You can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
BILL WALSHYou can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
BILL WALSHThere has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
BILL WALSHYour enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
BILL WALSHAs the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
BILL WALSHIf you don’t have these feelings, I do not know how you can lead anyone. I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to phase out certain players for whom I had strong feelings, but that was my job. I wasn’t hired to do anything but win.
BILL WALSHWhen I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, ‘Do you know how to tell if you’re doing the job?’ As heads start whispering back and forth, I provide these clue: ‘If you’re up at 3 A.M.
BILL WALSHFailure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does is the first step back.
BILL WALSHA burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.
BILL WALSHYou can only succeed when people are communicating, not just from the top down, but in complete interchange. Communication comes from fighting off my ego and listening.
BILL WALSHIf you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
BILL WALSHEverybody isn’t everybody.
BILL WALSHBefore you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
BILL WALSHMy theory is that, just like with omitting a final comma in a list when not essential for meaning, publishers are trying to save paper and ink or pixels on-screen.
BILL WALSH90 percent of the time the terms are misused or unnecessary. Not every image obtained from a computer is a screen shot.
BILL WALSHIn evaluating people, I prize ego. It often translates into a fierce desire to do their best and an inner confidence that stands them in good stead when things really get rough.
BILL WALSHGood talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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