Pressure, Decisions, and Integrity: Staying True as a Leader featuring Jeremy Foley and Rob Mullens
In a world where every decision is scrutinized, how do athletic directors stay true to their values? This episode explores the tough calls, high-pressure decisions, and the long-term impact of leadership choices in college athletics. Questions from the Episode: 1. What are two things you could tactically improve to make you a better listener?2. When have you ‘fell in love’ with a first impression that turned out to be wrong?3. Who triggers you most on your staff? Why? And what can you learn about you from that person? 4. What’s your best ‘misplaced anxiety’ story? Download Questions HERENewsletter Sign-Up MORE of What Drives Winning: → Website: http://whatdriveswinning.com → Speaking: https://whatdriveswinning.com/about-brett-ledbetter/#speaker → Books: https://whatdriveswinning.com/shop → Coaching Lab: https://whatdriveswinning.com/lab
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Turning “What if” to “Even if” Featuring Patric Young
It’s amazing what a minute can do. One minute can change everything, about everything. This episode will not only warm your heart but it will create an understanding on how to find peace within uncertainty (even when it feels like everything is being taken from you).For more on how to find perspective inside of high performance.What's Really Important📘: https://bit.ly/4aLNuNa Newsletter Sign-Up MORE of What Drives Winning: → Website: http://whatdriveswinning.com → Speaking: https://whatdriveswinning.com/about-brett-ledbetter/#speaker → Books: https://whatdriveswinning.com/shop → Coaching Lab: https://whatdriveswinning.com/lab
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Leadership Lessons That Made Diana Taurasi the G.O.A.T.
Brett Ledbetter interviews Diana Taurasi in front of the 2019-20 Oregon Women’s basketball team who entered that season ranked #1 before COVID ended that team’s journey. Ask your team these two questions: What are the top three things that could get in the way of your team maximizing its ability?What’s your biggest personal struggle that not many people know about? Download Exercise to Use with Your TeamWhat Drives Winning Teams📘: https://bit.ly/48qtdLy Newsletter Sign-Up MORE of What Drives Winning: → Website: http://whatdriveswinning.com → Speaking: https://whatdriveswinning.com/about-brett-ledbetter/#speaker → Books: https://whatdriveswinning.com/shop → Coaching Lab: https://whatdriveswinning.com/lab
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As Real As It Gets featuring Blake Hinson and a Live Session with a Football Team
This two-part episode is for the LEADERS on your team. Part I: Unlocking the strength behind vulnerability. The first part is an interview that we did in our class with Blake Hinson, former Pittsburgh basketball player. Blake was first team all ACC and an unbelievable leader who had to lead underclassmen if that team was going to reach its potential. And he goes through that along with his G League journey to the NBA. Part 1 Listening Guide HEREPart II: Training Camp: Brett Ledbetter facilitates a live session with a football team.(Starts at: 24:21)The second part of the episode is a live presentation with a team. So we're going to take you back to last August, two weeks into training camp with a football team, a coach challenged the leadership council to bring three questions. The three questions asked are questions that every team can relate to. They asked me those three questions in front of the team and I facilitated a discussion based on that. Question 1: 25:05Question 2: 30:10Question 3: 39:12Part II Listening Guide HEREBooks Mentioned in the Episode: 365 Questions To Get to Know Your and Your Team BetterQuestion Based LeadershipNewsletter Sign-Up MORE of What Drives Winning: → Website: http://whatdriveswinning.com → Speaking: https://whatdriveswinning.com/about-brett-ledbetter/#speaker → Books: https://whatdriveswinning.com/shop → Coaching Lab: https://whatdriveswinning.com/lab
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How Often Do You Ask Yourself, “Am I Spending My Life On The Right Things?” With SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey
How do you maintain integrity when the world is watching? SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Brett Ledbetter explore the challenges of leading under public scrutiny, decision-making in gray areas, and the ongoing challenge of making sure you’re spending your life on things that matter. Questions from the Episode: 1. When has your integrity been questioned the most? What did you learn from that experience? 2. When have you been around someone that cared more about what the external perception was as opposed to the internal reality? 3. When have you had to publicly support something that you didn’t privately align with? How did you make peace with that inner conflict?4. There’s ‘doable’ hard and there’s ‘destructive’ hard. How do you know when you have crossed that line? What example comes to mind from your life? 5. Greg said his biggest internal conflict was, “Am I spending my life on the right things?” When have you asked yourself that question? Download Questions HERENewsletter Sign-Up MORE of What Drives Winning: → Website: http://whatdriveswinning.com → Speaking: https://whatdriveswinning.com/about-brett-ledbetter/#speaker → Books: https://whatdriveswinning.com/shop → Coaching Lab: https://whatdriveswinning.com/lab