"The Drive": 12 Leadership Lessons

Tips to Lead Your Team to Business Success

Twenty-five years ago, a young Denver Bronco quarterback named John Elway demonstrated a set of historic leadership lessons.

The lessons, now older than current Bronco phenom Tim Tebow, could help you as a CEO reach your business goals or provide a real-world example to your team. They stand the test of time.

Quarterback Elway guided his team on an improbable 98-yard drive to tie the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Championship Game with only seconds left to play. His team would go on to win the contest over the then-stunned Browns on a field goal in overtime.

Video documents the extraordinary event known as, "The Drive." Watch some great leadership:

Over 15 plays and 5 minutes and 2 seconds, "The Drive" featured:

• A clear vision
• An audacious goal
• An unequivocal deadline
• The right talent on the Denver bus
• Inspiration from the leader and from within the team
• Team members who understood their roles
• Clear communications
• Great tactical execution
• Stops, starts and learning along the way
• No quit
• Success
• Celebration

We've all been a member of a high-performing team.

Lessons from "The Drive" of 1987 can boost your team's performance today.