Welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world.

I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

That's what this podcast is all about.

Well, my guest today is Diana Murphy,

managing director of a private equity firm called Rock Solid Holdings and the former president

of the United States Golf Association. She also serves on the boards of AIG, Landstar,

Cinovus, and the Atlanta Braves, and it's no surprise because she's a phenomenal

leader who really knows how to get people working together and adds value to everything she

touches.

Everybody talks about collaboration these days, but Diana has always had it in her DNA.

Teams who can collaborate well tend to do better work in less time, and they have more

fun doing it too.

If you want to tap into the power of collaboration for your own team and career, you're

going to get a ton of insight from Diana today.

And if you're a golfer, make sure you catch her story about

Arnold Palmer playing golf with her husband on their wedding day. Let's get to it. Here's my

conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, Diana Murphy. There's one thing we both absolutely have in common, and that's our love for the game of golf.

When did you first catch the bug?

Oh, my goodness.

I caught the bug from my big brother, who's eight years older than I am.

And we were growing up in a small town in West Virginia,

Princeton, West Virginia,

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