NEGATIVES UP, POSITIVES ALL AROUND

Taking a left turn here....

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I humbly present to you, personal finance guru and talk radio host Dave Ramsey. What's Dave got to do with triathlon? Well, in addition to talking about finance, he talks about leadership, and personal responsibility, and building a winning culture. We can find inspiration anywhere, and I like what Dave has to say about a lot of those things.

See below for an audio clip on the subject of gossip. I've heard him speak on this a few times, and he usually places more emphasis on the simple philosophy of "Negatives go up, Positives go all around", but he's a but more feisty in this particular clip, and focussed more on the punitive side of things.

One of the things I like about our squad is that we try to "..create a culture that defends itself against gossip." We're not perfect - far from it - but we definitely try to adhere to the "Negatives up, Positives all around" approach. It's a simple thing, but it can contribute to building a great environment...and great things can happen in a great environment.

If you (coaches, athletes, administrators, parents) have some favourite resources along the same lines as this one, leave them in the comments.

Now go build a great culture.

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