Dr. Stephen Norris - Atlantic Coaching Conference (2019)

Presentation Notes:

• Kaizen "continual improvement" 
• Do the right thing for them, not you 
• Environment is all we control as coaches 
• "Breathe think. Breath Act." 
• What is your "Signature Process." What do people think about your brand when their hear your name.
• E.I
• Self-Awareness
• Self-regulation - dealing with emotions
• Motivation - intrinsic
• Empathy - for the athlete 
• Social Skills 
• We have enough information to solve problems, we get in our own way.
• Need to develop the ability to ask great questions
• How do you be a trusted resource, when people are searching for something, how does your name come up? How do you be the first phone call? 
• Jim Hemerling - Evolution
• 1. Vision
• 2. Commitment - all in (like poker)
• 3. Tools - how do we do it? Who does it? 
• 4. Evolution - get people together 
• 5. Inclusivity - 
• Topics of learning:
• Leadership
• Community 
• Academics
• Technical
• Attitude 
• Emotional
• We have an end point - 18-23 is our cohort. What does the end point look like? 
• Guiding Principals
• Rules 
• Values
• Behaviours
• Start with people...they are your best resources and lead to great programs.
• Spend more time with people, lead them, build them. Teach Creativity and Courage. 
• This has to be in our environment, allow Creativity and Courage
• Team room - what does it look like? The mentality filters onto the floor. 
• Pull the trigger the it is good enough. We can recover. Kaizen - always can get better.
• Start - Stay - Succeed.
• Plan - Execute - Review 
• Lead (process) vs Lag (outcomes)
• "Always remove, always strip down, never add" - Coco Chanel
• On-ramping...how do you get people involved?