Flow Radio
Leadership as Behavior with Coby Karl, Rich Diviney, and Dr. Sarah Sarkis
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Quick takeaways
- Effective leadership is demonstrated through attunement to team dynamics and individual needs.
- Shared experiences in high-stress situations build team cohesion and understanding.
- Autonomy and focus are essential for achieving group flow and peak performance together.
- Accountability in leadership involves taking ownership, building trust, and guiding teams effectively.
Deep dives
Understanding Leadership Qualities through Personal Experiences
Leadership qualities can be observed through personal experiences like getting to know team members, seeking input from coaches, observing reactions to different situations, playing music during practice to gauge reactions, and fostering shared experiences in the group.
Role of Shared Experiences in Building Teams
Shared experiences in high-stress or enjoyable situations help build team cohesion and understanding, creating a foundation for effective collaboration. Examples include going through challenging training together, playing team games, playing music to set the mood, and learning from each other's reactions.
Attributes of Autonomy and Focus in Achieving Group Flow
Autonomy and focus are key attributes in achieving group flow, allowing team members to achieve peak performance together. Autonomy involves giving individuals freedom within tasks, while focus is necessary for full attention and engagement. These attributes can lead to a choreographed dance-like performance in team settings.
Significance of Atunement and Reflection in Leadership
Leadership effectiveness stems from attunement to team dynamics and individual needs, engaging in open conversations, seeking feedback from others, and fostering an environment of shared learning and growth. Practices such as observation, questioning, experimenting with different approaches, and reflecting on outcomes contribute to effective leadership and nurturing team cohesion.
Defining High-Performing Teams Beyond Traditional Contexts
High-performing teams extend beyond traditional domains like sports, military, or business settings. Any group with common goals working collaboratively can be considered a high-performing team, including marriages, friendships, community projects, and shared experiences that enhance teamwork and goal achievement.
Shared Experience and Group Flow
Shared experiences in a team lead to the development of key attributes and qualities among team members. These shared experiences foster a deeper understanding and compatibility within the team, akin to a zipper fitting together smoothly. The rehearsal of handling challenges together during these shared experiences prepares the team to be in sync and flow effectively when faced with real situations, such as solving problems in early-stage companies.
Accountability and Leadership Expertise
Accountability plays a pivotal role in effective leadership, emphasizing the importance of taking ownership and control. Leaders who demonstrate accountability build trust and guide their teams more effectively. Beyond responsibility, execution also falls under accountability, where leaders bear the ultimate responsibility for outcomes, even when delegation is involved. This accountability, along with a continuous curiosity and commitment to iterate, contributes to successful leadership and team dynamics.
This episode of Flow Radio is a masterclass on leadership best practices, featuring three very special guests: Retired Navy SEAL commander and bestselling author Rich Diviney, Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Coby Karl, and veteran performance psychologist Dr. Sarah Sarkis. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to learn how to lead teams that consistently outperform and out-innovate the competition. how to lead teams that consistently outperform and out-innovate the competition.
In This Episode:
0:00 Introduction
04:35 Defining leadership
11:05 Leadership as Behavior
26:13 Dynamic Subordination in High-Performing Teams
30:55 Lessons from Phil Jackson and Dennis Rodman
39:11 Defining Leadership Expertise
49:00 The Role of Flow in Leadership
57:44 Attunement and Shared Experience in Leadership
1:16:53 Balancing Training and Education in the Business World
About the Guests:
By day, Dr. Sarah Sarkis is a licensed psychologist, a certified executive coach, and the senior Director of Performance Psychology at Exos. Occasionally, you’ll also find her moonlighting as a writer and keynote speaker.
Dr. Sarkis has spent 20-plus years in the trenches, exploring every corner of the human psyche. Her passion and focus these days is working with CEOs, athletes, professional coaches, and other executives striving to achieve moonshot dreams. In a nutshell, she considers herself a human performance hybrid: part shrink, part coach, part Jedi of the unconscious.
Dr. Sarkis has been a featured guest on many popular podcasts, including The Gabby Reece Podcast and LinkedIn Live. She is also a regularly featured SME in publications such as CNBC, Women’s Health, The Huffington Post, and the New York Times.
Rich Diviney, a bestselling author, leadership expert, and retired Navy SEAL commander, brings over two decades of exceptional experience to the stage. Over the course of a 20-year career, he completed more than thirteen overseas deployments and served in multiple leadership positions, to include being the officer in charge of an extremely specialized SEAL selection process, curating the most elite performers through a specialized selection process.
Coby Karl is an Assistant Coach for the Philadelphia 76ers. Starting as a Seattle Sonics ballboy to becoming an NBA player, he's spent a lifetime learning the game and how to lead a team. His experiences helped him coach the Delaware Blue Coats to win their first NBA G League title in 2023. Coby learned to lead with compassion and thoughtfulness from his mentors, icons like Phil Jackson and his dad, George Karl.
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