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Leadership, Family, Food, And Football
| Posted on February 1, 2014 at 10:59 AM |
Here at
Roadrunner Pilot Car Services our winter months are usually slow, this is a
transportation standard in the Heavy Haul industry. Most heavy haul truck companies take breaks in the
winter because of ice and snow on the roads. With the holidays most of
the drivers relish this down time with family, food and football. Every year at this time we
foster new plans to increase our winter revenue and capture what little of the
industry is still out there working. Although our winter work is increasing year by
year we are still slow and have more down time than we would like. We utilize
this time to work on much needed maintenance of our vehicles, we also work on improving other areas of our business. This winter we are focusing on improving
leadership in our ourselves as well as our networks. This
winter is a rather special one, my football team is going to the super bowl,
yea!!! I was born and raised in Colorado;
I am a third generation native and all the generations before me rooted for the
Broncos. Payton Manning has definitely
made a huge difference to the Bronco organization, when speaking of leadership,
this is an area where Payton Manning excels. Payton Manning is an example of what
leadership is, from his daily life activities to, his relationship with his teammates and football
organization. He makes a difference in the lives of everyone he comes in contact with. I have
been very fortunate to have people like Payton come into my life who have helped me in my
journey of success, one of those people came into my life when I was in my late
20’s and I am very proud to call him my friend, he like Payton has made a huge
difference in people’s lives he recently wrote an amazing article about Payton
Manning and leadership principals, I would like to share that with you. By TC. North Five leadership traits
of Peyton Manning Denver seems to be levitating; it’s more than a mile high
these days, and it’s not just a result of the new cannabis law! Bronco mania is
back, and it’s returned with a vengeance. The Broncos have had a transformational year under the leadership of their new quarterback Peyton Manning …and for the first time since John Elway quarterbacked the team, the Broncos are playing in the big show. Why has Manning had such a transformational impact on this team? Part of it is his physical skills, but part is pure leadership. Here are five of his leadership traits that make him great: 1. Have honor. While eating dinner at a restaurant, I was
joking around with our server, Liz, and she said something that made me
belly-laugh. Here’s the conversation that ensued: (TC) Your tip just went
up! (Liz) Yeah, we’ll see. (TC) Have you ever
received an outrageously large tip? (Liz) Once. It was when I
served Peyton Manning’s table when he was here negotiating with the Broncos. (TC) Really! Can you tell
us how much he tipped you? (Liz) Yes, he had a table of
about eight people including family members. He was delightful and a gentleman
all evening. When it came time for him to have a private discussion with the
Broncos without his family present, he tipped me $500. He then asked if I would
make sure that his one family member who had one too many drinks got upstairs
to the hotel room safely. I said I would be happy to, and he gave me an
additional $100. So, he tipped me $600 total! During Manning’s contract negotiations he made sure that the
Broncos protected their interests in case he wasn’t able to perform at the level
they expected because of his neck injury. He didn’t want to be paid if he
didn’t perform as expected. (How often does that happen?) Peyton Manning is a
man of honor, whether it’s how he treats a server
at dinner or when he’s negotiating a multi million-dollar contract. He’s the
kind of person our kids can and should look up to. 2. Excel with unrelenting fire. Manning’s passion has been revived with his
new team, offensive system and coach, Adam Gase. Passion is contagious.
Knowshon Moreno caught it. Who would have predicted Moreno would rush for over
1,000 yards this year? The man is filled with passion. He brought a ton of his
own, and he feeds off of Manning’s. This is a great video clip of
Moreno celebrating a first down and also of humongous passionate tears
streaming down his face after the end of the national anthem as a game
was about to begin. 3. Be maniacal in your preparation. Manning’s preparation includes an enormous
amount of detail, one of the characteristics he is most known for. He’s raised
the level of preparation of the whole team. His teammates have so much respect
for him that they emulate his preparation and have learned that details matter—a
lot. When you execute with more detail, you gain a great advantage. 4. Be seriously funny. Manning is serious about winning, but he also
knows how to have fun. If you’ve ever seen him on commercials or Saturday Night
Live, you know he has a great sense of humor, and his teammates say that he’s
not above a good practical joke. 5. Be willing to fail … in order to succeed. Manning demonstrated his courage in overcoming
four surgeries to his neck to return to football. He took a big risk; there was
no guarantee that he would physically perform the way he used to. He’d played
his whole career with the Colts, and when they released him, took a chance with
a different organization. The Colts no longer believed in his abilities, but he
did, and he is willing to lay it on the line again. Everyone believes now! Win or lose, Manning
and the Broncos have given us a great high. Colorado has a football team and a
leader that we can be proud of for many reasons. The only other thing that
could have made the ride even better—is if we still had the Barrel Man.Go Broncos! You can read more articles
that TC has written at www.TCNorth.com |
Categories: on the road to success
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TC North
5:08 PM on February 1, 2014
Thanks for sharing my article with your readers. In addition to posting on my website I published the article on CoBiz ww.cobizmag.com and it's currently the #2 most popular article. I've received such heart warming comments! Becky, you you have honor, just like Peyton Manning, I want your clients to know that. Now … for that multi-million dollar contract negotiation!
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