I am not a basketball fan, but I caught myself watching the NBA finals this past week as the Dallas Mavericks battled the Miami Heat.
As you may know now, Dallas won and are the current NBA champions.
A huge key to their success came from the accurate free throw shots made by power forward Dirk Nowitzki. Every time Nowitzki stepped up to the line it resulted in points for the Mavs. He never missed! Not once!!
The actual stat for Nowitzki's free throw performance was 94.1%!
Now that's consistency!!
As it relates to leadership, my question is: when we step to the "line" can we make the shot?
Consistency is getting the job done the same way every time. That is what the people we lead are looking for from us. More than being a "hit-or-miss" player, we have the burden of responsibility to be focussed and steady over the long haul.
1. Consistency says, "I'll be there"
2. Consistency says, "My character is rock solid"
3. Consistency says, "I'm the same person off the stage that I am on the stage"
4. Consistency says, "My emotions are in check"
5. Consistency says, "You can trust me"
I challenge us all to reflect on our consistency or lack thereof and see what our leadership-lifestyle is telling us and those we lead.
