Dr. Maccoby participates in a Weekly Forum on Washington Post.com called "On Leadership". I am compiling all of his responses to the weekly questions here.
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DATE: Dec 14, 2010 Cam Newton wins Heisman: Overlooking integrity issues for star performers? Despite suspension over honor code violations and an ongoing investigation into his recruitment, Auburn's Cam Newton last week won the Heisman Trophy--an award meant to honor "pursuit of excellence with integrity." The award raises a dilemma faced by many organizations: In dealing with top performers, how much should leaders overlook corner cutting, rule breaking and other integrity issues? |
Recruiting character and talent
When Joe Gibbs was building the Washington Redskins into Superbowl champions, his stated criteria for drafting players was character and talent. Gibbs said he could coach players with these qualities to be successful in the NFL. But he could not coach someone to run 50 yards in 4.4 seconds or transform an unethical person. The Redskins have suffered when they have deviated from this policy, and so have all the organizations I've worked with.
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