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S2 E8 - Leadership Lessons from the NFL with Michael Lombardi

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Episode S2 E8 - Leadership Lessons from the NFL with Michael Lombardi

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In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Michael Lombardi. Michael is an American Football executive, media analyst, and former assistant on the coaching staff of the New England Patriots.

Michael and Bart talk about leadership lessons from the NFL, and what it takes to build a winner.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

Gridiron Genius -03:30.1 Start with your story from NFL to today -03:46.0 Bill Walsh -04:23.2 Learning leadership -04:46.0 West coast offence -05:09.4 Walsh's foundation: culture and leadership -05:21.9 You can't 'see' culture - but it is crucial -05:55.8 Don't sell hope -- build a strong culture -08:38.0 5 things that need to be at the top of an organization's hierarchy - 09:12.8 1. Common sense, 2: create stability, 3: Believe in people 4. Preserve the pride of building, 5: Care -09:21.2 Working with Patriots - winning 2 more Super Bowls -12:13.1 Bill Belichick -12:18.7 Does Belichick have a negative communication style? -12:57.8 "Chasing something bigger than a win" - 13:32.4 Corrective environment -13:42.9 Descriptive coaching -14:41.0 Very direct truth telling -15:05.3 Can't avoid the tough conversations -15:22.7 What is "common sense"? -17:24.2 The limits of "mission statements" -19:20.0 Patriots - 4 principals -19:43.5 1: do your job -19:51.0 2. Speak for yourself -20:00.6 3. Be attentive -20:15.0 4. Put the team first -20:19.6 Applying football knowledge to business -20:43.7 8 qualities that people need form their leaders -21:03.5 1 Have a plan -21:13.1 2: Speak the truth -21:50.9 3: Push people -22:02.8 4. Make them think -22:17.6 5: Restore faith in the plan -22:27.3 Inspire and be an inspiration -22:34.6 Success: stand behind them, Failure: stand in front -22:45.9

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