One of Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s strengths is his oratory acumen, an obviously important quality in a leader. In such a role, you are tasked with making people believe in things they might not otherwise believe, about their own abilities and capabilities, and about the collective capabilities as well, creating a whole stronger than its parts.
That sort of belief fostered might also get somebody to stick around longer than intended. It wouldn’t be the first time it happened. We know that Tomlin talked former wide receivers coach Richard Mann out of retirement—and then talked him out of retiring again for at least one or two years before he actually did so.