Brett Ledbetter interviews Diana Taurasi in front of the 2019-20 Oregon Women’s basketball team who entered that season ranked #1 before COVID ended that team’s journey.

Ask your team these two questions:

1. What are the top three things that could get in the way of your team maximizing its ability?
2. What’s your biggest personal struggle that not many people know about?

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This two-part episode is for the LEADERS on your team.

Part I: Unlocking the strength behind vulnerability.

The first part is an interview that we did in our class with Blake Hinson, former Pittsburgh basketball player. Blake was first team all ACC and an unbelievable leader who had to lead underclassmen if that team was going to reach its potential. And he goes through that along with his G League journey to the NBA.

Part 1 Listening Guide HERE

Part II: Training Camp: Brett Ledbetter facilitates a live session with a football team.

The second part of the episode is a live presentation with a team. So we're going to take you back to last August, two weeks into training camp with a football team, a coach challenged the leadership council to bring three questions. The three questions asked are questions that every team can relate to. They asked me those three questions in front of the team and I facilitated a discussion based on that.

(Starts at: 24:21)

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365 Questions To Get to Know Your and Your Team Better

Question Based Leadership

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How do you maintain integrity when the world is watching? SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Brett Ledbetter explore the challenges of leading under public scrutiny, decision-making in gray areas, and the ongoing challenge of making sure you’re spending your life on things that matter.

Questions from the Episode:

1. When has your integrity been questioned the most? What did you learn from that experience?

2. When have you been around someone that cared more about what the external perception was as opposed to the internal reality?

3. When have you had to publicly support something that you didn’t privately align with? How did you make peace with that inner conflict?

4. There’s ‘doable’ hard and there’s ‘destructive’ hard. How do you know when you have crossed that line? What example comes to mind from your life?

5. Greg said his biggest internal conflict was, “Am I spending my life on the right things?” When have you asked yourself that question?

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Do your habits match your goals? What about your team’s? How do you manage a teammate when their habits don’t? Dillon Gabriel had one year to win the influence of a team that he led to a 13-0 start at Oregon. He covers all of that and more with his thinking partner, Brett Ledbetter.

Questions From the Episode:

1. When has the environment needed your voice and you didn’t speak up? What prevented you from doing that?

2. What’s validated an incorrect belief that you’ve had in your life?

3. Who’s been the most hard-to-reach teammate you’ve encountered? What made it difficult?

4. How can you improve your relationship with uncertainty?

5. What are five things you could do to guarantee an unhappy life?

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The head coach experience: the room softens when you walk in and turns up as you leave. Why is that? And, what seconds matter most to your team? Brett Ledbetter and Mike Brey dive in deep to an enjoyable conversation that will set you up for some self-reflection.

Questions from the Episode:

1. When have you blown the roof off with your team and it was effective? When have you and it wasn’t? What’s the lesson with each of those answers?

2. Why do you think Mike said, “Game days are lonely for head coaches”? How do you personally relate to that?

3. There’s a coaching line. “He doesn’t get ulcers. He gives them.” Which would your team say you were?

4. What percent of the time are you performing versus being authentic inside your job?

5. How does Mike’s retirement speech compare to other’s that you’ve heard? What can you take from that?

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Why do you think we’re so bad at predicting what our future self wants? Step into this conversation with sports psychologist, Bill Beswick to unpack that and much more. Brett and his long-time thinking partner dive deep into 365 Questions To Get to Know Yourself and Your Team Better. On a practical level, this episode shows you how to use the book and unlock powerful conversations with the team you lead.

Questions From the Episode:
1. Are you good or bad at asking for help? Why? And, what in your life reinforced that the most?

2. Bill said, “The health of the team is reflected on the face of the coach.” When is the last time you had unhealthy face with your team? Why?

3. An important aspect of coaching is understanding when to react versus when not to? When have you not reacted but wish you would have? And, when have you reacted and wish you wouldn’t have?

4. For you personally, what are the consequences of giving your loved ones leftover energy?

5. When have you shrunk to be accepted instead of risking failure to be bold?

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Questions from the Episode:

1: Brad said, “If you wrap your identity around trophies, it won’t be as fulfilling.” We know this on paper. So why do so many people still do it?

2: Chris said if you get close and don’t achieve it, “You think: If I would have got it, everything changes. And, nothing changes.” If you knew in your heart that nothing changes, how do you think that could be a competitive advantage?

3: Brad said, “Players are oftentimes held to a higher standard than coaches when it comes to selflessness.” How do you think about that thought? And, when have you see that in your own life?

4: When it’s never enough, you’re always focused on what’s next. How do you prevent yourself from falling into that trap of an unfulfilling journey? What makes it hard for you personally?

5: Many people will say that confidence comes from preparation. But, there’s a line of diminishing returns. What’s the best lesson you’ve learned about your line of diminishing returns?

Join hosts Brett Ledbetter and Becky Burleigh as they dive into high-performance strategies with Boston Celtics GM Brad Stevens and former collegiate football coach Chris Peterson. Reflecting on interviews from a decade ago, Brad Stevens shares insights about overcoming adversity and success, maintaining an even keel, and staying focused on the next step. Chris Peterson discusses the importance of self-awareness and not wrapping one's identity around trophies. The episode explores the nuances of coaching, the significance of preparation, and the challenge of balancing personal wellbeing with professional demands. Through deep conversations, they reveal valuable lessons on leadership, preparation, and finding fulfillment beyond victories.

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