Lingy off to do his own thingy

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Black2Blue said:
It's been great to have Lingy at the club for a year without knowing how successful the whole leadership experiment thingy was. I did notice Spitta's leadership coming to the fore in the Adelaide games and the Geelong final, a few moments from Dish, but otherwise hard to read, with NDS also being a big factor in our leadership stocks this year (many rave about his half time speech in the Elimination).

I'm not really into this manufactured leadership idea. It is pretty simple really where the leadership does or does not come from in the club.
Boomer is a role model, especially on the training track, but on the field he is a moody bugger, switching between match winner and petulant kid. Remove those reactive brain fades and his leadership impact has already improved.
Dish is a leader through his forward presence, with the forward line structured around him. He is a clever bloke but he is introverted and it is not in his nature to lift the side through his presence like Carey. I think he already knows it is mostly about kicking those clutch goals and impacting the play at key moments that defines his leadership.
Spitta has shown signs of leading from the front ala Hayes by imposing himself on the game. He is at the coalface and that is where is happens for him. He will always be quietly spoken, but sense some added intensity from him, so if there is any sign of someone growing into the leadership role this year it has been the captain.
JZ is the natural leader, who doesn't need to be taught how to lead. He just needs to be playing consistently good footy otherwise it becomes hard to lead and inspire on the field. He is the leader of our young gen and the improvement will come through his footy.
Wellsy has a specific leadership role in the club, giving guidance to just about every young player in the team. He doesn't need to do any more than that, other than be fit and firing in the 1s.
NDS is clearly a motivator through his words and adds one of the missing ingredients, in that he knows and shares the experience of getting to the top level. He might be a smooth operator on the field but brings a tougher expectation to the group which has already impacted.
JMac is the back line general, smart fella with great vision who seems to be highly respected by his defensive team mates and coaching staff in this role.
The interesting thing this year was the way there was several examples of leadership coming from our debutants - LMac, Big Ben, and Sugar - and it came through their actions and personalities not from some sports science class in Leadership 101.

So, I'm all in favor of bringing Jono Brown, Lenny Hayes, or Brad Sewell on board, but would much prefer to see them working on specialist coaching (i.e.. J B working with Daw, Brown, Black on their use of the body or Lenny Hayes giving Basti and BMac some rag dolling tips) than the leadership caper.
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Do you think Levi, chose Jack because he knew everyone looks up to JZ.
 
I'd like to replace the Lingmeister with *Albert. He'll probably be looking for work pretty soon.:rolleyes:
 
Is Nick Maxwell working anywhere? I'm serious by the way.
 

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I actually think that if the club is going to appoint someone to mentor the leadership group, then there is an opportunity to be innovative.

Employing ex-footballers is great, but I feel that the discussions could be too "matesy" at times.

My approach would be to get someone from the business world (and NMFC has plenty of them in the Shinboner Club and Match Committee membership categories) to work with the players on all aspects of leadership. This would include communication techniques, developing the confidence to call one another (and the rest of the team) out when required and leading by example.

Use someone who has demonstrated leadership in the business world to change and grow an organisation. Leadership skills are very readily transferable and coming from a doyen of business in a more formal manner would do great things for the young leaders of our club.
 
Loose_Unit said:
I actually think that if the club is going to appoint someone to mentor the leadership group, then there is an opportunity to be innovative.

Employing ex-footballers is great, but I feel that the discussions could be too "matesy" at times.

My approach would be to get someone from the business world (and NMFC has plenty of them in the Shinboner Club and Match Committee membership categories) to work with the players on all aspects of leadership. This would include communication techniques, developing the confidence to call one another (and the rest of the team) out when required and leading by example.

Use someone who has demonstrated leadership in the business world to change and grow an organisation. Leadership skills are very readily transferable and coming from a doyen of business in a more formal manner would do great things for the young leaders of our club.
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Sorry Loose, but imho this is one of the things the corporate world, universally, does poorly. Universally. Performance issues are ignored/avoided or someone comes down all dictatorial and abusive. Not saying it doesn't happen, of course, but striking the right balanced approach is rare.

While we're spitballing... Rick Charlesworth?
 
Kimbo said:
Sorry Loose, but imho this is one of the things the corporate world, universally, does poorly. Universally. Performance issues are ignored/avoided or someone comes down all dictatorial and abusive. Not saying it doesn't happen, of course, but striking the right balanced approach is rare.
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Completely agree. It's all a façade.
 
Event Horizon said:
Is Nick Maxwell working anywhere? I'm serious by the way.
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Heard a long ABC interview with him. He isn't interested in coaching and Collingwood mapped out a long term back office deal for him while he was still a player.

Unless he has a burning desire to be part of 'football' as a whole ie improving another club can't see an incentive for him.
 
LT Smash said:
So we're after a new leadership mentor, and not necessarily with an AFL background. Any suggestions? I'd like to nominate Kevin Rudd. He seemed to be very good at motivating his troops and engendering loyalty.
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Ben McDevitt, worth a look? He clearly shares our love of all things *.
 
Kimbo said:
Sorry Loose, but imho this is one of the things the corporate world, universally, does poorly. Universally. Performance issues are ignored/avoided or someone comes down all dictatorial and abusive. Not saying it doesn't happen, of course, but striking the right balanced approach is rare.

While we're spitballing... Rick Charlesworth?
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Fair point Kimbo. Perhaps not the corporate world then, but just dragging up another ex-player to do a half-arsed job of mentoring our leadership group doesn't exactly excite me.

I like your idea of Rick Charlesworth though.
 
Augustine said:
This is going to be one of those "things"
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I intend to make sure of it as long as people keep saying it's what pushed out that guy.
 

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That was always on the cards eh? One day it will shirley work in reverse and we'll see a Clarko, Simmo, Blakeyo and Horseo return having started post footy playing life elsewhere.
 
Twinkletoes said:
That was always on the cards eh? One day it will shirley work in reverse and we'll see a Clarko, Simmo, Blakeyo and Horseo return having started post footy playing life elsewhere.
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Unfortunately I think Clarko, Horse and Blakey are lost to the club for good. Simmo on the other hand, will be back one day for sure.
 
Event Horizon said:
Unfortunately I think Clarko, Horse and Blakey are lost to the club for good. Simmo on the other hand, will be back one day for sure.
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Yeah I suspect Horse and Blakes are lost to Melbourne, both being firmly settled in Sydney with their families, but you never know what could happen down the track. Having said that I did hear Horse say he'd return to the farm post his Sydney coaching days.
 
Lingy said he wanted to concentrate on his media work. Liar! Don't mind if he wants to go back to his roots but don't lie. Would now fit better at Essendon.
 
Sorry fellas...

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...ling-at-the-cats/story-fnjuhrxq-1227123485109

...The Cats today confirmed a raft of changes to their football and fitness staff, with 2011 premiership captain Cameron Ling returning to the club as a player development consultant...

...Ling’s official title is “off-field player development consultant” and will work with the club’s leadership group and senior players on a needs basis.

His appointment comes after leadership consultant Gerard Murphy left the club at the end of the season...
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