Mirza Delibasic was an off series. One of those players who understood naturally elegant basketball like few others, so I always referred to him as "master ." An amazing shooter peace ca easily reach 30 points per game at a time when there was still no three-point line .
I leave a concert enalce a Delibasic against Barca, just awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdR6g1PllSw
A Mirza what I signed for Real Madrid in 1981 and he got a World Club Championship, a English League and were runners-up in the Recopa. No doubt it was a player destabilizing, but get its full potential the team was not easy task .
Delibasic joined Madrid When it has done 26 years, and after a spectacular run with the selection Yugoslav titles, two European Championships, World Championships and a medal Gold in the Olympics in Moscow. Ie was a player and made , experienced and great shooting. With all the good that it has, but also the negative side involved.
Within this "dark side" Mirza had a great sin, which depleted his great ability to play: smoked like a chimney (almost two packs a day!), Like most Yugoslavs at that time. Yes, something that seems very typical of an athlete, but is much more common, then and now, of which you imagine. For Delibasic, the snuff was beginning to take its toll physically , And minimized their ability to make a difference.
aware of this situation decided to talk to the seriously trying to find the best solution for the team . Far from imposing a firm position and demand abandon snuff radically, dreadfully inefficient position with a man like Mirza (and I think most Yugoslavs), decided to seek another alternative.
I tried to convince an objective, and data, the evil that was causing the game to snuff, but him Meanwhile he explained in a very vehement that he could not live without smoking. case of two diametrically opposed positions, I found a way, perhaps the least bad, or perhaps the best: I stopped smoking 6 cigarettes a day , two after each meal, and he promised not to smoke at any time.
This unusual commitment as I mentioned and agree with the rest of the team : Delibasic we needed to achieve our objectives and without flexibility and generosity of all we would accomplish that contribute to their level . The team agreed to make an exception in the rules. Only in this case, only for Mirza . In fact the team added a new routine to your day to day. After meals Delibasic raised his hand and say " Lolo, I feel a little dizzy," I can go a time to take the air? . " After which ran to smoke cigarettes agreed ... or maybe some more.
A very funny story happened in a split that accompanied us a very intimate club director and also very old. This man was eating with us, when as usual Mirza made me question rigor. Without giving any importance I gave him permission to leave. Suddenly this old man, after looking at us with indignation, stood up and gave a loud blow on the table yelled, "What kind of equipment is this ! "is that no one will accompany a player who is ill ?." I needed time to convince him with some excuse improvised while sending a doctor to "aid" to poor Delibasic.
I think this case shows one of the essential qualities of a good leader: bargaining power. Empathy, openness of mind and the ability to find and develop solutions that are not written are essential to negotiate, but the generosity and flexibility are essential values \u200b\u200bto reach it .
How does my good friend José Ignacio Rivero , Tatum president and fellow of this blog, is not my idea to get whatever it is implemented, but to find the best solution for the team . To achieve this, in my experience, it is necessary to talk and listen much further, you must be generous and open to the views of others, is key be able to get in another's shoes and a waist more agile than the Delibasic own in order to find points of agreement.
If you want to lead a group learn to negotiate, if you want to be a good leader works your generosity and your waist.
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