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Colts’ Manning highlights Union’s Golf and Gala event Tuesday, May 5, 2009 By Tim Ellsworth |
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“Most people think leadership is a position, but it’s not,” Manning said. “Leadership is influence.” The banquet event drew about 1,300 people to the Carl Perkins Civic Center and completed a day that began with a golf tournament at the Jackson Country Club. “The purpose of this event was to introduce Union University to a new constituency,” Union President David S. Dockery said. “We are committed to providing Christ-centered higher education and developing excellent young men and women of character who are devoted to the church and society. “This banquet provided an opportunity for us to tell the story about the distinctive Union mission in a different context to an audience that, for the most part, has not had opportunity to see Union in a close way in recent years.” Manning, a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player, is a product of the University of Tennessee. He was the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft and has made eight Pro Bowl appearances. Manning is the only NFL quarterback to throw 25 or more touchdown passes in 10 consecutive seasons, and is the first to throw for more than 3,000 yards in the first 10 seasons of a career. In his address, Manning said the challenges facing members of the audience require courage, innovation and determination. He provided a few lessons of “sustainable leadership” that he has learned through his career. Among those principles: - Learn lessons quickly and move on from success and failures. If anyone spends too much time celebrating their successes or licking their wounds, it’s difficult to focus on the task at hand. “No leader can afford to exaggerate yesterday or overestimate tomorrow,” Manning said. - Value the fundamentals. Everyone becomes more efficient when they consistently work on fundamentals, no matter how boring that may be, Manning said. - Concentrate on the little things. - Consistently “do your part” and encourage by example. - Set individual goals that contribute directly to team goals. - Evolve a leadership style to suit the needs of the team. - Don’t be a one-dimensional leader. In a question-and-answer session following his speech, Manning addressed such issues as the best defensive player he faces (Ray Lewis), guaranteed NFL contracts (he opposes them: “I feel like you have to perform to get compensated,” Manning said) and the possibility of a playoff in college football (he sees the appeal, but is concerned about what such a system would mean to the schooling of the players). --30--
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