1 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,680 [ crowd cheering: SEAHAWKS! ] 2 00:00:14,820 --> 00:00:19,060 It doesn't matter if you're a football fan or if the Seattle Seahawks are the rival of 3 00:00:19,060 --> 00:00:24,360 your favorite team, the intent of this training is to start a conversation about how we can 4 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:30,450 improve our leadership, teamwork, and communication by learning from a successful organization... 5 00:00:30,450 --> 00:00:37,060 one, two, one, two, one, two, burst to finish. Good, good, good, good, 6 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:40,540 Burst all the way through. All right Bane, go to work baby. 7 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:50,300 Here we go! Bring it up, bring it up, bring it up. Hey, hey, hey! That's it fellas, let's go execute now. 8 00:00:50,300 --> 00:00:55,020 Our communication starts at the top, with Coach Carroll, he comes in, he presents his 9 00:00:55,020 --> 00:01:01,840 his message, his intent, with clarity, with firm direction and then it filters on through the coaching staff. 10 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,600 He's brought in here a philosophy that he 11 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,690 believes in and he hits the philosophy each and every year. 12 00:01:07,690 --> 00:01:12,929 And he spends a lot of time with staff meetings, and even one on one sessions, talking about 13 00:01:12,929 --> 00:01:17,750 objectives of the team, the philosophy, our approach of the team. And from there, my role 14 00:01:17,750 --> 00:01:22,020 is to train up, help train up other coaches, and the, and the players as well. So just 15 00:01:22,020 --> 00:01:25,840 constantly, as long as we're talking, speaking the same language, that's critical. 16 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:32,229 Boom! There it is! There it is! He got there. He got there. That's a run, you betchya. 17 00:01:32,229 --> 00:01:34,820 Thank you Coach. Do another one? No, that's it. Awww, that's too much fun. 18 00:01:34,820 --> 00:01:40,509 I think the most important thing for us is our language. We're, we're very optimistic 19 00:01:40,509 --> 00:01:43,860 here. And uh you know, we always going to try to look on the bright side, we'll always 20 00:01:43,860 --> 00:01:47,750 try, try to find the positives in everything that we do. If you say things and in a more 21 00:01:47,750 --> 00:01:53,110 upbeat manner, or if you're always beating down on guys, so, we prefer the former. We 22 00:01:53,110 --> 00:01:57,229 want to make sure that we're building guys up, that we use positive language. That 23 00:01:57,229 --> 00:02:02,219 you know, if we, if we hear other guys using negative language, that, that we catch it 24 00:02:02,219 --> 00:02:05,020 and that we communicate with them, to hey that's, you know, that's not us, that's not 25 00:02:05,020 --> 00:02:08,429 how we talk, that's, that's not going to help us. And you know, we try to make sure that 26 00:02:08,429 --> 00:02:12,299 we, that we get the language in the way that we want it to go. 27 00:02:12,299 --> 00:02:17,320 Everything is to encourage. If we have to correct it's to, it's the intent, "why am 28 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,410 I correcting this person?" Is out of my own frustration, or is it like I'm trying 29 00:02:21,410 --> 00:02:25,519 to help, get you better? And, as long as that's understood by all parties, 30 00:02:25,519 --> 00:02:30,410 then you're able to receive the critique or even the praise, where it should be it's 31 00:02:30,410 --> 00:02:33,919 like okay this is intended for me to continue to get better. 32 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:39,169 I think communication is always going to be the biggest key, and it's going to be, 33 00:02:39,169 --> 00:02:44,269 not only is it communication, but it's humility. Because throughout the communication there's 34 00:02:44,269 --> 00:02:48,109 there there's good and there's bad, you know if it's not right, somebody has to be willing 35 00:02:48,109 --> 00:02:53,239 to step up and help you fix it. But you have to be humble enough, one, to say what it is 36 00:02:53,239 --> 00:02:58,989 that you have to say, and two, to accept whatever the, whatever it is that needs to be fixed. 37 00:02:58,989 --> 00:03:05,010 So humility is a huge portion that, you know that we can lose sight of because of, one, 38 00:03:05,010 --> 00:03:09,639 pride or ego, like those, those, those are huge things within an organization that ultimately 39 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,239 bring it down. Like it's a good thing this guy has pride 40 00:03:12,239 --> 00:03:16,030 and gives pride and shows pride in his work. And in the next hand you go, I can't talk 41 00:03:16,030 --> 00:03:19,889 to this guy because he so prideful. It's humility that's the greatest strength and 42 00:03:19,889 --> 00:03:21,900 it really has nothing to do with pride at all. 43 00:03:21,900 --> 00:03:27,500 Good battle, that's good battle, good coverage man. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Right there. 44 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:32,510 Chop, chop. Ahhhh, Little Man! Still got some learning to do with the pup. 45 00:03:32,510 --> 00:03:36,380 Um, from my perspective as an offensive coordinator, you know I get to communicate with the, with 46 00:03:36,380 --> 00:03:40,479 the players each and every week. But I think it's important for me to be able to kind of 47 00:03:40,479 --> 00:03:43,760 take some feedback from them, to listen to them. They're the ones on the field, the ones 48 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:48,120 doing the actions. And you know, we have great lines of communication there, so we can make 49 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,799 adjustments, we can make improvements. You know the old saying right? Like, you 50 00:03:51,799 --> 00:03:56,290 are only as strong as your weakest link? Well how about if we have no weak links. So 51 00:03:56,290 --> 00:04:00,260 who's responsible for that? That's every man in the room. Every man in the room is 52 00:04:00,260 --> 00:04:05,630 responsible for us not having a weak link. So information you have, or information that 53 00:04:05,630 --> 00:04:10,329 you get that you understand sooner or better than someone else, well then you share it. 54 00:04:10,329 --> 00:04:14,400 You share it. You have to be willing to help the next man, or we're not going to be as 55 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,040 good as we can be. I have a great staff that works around me, 56 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,940 say, Hey, have you ever thought about doing it this way?.. You know, the communication 57 00:04:20,940 --> 00:04:25,180 is open that way. You know, some guys are lead by example guys, and you know, they're 58 00:04:25,180 --> 00:04:27,479 not going to, they're not going to say word. And then you're going to have another guy 59 00:04:27,479 --> 00:04:31,340 over here that's the rah-rah guy and, you kind of need all a bit to be able to work 60 00:04:31,340 --> 00:04:35,230 together. And so you, you find yourself, you know, you kind of, you kind of step back, 61 00:04:35,230 --> 00:04:38,270 take a, take an inventory of what's going on say, You know what? That's an area 62 00:04:38,270 --> 00:04:42,140 that I can help in. And this is, this is what I, what I'm really good at. I'm going to fit 63 00:04:42,140 --> 00:04:47,010 myself in there and uh, and try to, you know, try to be a leader in that area. 64 00:04:47,010 --> 00:04:51,560 The leader isn't someone who is supported by the, the, the followers, it's more the 65 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,150 leaders supports the needs of the followers so they could become as good as they could 66 00:04:55,150 --> 00:05:01,240 become to, to fulfill their work. And um, I, I just think that it's, it takes a level 67 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,800 of humility to be a great leader, and a level of care and love for your, the people that 68 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,350 you work with. You're really serving the people that you're with 69 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:13,230 I think it's important to kind of have your eyes open. You know what, one as a leader 70 00:05:13,230 --> 00:05:18,430 or even as somebody that's, that's, you know, underneath those leaders. And um you know, 71 00:05:18,430 --> 00:05:21,730 I've always been taught that it's important to kind of have your eyes open, in terms of, 72 00:05:21,730 --> 00:05:25,490 everybody has strengths, everybody has weaknesses. I have different strengths than, than you 73 00:05:25,490 --> 00:05:29,270 do, and you have different strengths than I do. And kind of fill in the gaps where, 74 00:05:29,270 --> 00:05:31,660 where you feel that, that you can be best served. 75 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:36,720 One, two, one, two, one, two, burst to finish. I would say we try to create a culture or 76 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:41,830 an environment in practice as close to the situation, game time situation as possible. 77 00:05:41,830 --> 00:05:45,710 Whether it's a preseason game, whether it's a regular season game, or it's the Super 78 00:05:45,710 --> 00:05:51,140 Bowl or playoff game, we think, we try to treat every situation, that important. And 79 00:05:51,140 --> 00:05:54,900 how much more important in firefighting, right? It's like every single situation is a critical 80 00:05:54,900 --> 00:05:58,680 situation, right?.. and uh, So we try to train our coaches and players to think in 81 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:03,890 that vein, where every opportunity is, deserves the greatest amount to focus, greatest amount 82 00:06:03,890 --> 00:06:07,310 of attention. We must protect each other out there and recognize 83 00:06:07,310 --> 00:06:13,280 that, again, we need everybody to be successful. That's why our practice here is so vital, 84 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:17,080 it's crucial because that's where we make us. It's in that training, it's in that 85 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,290 practice. So the, the more distracted we are by like, 86 00:06:20,290 --> 00:06:23,360 "how come you're not doing your job?" Or like, you know, these guys are negative 87 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,610 The more consumed and, and fragment you going to be as a person, as a performer. So we try 88 00:06:27,610 --> 00:06:32,070 to have the guys focus in on what you can control, which is yourself. And then from 89 00:06:32,070 --> 00:06:36,730 there maximize what you could control and, and then see how, see what kinda job that 90 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:40,450 you could do. The last thing you want do is, you be out of sync and then now we got more 91 00:06:40,450 --> 00:06:46,050 problems instead of, you being in sync, doing a job and, reflects a great level leadership 92 00:06:46,050 --> 00:06:50,820 as an example. We do our normal stuff, he's outside, we 93 00:06:50,820 --> 00:06:53,440 got the push, there it is. 94 00:06:56,180 --> 00:06:57,920 But one of the things we do here, and Coach 95 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,790 talks about it all the time, is that we're a developmental staff. And so, he's the, 96 00:07:01,790 --> 00:07:05,560 he's the head coach, and he's trying to develop all of us. As you, as you mentioned before, 97 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,220 you know, each and every one of us wants to continue to move up the line. Someday I want 98 00:07:09,220 --> 00:07:14,180 to be a head coach, and Coach Carol, really empowers us to be able to do that. And he 99 00:07:14,180 --> 00:07:18,660 puts us in situations that are going to, that are going to stress us. Put us in situations 100 00:07:18,660 --> 00:07:22,510 that are going to help us grow in, in our area of our expertise. And uh, really make 101 00:07:22,510 --> 00:07:26,190 us work, so that when the time comes to, if we have an opportunity, that, that we're ready 102 00:07:26,190 --> 00:07:30,330 for that. And then I'm in turn am able to do that with, with the coaches that are, that 103 00:07:30,330 --> 00:07:35,389 um, I'm in charge with leading and, I can, I talk to them, I empower them. Say, You're 104 00:07:35,389 --> 00:07:39,460 in charge this, you're in charge that. And give people opportunities to, you know, 105 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:44,200 to kind of come to the forefront and let their skills um, improve. 106 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:48,230 I think along the way, you know, you, you get little things, you know, from when I was 107 00:07:48,230 --> 00:07:53,060 playing, you know, the coaches that I played for, you learn some things, the coaches that, 108 00:07:53,060 --> 00:07:57,050 then I coached with, you learn things. I think a lot of times, it's, it's kind 109 00:07:57,050 --> 00:08:01,560 of funny, I think a lot of times you learn more what not to do, you know, say okay, I 110 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,850 really like that but, I don't, make sure I don't want a, that's not something that 111 00:08:04,850 --> 00:08:08,800 I want to be a part of. And so you kind of take inventory that way. And I think the greatest 112 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,100 growth that I've had as a coach has been, since I've been here in Seattle with Coach 113 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:17,270 Carroll. You know, he has, he has a definite defined philosophy. He has a defined leadership 114 00:08:17,270 --> 00:08:21,230 style. You know, he's, he's very positive upbeat, optimistic and we have a great time 115 00:08:21,230 --> 00:08:24,720 when we're doing it. And I think all those things since I've gotten here, it's kind 116 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:29,389 of been, you know, more of an enlightenment to me here, and then I just been able to, 117 00:08:29,389 --> 00:08:33,649 you know, to build up off of it from, you know, really from Coach Carroll's style. 118 00:08:33,649 --> 00:08:45,040 Pass! Heyoooo! That's it baybee, that's it right there. 119 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:49,880 In firefighting, I mean you got, it's such a physical thing and such a, I mean, you guys 120 00:08:49,890 --> 00:08:54,260 put your lives on the line and it's, it's a, it's being able to stay connected with 121 00:08:54,260 --> 00:08:58,170 each other, being able to trust the the person next to you, to get their job done so you 122 00:08:58,170 --> 00:09:03,370 could do your job and In football it's not that, the consequences aren't that grave, 123 00:09:03,370 --> 00:09:06,730 but it nonetheless we're still counting on everyone to do their job so we could function 124 00:09:06,730 --> 00:09:09,310 really well. The truth is that we're blessed to be here, 125 00:09:09,310 --> 00:09:14,400 and able to do what we do. And that's something that none of us want to take for granted. 126 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,640 Um, there's a whole lot of people involved, from head coach all the way down, to what 127 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:23,400 we have a whole lot of people, whole lot of families involved. And that being said, 128 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:28,260 we have to bring it, have to come, we have to be focused, and our intent has to be to 129 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:33,210 be our best, help the next man be his best, each and every single day. 130 00:09:33,210 --> 00:09:36,040 One of the things we do we do, we do really well here is, we celebrate the uniqueness 131 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:40,920 of our players. We let them be who they are. Let their personalities come out. And if, 132 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:45,650 if you do that, if you not suppressing guys, then I think guys uh enjoy it more, they have 133 00:09:45,650 --> 00:09:50,350 fun. And then in turn, you know, you, you got guys that are, that have humor, you got 134 00:09:50,350 --> 00:09:54,200 guys that are really serious, and you kind of blend everybody together and, and you end 135 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,830 up having a really good time with that. You know a big theme of leadership is like, 136 00:09:58,830 --> 00:10:04,000 meeting the needs of others. Really focus in on, just how can I help my team mate, how 137 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:08,690 can I help my, my coworker to become as good as you could become. I believe everyone has 138 00:10:08,690 --> 00:10:13,240 an opportunity to, to a level influence. You know, obviously if you're the head guy you 139 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,450 may have more influence than someone who's right in the middle or, someone who's 140 00:10:16,450 --> 00:10:20,750 working together with everyone else. But essentially, we, we've been talking about as a team, 141 00:10:20,750 --> 00:10:25,310 is like meeting the needs of others. You're constantly, in your sphere of influence, if 142 00:10:25,310 --> 00:10:30,089 you can meet a need to help someone become the best football player, best coach, fire, 143 00:10:30,089 --> 00:10:33,520 best firefighter, you do it! And then that will create a culture of when everyone's 144 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,950 trying to help each other out. And that's what leadership is, is how to help everyone 145 00:10:37,950 --> 00:10:40,730 be as good as they could become and that's essentially what we're trying to get done 146 00:10:40,730 --> 00:10:48,760 here at the Seahawks. There you go, and there you go. Keep your 147 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:55,100 eyes on your luggage. Eyes on your luggage. Yes! That dude's crazy. Yeah, that's right! 148 00:10:55,100 --> 00:11:02,060 That dude crazy. No lunch for you! No lunch for you! Hey. Hey. And there it is right there. 149 00:11:09,140 --> 00:11:10,120 Come on man.