{"id":4810,"date":"2015-08-08T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2015-08-08T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T20:53:00","slug":"public-sector-leadership-and-coaching-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/education\/public-sector-leadership-and-coaching-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Sector Leadership and Coaching Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/education\/public-sector-leadership-and-coaching-basketball\/attachment\/public-sector-leadership\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4811\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/public-sector-leadership.jpg\" alt=\"public sector leadership\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/public-sector-leadership.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/public-sector-leadership-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019ve read any of my blog entries for The Persimmon Group (TPG), you know that I\u2019m a hardcore Dallas Mavericks fan, a true blue MFFL (Mavs Fan For Life).\u00a0 Tulsa is my adopted home, though, and much of my work at TPG is in Oklahoma City, so I throw some of my support to the Thunder.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I was so interested in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/thunder\/news\/donovanbball_150611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">recent article<\/a> by Nick Gallo, Thunder Basketball Writer, discussing Billy Donovan\u2019s basketball philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>For those that may not know, Donovan coached at the University of Florida, where he won consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007, and was hired by OKC to replace former head coach Scott Brooks.\u00a0 As I was reading Gallo\u2019s article, it struck me how much public sector leaders could learn from studying Donovan\u2019s approach to coaching.\u00a0 For example, developing relationships is one of his top priorities, and he knows that, to achieve his vision (primarily ball and player movement) the team has to buy in.\u00a0 What Gallo described as a \u201cbelief in a shared ownership\u201d is apparent in Donovan\u2019s effort to foster collaboration and communication with his team.<\/p>\n<p>As public sector executives, one of our responsibilities is to establish cooperative relationships with various constituencies, including fellow employees, elected officials, citizens, civic groups, and the local business community.\u00a0 Doing so creates trust, inspires confidence, and can help avoid problems along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Another great example is Donovan\u2019s plan to leverage the strengths of his roster on both ends of the court.\u00a0 Each player has physical differences (size, speed, quickness, and overall athleticism to name a few) and Donovan believes they can, as Gallo puts it, \u201cwreak havoc on opposing offenses\u201d and create mismatches when trying to put points on the board.\u00a0 It is our duty as public sector leaders to put employees in the best position to succeed by taking advantage of each individual\u2019s skills.\u00a0 This is most apparent when employees of one discipline are asked to take on a leadership position in another.\u00a0 While they may not have the industry-specific experience generally associated with the role (i.e. public works, parks and recreation, information technology, human resources, planning\/economic development, etc.) their proven abilities as an effective manager and administrator often lead to success in a whole new capacity.<\/p>\n<p>My personal favorite was Gallo\u2019s note that Donovan intends to let his \u201cfloor generals initiate offense without calling a set when possible.\u201d\u00a0 In our terms, this means avoiding micromanagement and instead giving our employees the freedom to make the decisions they know to be in the best interest of the organizations we serve.\u00a0 In addition to creating the \u201cshared ownership\u201d mentioned above, this can also lead to a more innovative culture (since we describe less how to do something and more what the desired goals and end results should be).<\/p>\n<p>There have been numerous studies on different coaches\u2019 approaches to leadership and their applicability to the business world.\u00a0 In fact, one of our speakers at TPG has done several sessions on this very topic.\u00a0 If Donovan has the success in OKC that many are predicting, his style will be another to add to the list.\u00a0 Maybe one day, Mark Cuban will decide that this holds true in reverse, and he\u2019ll call me up to lead the Mavs (after, of 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