Students Take Over: Evolution of Leadership Through Experiences with Kai, Emily, and Creston

This spring I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class.

Today's bonus episode features "Evolution of Leadership Through Experiences" produced and created by Kai Tinker, Emily Hayes, and Creston King IV. In the podcast, they interview Matt Muehlebach, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Genius Avenue and 5Lights, LLC. Matt is a former University of Arizona Basketball player during which time helped the team to a Pac 10 championship while earning Academic All-American honors. During the interview they discuss the Hill Model for Team Leadership and the importance of Followership. Matt highlights why great leaders must understand their roles and know when it's time to move to the back of the pack and when it's time to let others take the lead. Recognizing and describing why self-awareness is a key, Matt shares great stories about his former Arizona Wildcat teammates, Steve Kerr and Sean Elliot, as exemplars about why "the best" are self-aware before anything else.  Ultimately, if you want to be respected as a leader, Matt says you need to be trusted - and being competent is a great place to start! 

This is a lively conversation, filled with great stories; enjoy! 

The music for the episode, Overland, was created by AShamaluevMusic.