I’ve watched and admired the All Blacks for 40 years now – and sat on the NZ Rugby Board.  What makes them so successful?  It starts with Values.  Here they are.

1. Sacrifice

• Give up things that won’t help you reach the summit.
• Proves that the goal is worth chasing.

2. Respect

• The legacy, the team, and the role of every individual.
• Leave it better than when you found it.

3. Gratitude

• Pressure is a privilege.  Be grateful to have the opportunity to experience it.

4. Acceptance

• Handle disappointment, man up, and do your job bloody well, whatever it is – for the Team.

5. Speed

• In the mind.  A positive attitude.  Fail Fast, Learn Fast, Fix Fast.

6. Trust

• Believe in yourself, your skills, your game-plan, your systems and your mates.

7. Mental Toughness

• Learn and practice TCUP.

8. Awareness

• Uphold the higher standards.  All the time.

9. Open Mindedness

• Flexible thinking, responsive to new ideas, relish change.

10. Accountability

• Everything can be done better.  Use examples of the best players making mistakes.  Everyone is accountable for the Team’s performance.

11. Dedication

• Master basic skills.
• Meet.  Beat.  Repeat.

12. Leadership

• Everyone is a leader.
• First know thyself.
• Know what you’re doing, why, when and where.

13. Honesty

• With yourself and your team.
• Review performance shortfalls brutally and directly.

14. Core Role

• Do your own job.  Trust your mates to do theirs.

15. Continuous Improvement

• Wake up the next morning and figure out how to improve.
• Repeat daily.

Over to you now.

KR