Leadership Lessons of Gregg Popovich

It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done - Gregg Popovich

This is a big time of the year for the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the excitement of the playoffs and upcoming NBA Finals matchups, so it gives us a good reason to pause and learn some leadership lessons from the NBA’s winningest head coach.

Gregg Popovich took over as coach of the San Antonio Spurs in 1996.  With 23 years and counting, he is the longest tenured active coach in any of the major sports in the United States. Called “Coach Pop,”  he has led the Spurs to a winning record in every season, surpassing Phil Jackson for the most consecutive winning seasons in NBA history. During his tenure, the Spurs have won all five of their NBA titles; and Popovich is one of only five coaches in NBA history to win five titles.

A few years ago, Leadership Case Studies published The Leadership Lessons of Gregg Popovich: A Case Study on the San Antonio Spurs’ 5-time NBA Championship Winning Head Coach.

Click here for my summary of the book.

Mastering Minimalism

You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled. - Charles Spurgeon

When you hear the word “Minimalism”, what do you picture?

According to Emily Josephine, who wrote Mastering Minimalism, “It simply means…well, living simply. It means cutting back your spending so that you buy only things that you really need, plus a few things for beauty and/or luxury. It means growing into an awareness that less is more – more freedom, more money, more realization that consumerism is slowly killing the planet.”

Why Minimalize?

  1. Save Money
  2. Smaller House (less maintenance, fewer repairs and not as likely to collect clutter)
  3. Less Work (less cleaning and only occasional decluttering)
  4. Less Likely to Be Burglarized
  5. Help Save the Planet (fewer things need to be manufactured)
  6. You Gain Freedom (the more stuff you have, the less freedom you have)

Above all, Minimalism is about breaking free from the consumerist mindset and learning to be content with less.

Click here to learn Emily Josephine’s 8 Steps to a Life of Less Stuff and More Freedom