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Tom Izzo shares why the best thing a leader can do is hold people accountable to their own dreams and how he does this with his teams. "I always ask them: What do you think my job is for you?" Most players don't know how to answer. So Izzo tells them: "The best thing I could do for you is to hold you accountable to your dreams and goals - not mine." "Sometimes as leaders, we look at what we want instead of what they want." Izzo has each player write down their goals on a card. Then he uses that card when they push back. "When he's mad at me because I'm on his butt about academics, I say: You told me you wanted to be an academic All-American. That's not my goal. That was your goal. My job - if I do my job right - is to hold you accountable to your goals." Leadership isn't about pushing your agenda. It's about helping people become who they said they wanted to be. Hold them to their dreams - not yours. (🎥 Michigan Association of Counties 2020)