Let Them Lead
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsThe Let Them Lead podcast is about the risks and rewards of leading in today's world. Hosted by John Bacon, author of Let Them Lead: Unexpected lessons in leadership from America's worst high school hockey team.
Each week we'll talk to amazing leaders from around the country from just about every field you can think of and pick up their hard-won wisdom. In the words of John’s fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, “It'll be fast fun, and we'll get it done.”
So please join us each week for inspiring discussions you’ll hate to miss.
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Serge Savard | Hockey Leader and Legend
February 27, 2024 11:00 - 52 minutes - 57.3 MBSerge Savard ranks as one of the top 100 hockey players of all time, and won an incredible 8 Stanley Cups as a player, the most by any defenseman, and two more as a general manager. But in this conversation he says winning the 1972 Summit Series for Team Canada over the Soviet Union tops them all, where he was the only player to win or tie every game without any losses. Here he discusses coach Scotty Bowman, how teams come together – or don’t – and what it takes for a team to reach its poten...
Morton Schapiro - Northwestern University President
February 06, 2024 11:00 - 53 minutes - 57.8 MBIn this episode Morton Schapiro explains how this grandson of Holocaust survivors, and son of a store owner, rose from an average community college student to the president of Williams College, then Northwestern University. One crucial figure: an inspiring professor who recognized his hidden promise. Here Schapiro talks about his love for learning and teaching, the importance of humility in leadership, his best and worst days leading two great schools, how big time athletics can work at top-...
DAVID HARLOCK | From the Olympics and NHL to business
January 11, 2024 12:00 - 55 minutes - 60.1 MBIn this conversation, David Harlock, one of only two 3-year captains in the 100 year history of Michigan hockey, discusses what real leadership looks like, especially for a reserved personality like his; how college hockey compared to his experience winning a silver medal for the Canadian Olympic team, and playing for his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL. Then he compares his career in hockey to his current profession in high-end insurance brokering and risk management. What translate...
John Wangler: Michigan Quarterback
December 27, 2023 13:06 - 43 minutes - 49.2 MBJohn Wangler, a great Michigan quarterback in the 70s and 80s, became a successful businessman, and father of five children – three of whom played varsity sports at Michigan. Here he tells us what he learned playing for legendary coach Bo Schembechler, coming back from what they thought was a career-ending injury, and raising his kids to be resilient, handle failure, and be grateful. About our Host: For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website: http://www.letthemleadb...
Ross Childs: Hockey Mentor
November 20, 2023 15:41 - 12 minutes - 20.3 MBThis week I pay homage to one of my best mentors, role models, and friends: K. Ross Childs, who passed away a year ago at 84. Ross played goalie at the University of Michigan, almost won the award for lowest goals-against as a junior – then moved to forward as a senior because that’s what the team needed. He became Grand Traverse County’s administrator, and was awarded Michigan Civil Servant of the Year, with a rare ability to work with both sides of the aisle. Along the way, he ran the Ann...
Pat and Barry Richter : From Athletic Legends to Leadership Icons
October 20, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 42.3 MBJoin host John U Bacon on the Let Them Lead Podcast as he delves into the extraordinary journey of Pat Richter, a sports legend who excelled in football, basketball, and baseball, securing both athletic and academic All-American honors. Pat's remarkable path led him to an eight-season NFL career with the Washington Redskins, but his story didn't end there. Rising to the role of Vice-President at Oscar Mayer, he later returned to his alma mater, transforming the landscape of Badger athletics ...
MATT MAASDAM, NAVY SEAL Part 2
October 07, 2023 19:13 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBMatt Maasdam, a Navy SEAL for 20 years, the SEAL training program’s head instructor, and for 2.5 years, the carrier of the President’s ‘nuclear football,’ is so good in this interview that we broke it up into two episodes: Part I: Training the SEALs, and Part II: Carrying the Nuclear Football. In Part II, Navy SEAL leader Maasdam returns for a riveting bonus round. Here he tells us how he got selected to carry the infamous “Nuclear Football” for the president, what the job entails, and what...
Matt Maasdam, Navy SEAL Part 1
September 27, 2023 14:59 - 40 minutes - 46 MBMatt Maasdam, a Navy SEAL for 20 years, the SEAL training program’s head instructor, and for 2.5 years, the carrier of the President’s ‘nuclear football,’ is so good in this interview that we broke it up into two episodes: Part I: Training the SEALS, and Part II: Carrying the Nuclear Football. In Part I, Maasdam recounts his journey: after winning a Nebraska state championship in swimming, he became a University of Michigan water polo player, then trained 18 months to prepare for the Navy S...
John Bacon on WTKA-23 Radio 9-15
September 16, 2023 16:12 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this week's Let Them Lead podcast, John Bacon and WTKA's Sam Webb discuss Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker, who has been accused by sexual assault prevention leader Brenda Tracy of engaging in unwanted phone sex, thoughTucker claims it was consensual. The story raises more questions than answers. Can MSU fire Tucker, even if his claim is true? Who knew what at MSU, and when? Who leaked Tracy's name to the media, and why? And most important, from a leadership point of vi...
Scott Miller | What Makes Great Leaders and Mentors
September 08, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 37.8 MBScott Miller learned worked under leadership legend Stephen Covey, author of the classic “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” But Scott has become a leader in his own right, writing 7 books, including his latest, “The Ultimate Guide to Mentorship,” while producing his popular podcast and columns. His insights are unconventional, funny, irreverent, and bold, including this: Not everyone should be a leader, and it’s a mistake to push them to do so. In this fun, fast moving 30 minute...
Brad Park | Inspirational Lessons from the Summit Series
September 01, 2023 10:31 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBBrad Park has been voted one of the 50 best hockey players of all time. The nine-time All-Star finished second of the Norris Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s best defensemen, a record six times, thanks to his one mistake: being born the same year as Bobby Orr, considered the best defenseman of all time. Here he talks about Team Canada coach Harry Sinden, who led the country’s first “Dream Team” of NHL All-Stars against the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summit Series. Team Canada was supposed to win ...
THE HEART OF SPORTS | Bacon's interview on the NCAA
August 25, 2023 12:36 - 29 minutes - 36.2 MBThis week we're sharing an interview I just did on Jeff Cohen's popular "Heart of Sports" radio show from Philadelphia's WWDB, 840AM. While it's focused on college football, the themes are all leadership, in real time: at the NCAA, where a vacuum of leadership is being filled by conference commissioners and others; at the University of Michigan, where the administration and head coach Jim Harbaugh are trying to figure out how to respond to potential NCAA sanctions, and more. As I say, the NC...
BARBARA MCQUADE LEGAL EXPERT ON LEADERSHIP
August 10, 2023 14:49 - 40 minutes - 45.9 MBIf you have a TV you’ve probably seen former Federal Prosecutor Barb McQuade discussing the latest legal issue, almost daily. She’s also a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and the author of the forthcoming book, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. In this episode McQuade talks about her start in journalism, and what it taught her, her shift to the legal world, and her rise up the ranks to Federal Prosecutor. Along the way she has become an exper...
David Maraniss | Lombardi's Biographer
August 03, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 49.3 MBThis week we talk with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss, whose bestsellers include biographies of Bill Clinton, Vince Lombardi, Roberto Clemente, and the city of Detroit itself. Our discussion focuses on his Lombardi book, “When Pride Still Mattered,” one of the best biographies I’ve read on any subject, in any field of endeavor. In it, Maraniss dispels several myths about the legendary leader, including his reputation as a win-at-all-cost coach, and a tyrannical author...
CLARK BUNTING | Shark Week Creator
July 24, 2023 14:11 - 31 minutes - 37.9 MBLaunched in 1988, “Shark Week” is the world’s longest running cable TV programming event, broadcast in 72 countries. Its creator, Clark Bunting, served as President and General Manager of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, and joins us on the Let Them Lead podcast to tell us how it started, how leadership works in cable TV, and how it succeeded – and other ideas failed, often spectacularly. Here Clark, a proud Michigan State alumnus, brings his Midwest charm, humility, and humor to our co...
TWO LEADERSHIP FAILURES | Northwestern and the NFL
July 21, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 50.9 MBThis week we're addressing current events: two leadership failures, one very shocking, and the other not surprising at all -- alas. I taught at Northwestern University for six summers, and have great admiration for the university and its amazing football program under Pat Fitzgerald. I wrote about both at length in my book Fourth and Long, so I was stunned to learn he'd been fired for failing to stop a years-long hazing custom in his program -- and hazing might be euphemistic. Lawsuits are b...
THE MARK DIVINE SHOW | Former Navy Seal’s Podcast
July 06, 2023 13:16 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBThis is The Mark Divine Show, where I explore what it means to be fearless through the lens of the most inspirational, compassionate, and resilient leaders in the world, including folks from all walks of life: Stoic philosophers, motivational scientists, peace crusaders, and amazing journalists and coaches like my guest today, John U. Bacon. John’s a renowned sports journalist, radio personality, and author of 13 books, including 7 national bestsellers. But most interesting to me, he led the...
PAT HUGHES | On Bowman, Gretzky, and the AAPD
June 22, 2023 12:51 - 56 minutes - 55.7 MBSome people are lucky enough to have one interesting career. Pat Hughes had two: playing in the NHL for nine years, then serving 20 years in the Ann Arbor Police Department, retiring as a Detective Sergeant. He played for legendary coaches Scotty Bowman in Montreal and Glen Sather in Edmonton, and alongside all-time greats Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky, and Mark Messier, winning three Stanley Cups, then earned a reputation as one of Ann Arbor’s most respected law enforcement officers. He talks ...
Chris Fragner and Pete Heeringa | Navigating Life After Hockey
June 08, 2023 09:30 - 41 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this episode of the Let Them Lead podcast, host John U. Bacon sits down with Pete Heeringa and Chris Fragner, his former high school hockey captains at Ann Arbor Huron, the subject of Bacon’s book, Let Them Lead. They discuss the valuable life lessons they learned on and off the ice, proving that hockey is more than just a sport; it's a means of developing lifelong skills and relationships. The explain how the team’s basic values – work hard, support your teammates – help the team defi...
Doug Stanton | The #1 bestseller defines leadership after tragedy
May 25, 2023 12:20 - 47 minutes - 52.1 MBDoug Stanton wrote the #1 New York Times bestselling In Harm’s Way and Horse Soldiers. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer turned Horse Soldiers into 12 Strong, starring Chris Hemsworth. Stanton is interested in “dramatic situations when people are forced to make a right decision at the most difficult moment.” Here we discuss In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Store of its Survivors, and the lessons it teaches on leadership, responsibility, and accountability to...
Jack Harbaugh | Mentors, Failures, and Championships
May 18, 2023 13:04 - 1 hour - 69 MBMost people know Jack Harbaugh as the father of John, the Super Bowl champion coach of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, and Jim, who has led the Michigan Wolverines to two straight Big Ten titles. But Jack took the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers from the verge of extinction to a national title himself, one of the great coaching feats of his era. In this episode Jack tells us what he learned -from paying his dues while climbing up the ranks of high school coaching – including one of his schools th...
KEVIN DEAN | AP History student and NHL Assistant Coach
May 11, 2023 13:30 - 33 minutes - 39.4 MBWhen they first met, Bacon was a 22-year old assistant hockey coach at Culver Academies, and Kevin Dean was the captain of one of the nation’s best teams, and an AP history student. Dean went onto play 7 years in the NHL, and has since served as an assistant coach for five seasons with Boston and Chicago. Decades of pro hockey have taught Dean “high standards help you, not hurt you; the best players want you to coach them; and you have to be honest with your people, without being emotional....
AJ Harbinger and Johnny Dzubak | THE ART OF CHARM
May 04, 2023 11:55 - 43 minutes - 48.6 MBAJ Harbinger and Johnny Dzubak created the immensely popular Art of Charm podcast. When they met years ago they realized they could combine AJ’s work in a University of Michigan cancer research lab and Johnny’s observations tending bar out East to transform the mysteries of influence into hard science. Now they’ve developed a coaching program that helps clients handle every sticky social situation from getting a date to impressing your boss to working a room. A fascinating, fast-paced and fu...
JOE BATTISTA | Dream big, keep it real, and make a plan
April 27, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 58.9 MBJoe Battista led Penn State hockey to 6 ACHA national titles, then helped Penn State build an $88 million arena and join Big Ten hockey. A master of leadership and teamwork, his book Pragmatic Passion shows you how to “Dream big, keep it real, and make a plan.” I met Joe Battista at Culver Academies (Indiana) in the fall of 1986, when we were both assistant hockey coaches for the legendary Al Clark. Over lunch one day I asked him what he wanted to do after Culver. He said, “Go back to Pen...
LEADING OURSELVES | Anyone can run a marathon
April 19, 2023 16:08 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBOn LET THEM LEAD, we talk about leading others. But what about leading ourselves? In 2020, John Bacon ran 700 miles, lost 35 pounds, and designed his own marathon. The key: Just put your shoes on. On my 55th birthday in July, 2019, I tipped the scales at 205. Not healthy when you’re 5-foot-8, and not smart when you have a three-year old son. So I started running, and only eating when I was actually hungry. 35 pounds and 700 miles later, I was prepared to run the Boston Marathon, when Covid...
MARK GRISDALE - Creating a New High School | Season 2 Episode 8
April 12, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 48.4 MBA native of Cheboygan, MI, Mark Grisdale recalls his football coach, Irv Sigler, quietly and privately telling Grisdale he knew he was padding his work out sheet, and if he kept cutting corners the team would not be undefeated again the next year. The lessons stuck. Grisdale fell into education and soon discovered teaching, coaching, and leading were his passions. Ten years ago he started a new high school in Houston, and it’s now one of the state’s best. For info about the book or this ...
Mayor Christopher Taylor and the Risks and Rewards of Leading a Local Government | Season 2 Episode 7
April 06, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 41.7 MBLeading a city is a largely thankless job, where strangers get to insult you in public. So if you’re not excited about actually governing, this isn’t for you. Christopher Taylor is a successful lawyer, but has served as Ann Arbor’s mayor since 2014 – for peanuts – and he loves it. “In a democracy, collaboration is the key. You simply have to get buy-in. So when we make a decision, a lot of smart people have given it a lot more thought than you’d think!” He even sings in this interview – and ...
Jim Tobin FDR Biographer
March 28, 2023 13:12 - 25 minutes - 27 MBWhen Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio at 38, his career seemed over. 12 years later he was elected president -- strengthened, not weakened, by his battle with polio to lead the nation through the Great Depression and World War II. Award-winning author James Tobin tells his story. https://www.jamestobinwrites.com/ For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website: http://www.letthemleadbybacon.com http://www.johnubacon.com You can connect with John via these platforms:...
David Meltzer The Real Jerry Maguire
March 21, 2023 13:21 - 26 minutes - 28.2 MBIf you’ve seen Jerry Maguire, you know David Meltzer’s story – or part of it. The inspiration for the famous movie, Meltzer started with little, quickly rose to the top of the sports agent world – when his wife gave him a wake-up call. He later lost it all, bankrupt – then rebuilt his fortune on new principles. This is his story. Davids Website: https://dmeltzer.com/ For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website: http://www.letthemleadbybacon.com http://www.johnubacon....
Figured Restructuring, Followed by Turnaround w/ Fred Crawford
March 14, 2023 13:06 - 38 minutes - 38.9 MBFred Crawford played for the MSU basketball program in the mid ‘80s, but wisely decided to focus on school. He worked his way to the top of AlixPartners, a New York firm specializing in turnaround and restructuring, including arguably the best-known turnaround in corporate history: General Motors.“One thing you learn quickly: time is not your friend, and neither is perfection. You have to move fast, and if 80-percent of your plan is working, you’re doing great. For info about the book or th...
Saving Penn State Football Part 3
March 07, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes - 41.2 MBIn Part III, the final episode of this interview, Mauti and Zordich tell the story of the rest of Penn State’s 2012 season. After almost all the players decided to stay, the team suffered a heart-breaking 0-2 start, followed by a stirring run, including revenge against Illinois, capped by an overtime victory against future Big Ten champion Wisconsin. Then they describe what it all means today. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website: http://www.letthemleadbybacon....
Saving Penn State Football - Part 2
February 28, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 37.7 MBIn Part II of this podcast, Mauti and Zordich describe the 24 hours after NCAA sanctions hit, when dozens of teammates were considering leaving and others actually driving off. With Penn State in danger of imploding, these two met this moment of truth head on, working with rookie head coach Bill O’Brien to keep the team together, and the program alive. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website: http://www.letthemleadbybacon.com http://www.johnubacon.com You can con...
Saving Penn State Football | Season 2 Episode 1
February 14, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 30 MBAfter a strong Season One (thanks to our great guests and listeners!), we’re ready to launch Season Two of Let Them Lead: a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today. We’ll have more great guests talking about their mentors, their hardest days, and their most satisfying triumphs leading in just about every endeavor imaginable, including sports, education, health care, business, law, politics – you name it. Some are famous and some are not, but all have done amazing work in their f...
Joe Parker | Let Them Lead Episode 40
July 13, 2022 13:17 - 44 minutes - 42.5 MBJoe Parker grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan, where a 6th grade teacher recommended him for student council. He never forgot it. Parker went on to win multiple state titles in swimming, became an All-American at the University of Michigan, then embarked on his career in athletic administration, serving for Bill Martin at UM, plus Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech before becoming the AD at Colorado State. There he has built a new football stadium, and led the Rams to great success on and off th...
Remembering Paul Helber | Let Them Lead Episode 39
July 01, 2022 16:39 - 27 minutes - 26.7 MBThis week, with the Helber family’s approval, we’re presenting my eulogy of their husband, father, and grandfather, Paul Helber, who was very well known and respected by anyone who grew up playing hockey (and probably baseball and football, too) in Ann Arbor. Our relationship started, amazingly, after I was the last man cut from his 1978-79 travel team. He handled it so well it became the foundation of a lifelong friendship, one in which he served as mentor to me on many levels – as I know h...
Brenda Ryan | Let Them Lead Episode 38
June 22, 2022 13:20 - 46 minutes - 46 MBBrenda Ryan grew up in Detroit in the late 1960s, and took a big chance to enroll at Michigan Tech, sight unseen. She started a promising career at General Motors before getting her masters and starting her own companies – three, now, all successful – while becoming the Chair of the MTU Board of Trustees. Some keys: when you become a leader, don’t tell people what to do, ask them to teach you; when you suffer a bad break, take control of your situation; be inclusive of your people’s opinions...
Amanda Macaluso | Let Them Lead Episode 37 - Corrected Audio
June 17, 2022 12:53 - 46 minutes - 46 MBAlmost three decades ago, Amanda Macaluso, from Australia, decided to work at Hayo-Went-Ha for Girls just for a year, on a lark – but she never left. Thanks to a dramatic scene on a beach, she was transported her from possibly being fired to becoming Director on Lake Arbutus, near Traverse City, MI, a position she has held for XX() years. Her keys: “Make camp a safe place to be different, and try new things; no one fails camp; ask candidates what they do for fun, and hire interesting people ...
Amanda Macaluso | Let Them Lead Episode 37
June 15, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 51.1 MBAlmost three decades ago, Amanda Macaluso, from X() Australia, decided to work at Hayo-Went-Ha for Girls just for a year, on a lark – but she never left. Thanks to a dramatic scene on a beach, she was transported her from possibly being fired to becoming Director on Lake Arbutus, near Traverse City, MI, a position she has held for XX() years. Her keys: “Make camp a safe place to be different, and try new things; no one fails camp; ask candidates what they do for fun, and hire interesting peo...
Brad Black | Let Them Lead Episode 36
June 09, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBBrad Black grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he met people from across the country passing through their train station. He rose up quickly through the ranks at Pitney-Bowes, then re-built the sales side of Stryker Corporation, and transformed the culture so dramatically, the employees voted to decertify their union. He then founded Humanex, which transfers his leadership principles to athletic and academic organizations, to great effect. A few keys: If you don’t think you can do it, don’t ex...
MTU Commencement | Episode 35
June 02, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 22.6 MBToday's podcast is the commencement address I gave for Michigan Tech this spring. In it, I discuss what I call "the myth of inevitability. We’re often told our present world was created by enormous, unstoppable forces. Not true. It was often shaped by individuals, in crucial moments." And then I explain why these graduates are uniquely prepared to lead us -- and need to be! I tried to give a 15-20 minute talk that is inspiring, entertaining, occasionally funny, and reassuring, at a time we c...
Al Gallup | Let Them Lead Episode 34
May 25, 2022 11:47 - 37 minutes - 38 MBAl Gallup, a 96-year old veteran of World War II, still bikes every day. A former assistant principal at Ann Arbor Huron and Dean of Community High School, during the early 70s he actually let the Huron students engage in sanctioned drag racing, which effectively ended the all-too common racial fights. His keys: “Keep moving!”; “You can’t motivate anyone you don’t know,” which I have quoted in Let Them Lead; “Don’t say ‘No, because,’ but ‘Yes, if…’”; Let them set their goals, rules, and even...
Rick Koubek | Let Them Lead Episode 33
May 19, 2022 12:09 - 37 minutes - 38.2 MBRichard Koubek grew up in Illinois and attended community college, but eventually rose to become Dean at Penn State, Provost at LSU, and Michigan Tech’s tenth president in 2018, where he has led MTU to record enrollment, research grants, and donations. His take-aways: sometimes you have to sit on the bench and let your people take over; assume the best of people until they prove otherwise; hire for character, and sell the mission, not the salary; and when in doubt, trust your values. For...
Dave Deluca | Let Them Lead Episode 32
May 11, 2022 13:17 - 37 minutes - 38.1 MBDave Deluca never went to camp as a kid, but got hooked on it when he became a camp counselor in college. Now he’s spent four decades working in YMCA camps as a counselor, a camp director, and now a CEO of Hayo-Went-Ha Camps, overseeing two major YMCA camps in Michigan. Most of what works for a good YMCA camp works for Fortune 500 companies, too: When you become a leader, ask for help; when you hire, look for empathy and compassion before skills; and when you’ve got the right people, “you’ve...
Brian Lawlor | Let Them Lead Episode 31
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 37.3 MBBrian Lawlor has been the president of local media for Scripps TV for ten years, which has grown from 10 stations to 61 nationwide since Lawlor took over. His take-aways include: To be a good journalist you need to be curious, and that takes courage; hire slowly and carefully, because mediocrities can kill your organization; a leader’s job is to create a strategy that drives us and a culture that connects us; and you don’t need to be the smartest person in the room, you need to find smarter ...
Ron Alvesteffer | Let Them Lead Episode 30
April 26, 2022 11:50 - 49 minutes - 54 MBBy his own admission, Ron Alvesteffer is no computer whiz, but after he took over ServiceExpress, which provides data center solutions, in 1998, he transformed it from a $3 million company to a $300 million company. What he’s learned: Don’t make the mistake of just hiring anyone; They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care; your job as a leader is to remove obstacles and provide resources; Don’t try to protect your people from bad news. They can handle it, and will re...
PBS Author Talk Interview | Let them Lead Episode 29
April 20, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 34.5 MBA fun and lively 25-minute conversation with Fred Nahhat, Senior Vice President of Detroit PBS and a frequent host of PBS Books “Author Talk.” Here we discuss LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team. It’s one of the best conversations I’ve had on the book, because Fred was so well prepared and asked such good questions. Aside: Room Rater watched this episode and gave my office an 8/10, saying something like, “Not bad for an author.” Trust ...
Dr. Steve Papadopoulos | Let Them Lead Episode 28
April 13, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 37 MBSteve Papadopoulos and his family moved constantly when he was a kid while his dad, a Greek immigrant, pursued his career in the oil business. He became a neurosurgeon – this really is brain surgery – developing an incredibly strong, quiet confidence in the process – just want you need to establish a 99-percent success rate. Papadopoulos then patented dozens of medical instruments, and became the Chief Medical Officer of the Barrow Neurologic Institute in Phoenix, which performs more brain s...
Henry & Beltran | Let them Lead Episode 27
April 08, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBIf you read LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team, you know two of the stars of the book are my first captain, Mike Henry, and one of our best goalies, Steve Beltran. Today Henry is the General Manager of USA Hockey Arena and Director of Compuware Hockey in Plymouth, and Beltran is a stand-out eighth-grade social studies teacher at Arthurs Middle School in Trenton. Here they describe their experience on the team, and the lessons they’ve ...
Vic Strecher | Let Them Lead Episode 26
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBVic Strecher is a professor of public health at the University of Michigan, where he started Health Media in 1998, a pioneering, web-based, “digital health coach.” His life changed when his younger daughter, Julia, contracted chicken pox at one, and required two hear transplants. When she passed away at 19, Strecher did some serious soul-searching, and emerged with a new focus: Living on Purpose. He has explored the power of purposeful living in his books, and his new company, Kumanu. His ta...
Rosalie Tocco-Bradley | Let Them Lead Episode 25
March 24, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 46.1 MBRosalie Tocco-Bradley Is the Chief Clinical Officer of Trinity Health Michigan, which includes eight hospitals, ten outpatient surgical centers and nine emergency departments. For the past two years, she has also served as the COVID Response Incident Commander for all of Trinity Health Michigan – a job you’d wish on no one. Growing up she would watch through the fence while her brothers played baseball, and know that she should be out there, too. To overcome the stigma against women in a mal...