Nick Saban, Adaptability, and the Leadership Curve A little under two years ago, Nick Saban retired. Arguably the greatest college football coach of all time, his ability to sustain success and adapt over decades is hard to match. Since his retirement, I’ve read a few books about him, including The Leadership Secrets of Nick Saban: […]

Each month, Dustin and I sit down for a 10–15 minute conversation where we dig deeper into the content from our book Coaching & Leading the 21st Century Athlete. These videos dive deeper into our book with more stories, application, and nuance. This month we dive into the second half of Chapter 8 and Responding […]

In this first half of my conversation with Jim McNeal, we dive deep into what it means to lead, fail, and mentor in one of the toughest leadership pipelines in the world: the U.S. Naval Academy. Jim, a Naval Academy alum turned coach, mentor, and author, shares how he coaches high school and collegiate athletes, […]

A few weeks ago, I was watching the KU–Mizzou football game. It was the first time thes e two schools had played in almost fifteen years. Coming from a long line of crazy Jayhawk fans (not me…them ), I always pay attention to this rivalry. But what stood out to me wasn’t the intensity of […]

We tried out sending out video yesterday of our newest podcast and got responses of wanting the audio only….so sending that today. Enjoy! Simple Isn’t Easy Guest: Jamy Bechler – Leadership Consultant, Former Coach & AD, Host of Success Is a Choice Podcast In this episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob sits down with Jamy Bechler—someone […]

“Success Is a Choice: Real Leadership, Real Trade-Offs” Guest: Jamy Bechler – Leadership Consultant, Former Coach & AD, Host of Success Is a Choice Podcast In this episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob sits down with Jamy Bechler—someone who’s done it all: NAIA coach, high school AD, college interim AD, and now a full-time leadership consultant […]