Ep. 177: Baseball, football, and fencing in college shaped this leader who has received 30 promotions during his decades-long career—showcasing his determination to equip those around him with a team-first mindset that produced an impact across the company. You will learn:

• The critical business lesson he learned from taking a called third strike during a Little League All-Star.
• The difference between leading a team and transforming a team.
• Why risk-taking is essential to swing momentum in your favor.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions.

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Special thanks to Francisco Nunez and Samantha Clark for making this episode possible.

Ep. 176: Steve found himself on the basketball court with Barack Obama growing up in Hawaii! His competitive spirit was on display when he co-founded AOL and lead the second largest merger of all time with the blending of new media AOL and old media Time Warner.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.

Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Ethan Salzberg and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.

Ep. 175: Soccer shaped this leader who joined StretchLab when there were three franchise locations. Today, there are more than 400 studios across North America and 900 licensed locations globally, making them the global leader in assisted stretching. He offers numerous tips including:

• How to use the first minute of every meeting to “humanize” the context and put everyone in a more open and collaborative mindset.
• Creating daily, weekly, and monthly meeting rhythms that provide timely and relevant contexts for decision-making.
• Why your organization’s vision, purpose, and values need to come down off the wall and into your personal and team day-to-day conversations.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.

Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time, Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team toward personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Libby Klemeyer and Meredith Grimm for making this episode possible.

Ep. 174: Cornell Lacrosse shaped Jon Gordon who recently released The One Truth: Elevate Your Mind, Unlock Your Power, Heal Your Soul. We discuss ways to keep your team connected, including specific techniques. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and a leadership activity for your team to connect by sharing a hero, hardship, highlight, hope, and something hilarious. Click here to download the bonus resource.

+Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.

++Special thanks to Samantha Clark and Vince Jones for making this episode possible

Ep. 173: Field hockey at the University of Delaware and Team USA shaped Rachel’s competitive spirit and teamwork skills that help her lead a dynamic team across 17 countries. You will learn:

• Four questions she asks employees to foster positive learning conversations with her team.

• The best way to identify a “diamond in the rough” who may be hiding in your business.
• How to implement and maintain an open door policy in a hybrid work environment. “Make it super clear you want them to reach out to you … then actually get back to them,” said Barger.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.

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Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Ethan Salzberg and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.

Ep. 172: Football and baseball shaped Bob whose 33 years working for P&G culminated in his role as Chairman, President, and CEO. Under his leadership, P&G added nearly one billion people to its global customer base, and its stock price increased by 60 percent in his four years as CEO.

Following his career at P&G, Bob was selected by President Obama to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. While at the helm of the VA, Bob was able to help transform the agency into one that truly delivered better care for our Military veterans.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Lessons include:

• The small but impactful ways to be intentional about setting high standards of behavior from the top of the organization.
• How to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.
• Deploying what McDonald calls ‘The 5 E’s” to optimize your organizational capability.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Elizabeth Dole Foundation
• Every Cure
• West Point Association of Graduates

Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team toward personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to T.J. Percell and Brian Schnorr for making this episode possible.

Ep. 171: To celebrate our new book that hits shelves March 12th, Coach Prime and I discuss the mindset that keeps him highly motivated – and highly motivating – after an impressive career.

This Pro Football Hall of Famer played 14 seasons in the NFL and nine seasons in Major League Baseball. His 1992 World Series appearance makes him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Now he is developing young men into leaders as the football coach at University of Colorado.

In this episode and BONUS LEADERSHIP RESOURCE, lessons include:

• 5:00 How to “make confidence your natural odor”
• 8:30 The doubters Deion faced at an early age
• 10:30 Emphasizing "team" in a system where individuals are drafted and compensated
• 12:30 The unexpected place where Deion played his best football
• 17:00 How he turned time on the Aflac set into a mentoring moment with Nick Saban
• 19:00 Why time is your most valuable "coin"
• 23:00 Distinguishing between great skill and great leadership
• 30:00 Coaching someone to excel in their existing strengths

Special thanks to Samantha Clark and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.

Ep. 170: Pickleball fuels the competitive fire of David Rogier who founded the streaming platform that makes it possible for anyone to watch or listen to hundreds of video lessons taught by 200+ of the world's best. In our conversation and DOWNLOADABLE BONUS RESOURCE.

You will learn:

• 5:00 The extraordinary lesson about education passed down to him by his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor and inspirational figure behind MasterClass
• 10:00 Behind-the-scenes stories of the first three signings: Serena Williams, James Patterson, and Dustin Hoffman
• 15:00 How to practice and test before you go big
• 20:00 Why Sara Blakely inspired David to send out a company memo talking about the “best failure” of the week
• 25:00 The difference between what people say they want and what people actually want based on their actions—and why you need to measure both.
• 28:00 How to find out what really matters to your customer so you can make their first experience as easy as possible

Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time, Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team toward personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Ethan Salzberg and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.