The Leadership Zen of Joe Maddon – Part 4

Posted by Clay Parcells - July 24, 2017 - leadership, Leadership Skills, leadership training and development, management

Joe Maddon, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, has 13 principles he uses to manage and lead himself and his team. Maddon’s first three principles build on each other. Without personal relationships, you cannot have trust. If trust does not exist, it is hard to respect others. Without trust and respect it is impossible to […]

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The Leadership Zen of Joe Maddon – Part 3

Posted by Clay Parcells - July 17, 2017 - Leadership Skills, leadership training and development, Respect

My last post talked about Maddon’s 13 principles he uses to manage and lead his life and his team. The foundational tenant for Maddon is: Make A Personal Connection First: Everything Else Follows. Read it here. His second principle is simple. There is Only One Rule The one team rule is “Respect 90”. It […]

The Leadership Zen of Joe Maddon – Part 2

Posted by Clay Parcells - July 10, 2017 - communication, leadership, management

Reading Tom Verducci’s book, The Cubs Way, has been a delight as a Cubs fan and as a leader who coaches executives to be their best. The book has many principles that you can apply to how you lead. Maddon has 13 principles he uses to manage and lead his life and his team. His […]