Synthesis Essay : Vincent Lombardi

The Green bay packers had the worst record before 1950 and were known as the worst team ever. In 1966 and 1967 they won their first two super bowls and before those great wins and great touchdowns their was a great speech. The former american football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League, Vince lombardi was the head coach who took the Green Bay Packers to victory. The speech was told to his team but later it was a motivational speech for everyone. In Vince T. Lombardi’s motivational speech he evokes the diction of winning, an appeal to the common person’s abilities, and an intense tone to show that there is no room for being number two and being number one is everyone’s goal no matter what they do.

The theme of this book is about the legendary coach Paul Bryant and how he helped Joe Namath overcome the struggle of segregation on and off the football field. Considering the relationship of the athlete and coach during golden era of the game, it addresses the losses, the commitment, and the determination in becoming one of the nation 's elite.

Joe Ehrmann describes how he has developed his philosophy of coaching by relating the story of his life in his youth, high school and in college describing two different types of coaches he had played for. The first are coaches who were impersonal, authoritarian, and sometimes abusive which he calls transactional coaches; this is in contrast to the humane coaches he calls transformative coaches. Coaches must face this responsibility because we all remember our coaches. “This is the awesome power and responsibility of coaching: You give your players memories, for better or for worse that stay with them until the day they die” (Ehrmann, 2011 p 46-47). Joe Erhmann goes on to ask, “What is the moral and ethical composition of their program?

The book I chose was Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life, by Tony Dungy. This is more than an autobiography of the life of Tony Dungy, the coach of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. Woven throughout his life story are the principles, practices, and priorities of a life that is able to lead others towards positive change, not by focusing on success, but by focusing on building up men by focusing on character, respect and integrity.

This novel War Room by Michael Holley Publisher: It Books Reprint (September 4, 2012). Talking about the life if coaches and the new view of being a coach. (Thesis) Friendship and Teammate are best thing in life.Football games are won and lost on the field, but those sixty-minute outings are the results of months of preparation, even afore training camp commences. Holley’s book follows the work of team building and tells how Belichick, Pioli, and Dimitroff aimed at victory by transforming the Patriots’ scouting. Building new friendship.

The Packers are unlike any franchise in the league, it is the only non-profit, community-owned professional sports team in the United States. Rather than being the property of an individual, partnership, or corporate entity, the Packers are owned by their beloved fans. The Green Bay Packers are by far the NFL’s smallest market yet, the socialization between fans and team is unlike any other in the league. How this franchise can sustain itself without a wealthy billionaire is impressive to say the least. The Packers’ organization proves that public ownership can be very successful when put into practice. However, it is unlikely that we will ever see the likes of a non-profit organization in the NFL ever again.

“Brett Favre is one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of professional football. You are judged by winning, and he’s won more games than any other quarterback who has ever played. But I will remember him just as well for being such a fierce competitor and outstanding leader. He was the face of the Packers and a great credit to our game. It was an honor to coach against him.”(Mike Shanahan, Denver Broncos Head Coach) Brett’s passion for the game, and winning history, together earned him the respect of the entire football nation. I am going to give you a summary of this incredible athlete’s life, covering both the ups and downs of his bumpy road to success. I am using factual

Tony Dungy is a highly respected pillar in the athletic community. Breaking barriers throughout his coaching carrier; he was propelled into the spotlight when he became the first African American coach to win a Super Bowl title. Shortly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI came much intrigue into his coaching style and personal life. Many wondering how he gained the respect of all his players and produced positive results while maintaining a calm demeanor. In his book, Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy speaks on the importance of faith and family. Emphasizing the power of prayer, commitment, and patience within faith. As well as the impact of his family on his career, that ultimately changed the path he had preferred for himself.

Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi was a great man, many say. He exemplified that American ideal that greatness can only be achieved by hard work and discipline. However, Lombardi’s life was far from perfect. He did not begin his career as the head coach of the great Green Bay Packers of the 1960’s; hardly, as he began as a lowly assistant at a run down Catholic high school, just scraping by.

When asked who is the greatest coach to lead a NFL team to the Super Bowl, Vince Lombardi’s name would be mentioned. He took the worst team in the NFL and transformed them to be the best. His team succeeded to win 6 divisional titles, 5 NFL championships, and 2 back to back Super Bowls. Vince Lombardi was both a visionary and ethical leader by leading his team through a new way of systematic thinking and obstacles. In this essay, I will state claims on how he became a visionary leader. Two core concepts came to play while researching his life. The first was how he displayed inspirational motivation while guiding his players to the Super Bowl and painting a vision. Secondly, he displayed team dimensions by knowing how to balance a team and also earning mutual respect. Later, I will state claims on how he was an ethical leader. First, he used reflective thinking, system 2 in critical thinking by using some decision making no one has ever used to ultimately win the Super Bowl. He also used the Three P’s (principles, purpose, and people) concept in the ethical leadership lesson on how he used those three principles to reach a common goal and display excellence in all we do. Additionally, I will tie his visionary and ethical leadership styles into my personal relevance and use some examples. Finally, I will conclude with a summary of the main points and end with a couple of quotes.

We took in a different perspective and found other ways to becoming successful in the NFL. We have researched multiple leadership books, quotes, articles and more to find the most essential way to being successful with the 9 “M’s” to thrive with loyal fans to continue to have faith in God and their team throughout future generations.

Moreover, Armani has some false notions of Africa and Africans. When she knows that Yemi is of Nigerian not Caribbean heritage, she praises him as follows:

Isaac Bashevi's father is a respected Rabbi, and scholar. One day a man comes to visit the rabbi, and shows great knowledge. The man is smart, and seems to know a lot about the Jewish religion. Isaac's dad does not normally praise people, but he is astonished by how much this man knows. The way he can easily remember everything seems to blow his fathers mind.

Viktor E. Frankl didn’t grow up living a easy life. During World War II he spent 3 years in various concentration camps, including Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Dachau. Viktor has a life story to tell. Concentration Camps were a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution. Frankl may have survived the holocaust but coming out of it he was not the same person. Viktor Frankl is an inspiration to many Generations. Viktor Frankl always looked at life differently than everyone else did. “Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.” Frankl tells that know matter what obstacles you have to face there will always be a way out, you just have to be patient and responsible. The story Man 's Search for Meaning based on a true story, published by one of the main Characters Viktor Frankl. Viktor Frankl survived the holocaust and has lived on to pursue a dream of his which was becoming therapist.

In addition to the works of Watson, I also developed my moral philosophy from my involvement with sports from middle school up through a short stint in the Global Basketball Association. Each level contained its own set of challenges and life lessons that further developed how I function as a leader within my organization. Clichés such as “never cut corners,” “hard work pays off,” “hard but fair,” and “perfect practice makes