Ep 123: Greg Sankey on Leading in the Midst of Complexity

You might be hard-pressed to find a more influential leader in college athletics than SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey: since 2015, the conference has amassed over 30 national championships in various sports. Not only that, Greg has provided steady, humble leadership through COVID, conference realignments, and a variety of other complex challenges. In this conversation with Paula Faris, Greg relates some of the ways that he approaches his role with the SEC, shares some practical tips on how to keep people on his team relationally connected with each other through conflict, and also the role that the Global Leadership Summit has played in his personal leadership development. If you’ve ever been curious to hear from a humble leader of an organization at the top of its field, this conversation is for you.