Leadership and Memories

Last Thursday night the Randolph-Macon campus had the opportunity to listen to Pat Williams, Senior Vice-President of the Orlando Magic, speak on "Moral Foundations for Sports, Business, and Life."  He was a dynamic speaker as he sure has had a lot of experiences dealing with people from all walks of life and around the world.  He has authored over 75-books.  That is some serious writing!  Blackwell Auditorium was filled and many of the athletes in attendance learned the 7-essential components to leadership.  I am sure as the captains, the seniors, we coaches, and anyone else who believes they are a leader reflected on those 7-qualities, we could identify with each one as he defined it.   I also thought about the leaders that have come through this program and how the really great ones had all those qualities or at least enough of them to make a difference with our team.   My memories of them were as meaningful as the talk itself.   At the conclusion of the presentation he was willing to sign any of his books that one had.  The team bought some and we were able to get a picture with him as well.