#98 – How to Set High Standards Without Creating a Negative Environment
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Episode Summary:
In this episode of Sport Is Life, Ian Hawkins explores the challenges of leadership in sports, business, and everyday life. He discusses how to set clear standards, inspire team members, and maintain motivation without causing friction. Drawing from his experience in community football, Ian shares strategies for engaging volunteers, measuring success beyond wins and losses, and creating a culture of accountability.
Learn how to define values, foster buy-in, and ensure everyone is pulling in the same direction—whether on the field, at work, or at home.
About the Host:
Ian Hawkins, host of "Sport Is Life," is dedicated to showing how sports can transform lives. With extensive experience as an athlete, a coach, PE teacher, community volunteer, and manager at Fox Sports, Ian brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast. His journey began in his backyard, mentored by his older brother, and has since evolved into coaching elite athletes and business leaders. Ian's commitment to sports and personal development is evident in his roles as a performance coach and active community member. Through "Sport Is Life," Ian shares inspiring stories and valuable lessons to help listeners apply sports principles to all areas of life.
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Transcript
Whether you're a coach, a leader of some
Speaker:kind, a parent, you want to see things
Speaker:improving. You want things to be better
Speaker:than they are now. You want consistency.
Speaker:You want to feel like everyone's pulling
Speaker:in the same direction. You want to feel
Speaker:like you're getting a level of success.
Speaker:But how do you do that? How do you
Speaker:maintain standards? How do you drive
Speaker:people to hit new standards and not upset
Speaker:anyone?Gotta talk about that today.
Speaker:I'm Ian Hawkins and this is Sporty's
Speaker:life. The purpose of sport, as I
Speaker:see it, is to see your vision become a
Speaker:reality, find your voice, create
Speaker:strong connections and learn to trust
Speaker:your body.
Speaker:You've taken the time to listen to this
Speaker:whole episode. Now it's time to take
Speaker:action. Commit to one thing you've
Speaker:learned today and make it happen. And to
Speaker:avoid any obstructions, join the Sporty's
Speaker:Life movement by clicking on the link in
Speaker:the show notes.
