#79 Coach K: On Becoming a World-Class Leader

Coach K is arguably the greatest college basketball coach of all-time. He has the most wins, won 5 national titles, and was named "Coach of the Year" 12x. He harnessed his leadership philosophy early on as as a point guard and coach at West Point. He also served as a captain in the US Army. Coach K has recently delivered a MasterClass on Values-Driven Leadership which we discuss including: 

-One of the most important lessons he learned as an assistant coach on The Dream Team

-How he used the worst loss of his career as fuel him

-His 4-step framework for re-assessing a situation when adversity strikes

-The best piece of advice for new leaders trying to make their mark

-Sacrifices leaders make and advice from his dear friend, Jimmy V

-Why the best leaders are lifelong learners

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Check out Coach K’s MasterClass on Values-Driven Leadership

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#25 Ryan Hawk: How to Be Everyone's Favorite Leader

“Henry Cloud told me you will get what you create and what you allow as the leader.”

Ryan Hawk runs the Leadership Advisory team at Brixey & Meyer. Ryan has been a student, teacher, and practitioner of leadership and performance excellence most of his life. First as a collegiate and professional quarterback, and now in the business world. He shares what he’s learned from his own experience as well as from interviewing more than 250 of the most thoughtful leaders in the world on his hit podcast, The Learning Leader Show. Ryan is a sought-after public speaker, an accomplished writer, and a trusted advisor to leaders all over the world.

The Learning Leader Show is a top rated business podcast that focuses on learning from the smartest, most creative leaders in the world (including such luminaries as Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Kat Cole and Adam Grant). Hawk’s podcast has exploded on a global scale with listeners in 134 countries world-wide. Forbes has called The Learning Leader Show “The most dynamic leadership podcast out there.” Inc. Magazine listed The Learning Leader Show as one of the top 5 podcasts to “help you lead smarter.”

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In this episode we discuss:

• Ryan's favorite things of 2017

• How to understand if leadership is a path for you

• Pitfalls in leadership to avoid

• Tips to be everyone's favorite leader

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• Connect with me on LinkedIn

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