes just shut up and work on their "stuff." It is evident in how he communicates and his stance on kids and families posting on social media. I am curious to see the new dynamic with the incoming OC and other assistants. I hope he realizes that growing sometimes means letting go and letting others lead respectively.

 

[ItsAUThing.com]

Really like Kam too but my point is not whether Kam deserved it. My point is simply that Cristoball wasn't displaying that deliberate calm at that time. --- far from it.

There's a difference in the heat of battle sideline demeanor when attempting to coach-up and win football games, versus how one runs and builds a program on a macro level. C'mon now.

 

[Bender]

I’m reserving judgement until the next offensive staff is in place and what the QB room looks like for spring ball

I wont even give a season prediction next season. I'd rather go game by game.

 

[caneworld]

LOL, no reason to put lipstick on a pig. If people are really being honest on here, anybody with a brain knew this would be a semi rebuild. I don't question Mario long term at all. I just didn't want to wait years to compete. This is playing out sadly, exactly like my assumptions. It will take him 2 or 3 years because he isn't an x and o's guy. Isn't a great gameday coach. If I was convinced he had Butch's eye for talent, I would feel a lot better. I see the similarities between now and 95. I was much more optimistic then though. I knew the players Butch got were going to be great. I don't have that confidence right now in Mario. He was brought here to rebuild and recruit. Well he tore it all down so now the rebuild is all his.

If he takes 3 years to hire a decent staff, we might be in trouble

 

[Cane6]

If he takes 3 years to hire a decent staff, we might be in trouble

I don’t have any concrete intel on this, but my hunch that the timing took so long with Gattis is because he had to pivot from his original plans/options, particularly with McClendon hired as Co-OC and WR coach.

I’m betting the next OC will be a faster process with the search already started

 

[nobeastofburden]

If he takes 3 years to hire a decent staff, we might be in trouble

I'm not as sold on wholesale changes being made but I leave that up to people more tied in than I. When you pitch a concept, continuously state the same story, seems to me there was a multi year plan set in stone and I'm not sure he is willing to blow that up. Coaches have to have ego's, have to believe what they are doing is "the right way" When you are forced to fire the people you brought in year one, does that ego stand in the way, because ultimately if you fire people you are admitting your plan has failed. Where you go from that point on is key. Stay the course or see the error in your ways.

 

[Samoan Souljah]

Really like Kam too but my point is not whether Kam deserved it. My point is simply that Cristoball wasn't displaying that deliberate calm at that time. --- far from it.

The context as we know...is that Mario got rid of the dumb TO chain because he wants consistency in work ethic. He has praised Kam for that exact thing these past weeks as well. Kam has shown out the past few weeks and what was his reaction? He did not celebrate like a child intercepting his first pass but acted like someone who has high expectations on him from his coaches. Btw, you could see Mario celebrate with the guys when they are coming off field. Taking a single Kam scenario from the whole season and saying Mario is far from being "deliberate calm" is a bit out of context.

 

[Cane47]

There's a difference in the heat of battle sideline demeanor when attempting to coach-up and win football games, versus how one runs and builds a program on a macro level. C'mon now.

Nah. That's a distinction without a difference. There's plenty of coaches that are able to calmly adress players during a game, even though they're coaching them up and mad as **** on the inside. In fact some would say that calmness teaches the players how to be calm and even keeled under pressure. Coaching them up doesn't have to mean berating them.

 

[TemplarCane]

Cristobal wasn"t demonstrating that "deliberate calm" when he was berating Kam Kinchens and company for celebrating a turnover (oh wait, .... that was different because blah, blah, blah).

A celebration that drew a 15-yard penalty.

 

[UMFarArcher]

Given this is a college football board, I expect at least some of the posters on here would find research on leadership approaches to be relevant to Mario and this team's identity crisis. So I thought I'd share an article published today by McKinsey on "Deliberate Calm".

If you guys think Mario doesn't want to go fire Gattis, that he didn't want to fire him right after A&M and MTSU, or didn't want to grab that backstabbing WR's helmet and scream at him like Lou Holtz used to do, you aren't recognizing Mario's naturally aggressive personality. To me at least, it's obvious he's restraining himself in order to be deliberate and professional about how he tackles these challenges. And that's what wise and winning leaders do.

I know he's not a gameday coach, and I am sure Lane Kiffin would have gotten this team to perform better this season. But if we want to rebuild this program to become a championship team again, I still think we have our guy in Mario.

When things get rocky, practice deliberate calm

When it comes to business stress management, most leaders spring into action. But wait--here’s why it’s better for those in charge to pause instead of pounce.

www.mckinsey.com

Deliberate Calm can be a good thing for a HC.

However.

He will need to appoint a Bat-Siht Berserker to be the intermittent Raving Lunatic that thrives to rip stupidity, laziness, or failure instantly as it occurs - thus giving the Deliberate Calm HC an opportunity to just glare - and get his message across.