stillers4me
11-10-2013, 08:54 AM
When Jed Hughes was an assistant coach under Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll with the Steelers in the 1980s, the extent of rookie hazing was telling them they had complimentary turkeys waiting for them at a local grocery store. When the rookies arrived and asked for their free turkeys, the joke was on them.
Things have changed a lot in the 24 years Hughes has been out of coaching, but he knows from experience in his current job that one thing remains a constant for successful sports organizations -- the ones with quality leadership thrive while those lacking ultimately falter.
Hughes, who is now vice chairman of the executive search firm Korn/Ferry and head of its global sports practice, said the root of the problems in the NFL with bullying and hazing are due to leadership voids in the locker room and coaching ranks...........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2013/11/07/Steelers-embrace-mentoring-over-hazing/stories/201311070218#ixzz2kFqquTr9
Things have changed a lot in the 24 years Hughes has been out of coaching, but he knows from experience in his current job that one thing remains a constant for successful sports organizations -- the ones with quality leadership thrive while those lacking ultimately falter.
Hughes, who is now vice chairman of the executive search firm Korn/Ferry and head of its global sports practice, said the root of the problems in the NFL with bullying and hazing are due to leadership voids in the locker room and coaching ranks...........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2013/11/07/Steelers-embrace-mentoring-over-hazing/stories/201311070218#ixzz2kFqquTr9