Some of the best leadership lessons I’ve learned have come from conversations I’ve had with sports legends like Ned Yost on the podcast (you can listen here as he talks about how to build a winning team culture). But there’s nothing like learning alongside a friend. That’s why I’m glad to have Brad Williams back for this episode of Leading Simple. Join us as we sit down to talk about the lessons on leadership we’ve picked up on throughout the summer, our hopes for the Lakers, and why magnifying the positive is crucial for any leader.
Special thanks to Stadia for sponsoring this month’s podcast.
Highlights
Leadership and the Lakers – 1:44
- Rusty and Brad talk about the Lakers new head coach, Darvin Ham.
- Reflect on the years for the Lakers and share their predictions for the coming year.
The Best Lessons on Leadership this summer – 5:34
- Pat Riley, the Knicks, and building a winning team.
- What we can learn from a Navy SEAL about leadership.
- Rusty shares about The Beauty of Constraint and how constraints can can lead to innovation.
The Best Lessons around Faith and Leadership –
- Faith and manhood are so much more than chopping wood.
- Andy Stanley tells Christians why they are aren’t actually in it to win it.
- Brad shares why John Bevere’s book is so relevant today.
Resources
- Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks – Chris Herring
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win – Jocko Willink and Lief Babin
- Discipline Equals Freedom – Jocko Willink
- Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell – by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle
- A Beautiful Constraint – Andrew Morgan and Mark Barden
- Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men – Stephen Mansfield
- Become Your Most Masculine Self – Devotional
- Not in It to Win It: Why Choosing Sides Sidelines The Church – Andy Stanley
- Good or God?: Why Good Without God Isn’t Enough – John Bevere
- The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense – John Bevere
- Top Gun: Maverick – movie starring Tom Cruise
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