On this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Dr. Amber Selking, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, speaks with Brian Selman, Assistant Director of Coaching and Player Development for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Brian shares how his organization create a culture that drives player engagement and the challenges he faces to get the players to engage and trust the process. He also discusses how they measure impact and how ego plays a role in personal and team development.

“Everytime we speak to the player, our credibility is on the line, and we have to be able to engage them with both a way that they can trust and a way that they can see adds value to their progress.” -Brian Selman [10:58]

“There’s a pragmatic nature to what we do. It’s not words on the wall and philosophy. It is… it’s goals, right? It’s identity. It’s giving people something tangible that they can wrap their head and their heart around and intentionally develop moving forward.” -Amber Selking [22:07]

What You Will Learn:

• [00:37] Meet Brian
• [02:04] How his organization thinks about player engagement
• [04:28] Creating a culture of engagement
• [09:55] Some things Brian does to drive player engagement
• [13:27] Comparing rookies vs veteran players at training camps
• [18:10] Challenges to get players to engage and trust the process
• [22:53] How ego plays a role in personal development and/or team development
• [30:42] How they measure the impact
• [34:11] Baseball itself is a lifestyle
• [36:32] Higher-Performance Leadership Training Challenge: Challenge yourself to play the Five Why Game. Why do you do what you do? Come up with a layer deeper for every answer until you get to something you can really sink your teeth into. Also, root in gratitude.

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