Leadership
Being a leader isn’t always what happens at the end of the victorious journey. Often, leadership is most visible in moments of crisis and adversity. In the picture above, Detroit Lions Head Coach Rod Marinelli leaves the field after losing every game in the 2008 NFL season (of the last 24 games the Lions have lost 23).
I am well aware of the laughingstock that the Detroit Lions have become on the football field. They have achieved the dubious distinction of being the only 0-16 team in NFL history. I must admit, I have taken my share of comedic shots at the Lions over the years.
But in spite of all that, I have been impressed. Not with the performance or product on the field, but in how the team and the coaches have shown great character in the midst of adversity. Led by coach Rod Marinelli, the Detroit Lions have been the picture of class on and off the field. They are not pointing fingers, throwing each other ‘under the bus’, or shirking responsibility.
From today’s Detroit News:
You can’t go 0-16 and expect to keep your job,” said Marinelli, 59, who says he plans to coach elsewhere next season, either in college or the pros. When you don’t have the power to pull the trigger, you’re at the other end of the barrel, you understand. And I hold myself responsible, nobody else. I think when you do that and you leave, you feel very good about yourself.”
Sometimes we shine best when we are at our worst. I think we could all learn something from the leadership of Coach Marinelli.
Stand up, take responsibility, and don’t complain.
In that respect, the coach of a historical loser has been a champion.
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