In this episode of the Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast, Dr. Amber Selking speaks to Jeff Thorne, head football coach at North Central College. Jeff is here to share his expertise on leadership, with focus on his 18 Fundamental Tenets, taking leadership and culture seriously, and how his team is dealing with not competing due to COVID-19. He touches on their experience losing their first game to Wheaton College last year, as well as how he leads through adversity and works to optimize every moment he has in life. He shares why resiliency sets his team apart from the rest, what qualities he looks for in leaders, and his philosophy on developing leaders.

Listen in to take part in a Higher Performance Leadership Training Challenge, where Dr. Amber Selking urges you to create space for your people to build relationships and to tell stories of your business’s history, team’s history, and your personal history.

“Great leaders are willing to say what’s unpopular, they’re willing to say what’s going to be said, whether it’s well-received or not.” [22:21]

What You Will Learn:

• [0:53] Jeff’s 18 Fundamental Tenets + How they’ve helped him as a leader through the cultural development of his program
• [4:52] Teams won’t take their roles and culture seriously if their leader doesn’t take leadership and culture seriously
• [6:29] It takes time for people to adjust to new culture and leadership + Trust and innovation in teams
• [7:39] How is Jeff’s team dealing with not competing due to COVID-19?
• [10:42] Leading through moments of adversity: Losing their first game to Wheaton College
• [14:10] Life is short… Are we optimizing every moment we have?
• [15:54] Overcoming adversity: What was different about your team that helped you get into the playoffs?
• [21:27] What do you look for in leaders, regarding your staff or leadership council?
• [23:44] Jeff’s philosophy on developing leaders
• [26:14] Reach out to us to collaborate!
• [27:18] Higher-Performance Leadership Training Challenge: Create space for your people to build relationships + Tell stories of your business’s history, team’s history, and your personal history

Resources:

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