Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Coaching With A People-First Philosophy | MLB Coach of the Year, Donnie Ecker

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Feb 22, 2023
MLB coach Donnie Ecker traces his journey from a freewheeling childhood to the structure of elite baseball, and explores how those experiences shaped his approach to coaching. He discusses building trust, tailoring feedback to each player, navigating the pull between work and family, and helping people grow through failure.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Baseball Coach of the Year - Donnie Eckler
01:38 • 2min
3
Coaching - Chapters of Your Life
03:15 • 2min
4
Do You Know What You're Doing?
05:17 • 3min
5
How Does Your Experience Lead You to a Problem Solving Solution?
07:48 • 4min
6
Finding Master Is Bringing to You by Element
11:18 • 3min
7
Kindness Is a Lean
14:20 • 2min
8
Do You Want to Do the Work?
15:53 • 4min
9
The Second Phase, the Ultimate Form of Discipline
19:48 • 2min
10
Fear of People's Opinions
21:26 • 4min
11
Donnie, That's How I Work
25:49 • 2min
12
What Do You Do When They Go?
27:39 • 2min
13
Why You Don't Want to Lead?
30:01 • 2min
14
Finding Mastery Is Coming to You by Comfy Earth
32:27 • 3min
15
Is There a Lindy Effect?
35:22 • 6min
16
The Keys to the Offense in San Francisco
40:53 • 2min
17
How Much Time Is That Morning Process for You?
42:44 • 2min
18
Are We Creating Simplicity?
44:42 • 3min
19
Getting Better Rest at Night With Infrared Sleepwear
47:47 • 3min
20
Is It All Going to Be Good?
50:33 • 3min
21
Is This Tense? Or Is It?
54:03 • 2min
22
What I've Learned From Other People
56:10 • 2min
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Corey Seeger, Did You Do the Work on the Front End?
58:22 • 4min
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Don't Treat People All the Same
01:02:17 • 2min
25
Coaching - The Most Valuable Thing in This Existence
01:04:22 • 2min
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I Love When You Do A, B and C
01:06:06 • 5min
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The Gap Between What's Objectively Happening and What They Think Is Big
01:11:15 • 3min
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Is It a Game on the Gap?
01:14:23 • 2min
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Coaches Are Masterful at Their Craft
01:16:20 • 2min
30
The Locking of Arms With a Human Being
01:18:39 • 2min
31
The Success Rate in Business Isn't Any Better
01:20:37 • 3min
32
The Five Words in the Job Setting Are Core Values and User Experience and Environmental Design
01:23:58 • 4min
33
What Makes You a Leader in the Big Leagues?
01:28:08 • 2min
34
Design Design as Much Flexibility as You Can for Kids
01:30:02 • 4min
35
What Are Your Morning Routines?
01:33:32 • 4min
36
Blue Maka. Yeah. It's All Made From Recyclable Items
01:37:42 • 3min
37
Are You Thinking About Head Coaching?
01:40:36 • 2min
38
I Believe Now I Believe You, Dude.
01:42:32 • 2min
39
Finding Mastery Podcast - What Is Mastery?
01:44:31 • 2min