Former Brisbane Lions captain Simon Black shares how real estate leaders can take notes from high-achieving athletes.
At a recent invitation-only Future Leaders’ Retreat for Professionals employees, former Brownlow medallist and current-day leadership coach Simon Black explained the parallels between sports coaching and real estate leadership.
“Whether it’s a sporting team or business, it’s all about learning how your team fit their roles,” Black said, speaking at the retreat.
In the late 1990s, the Brisbane Lions went from “wooden spooners in 1998 to three-time AFL premiers in 2001–2003”. According to Black, the secret was simple: good leadership.
“Under a new coach we went from an ordinary team to something extraordinary,” he recalled. “Coach Leigh Matthews always told us, ‘Know your role, accept your role and perform your role.’”
