Some of the worst coaches in the history of sports were some of the greatest players, madgi johnsonand isaiah thomas a. I mean, even as michael jordan played into his role there, the truth is that some of the best coaches, guys like nick saben, were not great players. So when we take super star salespeople, we try to make them a new sales manager. And i think that is an instructive thing for again, how do you teach someone how to do that without touching the ball during the game? Obviously you can do it in practice. How many leaders could benefit from you not really understanding that that approach? Because it's just
Don Yaeger has built a career on sharing leadership stories from luminaries like basketball coach John Wooden, Hall of Fame football player Walter Payton, and dozens of other world class coaches and athletes.
He is an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, and the author or co-author of eleven New York Times bestselling books, including John Wooden’s A Game Plan For Life. Prior to his leadership coaching career, Don was a celebrated journalist, covering presidential candidates, Olympic athletes, sports legends and more.
Don joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the lessons he's learned in his career, the difference between great performers and great coaches, and more.
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