What do most Fortune 500 executives have in common? They learned important lessons on the fields and courts of their high school and collegiate sports teams. This is true for both men and women. Ernst & Young found that a whopping 94% of women holding a C-suite position, played sports. Join 11-time New York Times Best-Selling Author Don Yaeger on his journey to sit with some of the brightest executives in the world as we discuss how sports shaped their professional trajectory in life.
NFL Chief Revenue Officer Renie Anderson teaches you how to put your pride to the side.
Ep. 121: The NFL’s top female executive was a competitive gymnast who grew up on a farm in Western Kentucky. Renie oversees the League’s sponsorships, new business, and media sales for their NFL Network. You have probably seen NFL players using Microsoft Surface tablets on the sideline—that is a visual example of one of Renie’s many roles on display. Download our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode which includes fill-in-the-blank notes for you to complete throughout Renie’s teaching. You will learn how to treat your career as a series of stages, each one of which calls for re-evaluating what you’re willing to sacrifice at that time in your life. Plus, you will learn what “fake it ‘till you make it” really means! Special thanks to Julia Monkarsh and Haley Rose for making this episode possible.
11/16/2022 • 32 minutes, 59 seconds
Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II discuss what it means to have the Best Seat in the House
REWIND EPISODE: To celebrate Father’s Day we are highlighting an interview I did with the first family of golf when our book Best Seat in the House: 18 Golden Lessons from a Father to His Son released in 2021. Although Jack Nicklaus is widely regarded as the best golfer of all time, with a record number of PGA major championships, his life and values show that true legacy lives on through your children, grandchildren, and others we are blessed to call family and friends. Subscribe to the podcast here and receive a free chapter of Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently andtoday’s show notes! Special thanks to Francisco Nunez and Tara Openshaw for making this episode possible.
6/19/2022 • 38 minutes, 12 seconds
Chicago Cubs Manager David Ross on How to Be a Great Teammate
REWIND EPISODE: In honor of MLB Opening Day, we are highlighting episode 14 with World Series Champion David Ross for #ThrowbackThursday. We wrote a New York Times best-selling book together that teaches how to create environments that recognize and celebrate people who can become invaluable without ever being most valuable. Download the bonus "bookmark" resource here! Special thanks to Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.
