One of the NFL’s greatest coaching legends is former San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh.  In one of his books entitled The Score Takes Care of Itself, he lays out his philosophy of leadership that helped to catapult the 49ers from the bottom of the league to three super bowl victories and built a system that won two more after his retirement.
A central theme in Coach Walsh’s philosophy of leadership is teaching.  Not only teaching players, but teaching coaches.  Not just finding people that will fit into your system, but …

There are many situations in life where personality plays a much more important role than measured ability.  In many cases, we choose who to personally follow based on the power of their personality.  Leadership is the ability to persuade people to follow your vision, regardless of whether they are being paid to do so.  Managers are often adept at coordinating schedules and issuing orders, but there are relatively few people that are currently in positions of power that are skilled in creating a shared vision of success.
In many corporate settings, …