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[Leadership lessons] 6 Coaching principles to guide your leadership journey

I have recently attended a session on Steve Kerr’s coaching philosophy - and that left me thinking about what real leadership looks like when you strip away the buzzwords and focus on what actually grows people. Guided by the brilliant teaching of Frances Frei , we explored Kerr’s “secret sauces” - and they’re anything but secret. They’re choices. Daily, deliberate choices. 🔹 A learning mindset Treating every moment as data. Staying curious. Staying humble. Staying open. Steve Kerr’s leadership begins with a simple truth: you can’t grow if you think you already know. He treats every practice, every conversation, every mistake as information , not judgment. That’s why his teams evolve faster - they’re not defending their egos; they’re refining their craft. A learning mindset means: Curiosity over certainty Questions over assumptions Exploration over defensiveness When leaders adopt this stance, teams stop hiding problems. They bring them forward. They experiment. The...
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