Lynne Roberts: Making Today The Bigtime
Everybody Pulls The Tarp
English - August 24, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBEducation Business self-improvement leadership business careers entrepreneurship motivation sports media entertainment music Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Andrew talks with 2023 Pac-12 Coach of the Year Lynne Roberts. Lynne took over a struggling University of Utah Women's Basketball program in 2015 and has since engineered a remarkable turnaround. Last season, Lynne led the team to 27 wins and the program’s first NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance since 2006. In this conversation, Andrew & Lynne explore the mindsets, tools, & leadership philosophies powering her team’s success on and off the basketball court. Lynne highlights actionable coaching, leadership, & life lessons that will help you achieve ambitious goals, communicate more effectively, & so much more. Lynne also shares an important message everyone needs to hear about the power of going all-in on the present & making today the bigtime.
Show Highlights:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:15) - Reflecting on recent success
(3:00) - Surrounding yourself with the right people
(4:36) - Lynne’s blue collar mentality
(5:45) - Lynne’s childhood and upbringing
(6:38) - Doing lots of different roles
(8:24) - Lessons learned waitressing
(10:06) - Setting priorities
(10:50) - Incremental goals
(11:22) - Setting tone for organization
(13:58) - Managing criticism
(15:30) - Giving players space to work
(16:47) - Leading with “bumper rails”
(18:04) - Improving decision making
(19:02) - Creating culture of unselfishness
(20:45) - Good, bad, ugly
(22:28) - Communicating feedback
(25:25) - Managing emotion
(27:59) - Being where your feet are
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