#38: John “Spider” Miller, Previous Walker Cup Captain—Trust Others With Responsibility

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Today’s guest is John “Spider” Miller, a legendary amateur golfer who captained the US team in the 2015 and 2017 Walker Cup. If you have never seen the Walker Cup, it’s a biennial competition where leading amateur golfers of the US go head to head with the best amateurs from Great Britain and Ireland. In both his golf game and his career as a beer distributor, Spider is living proof of the power of responsibility. When we diligently focus on our own duties – and then trust others with theirs – we can accomplish amazing things. Listen to this episode for timeless leadership wisdom, plus some great stories about golf legends like Fuzzy Zoeller, Arnold Palmer, and more. You’ll also learn: The #1 mindset you need to succeed as a franchisee What to look for when you hire if you want to build a trustworthy team The small but powerful trait that speaks volumes about someone’s character Why giving your team responsibility is one of your key roles as a leader Take your learning further. Get proven leadership advice from these (free!) resources: The How Leaders Lead App: A vast library of 90-second leadership lessons to stay sharp on the go Daily Insight Emails: One small (but powerful!) leadership principle to focus on each day Whichever you choose, you can be sure you’ll get the trusted leadership advice you need to advance your career, develop your team, and grow your business.

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0:00.0	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.
0:10.4	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.
0:17.7	That's what this podcast is all about.
0:20.4	Well, I'm really excited. The 48th
0:22.4	Walker Cup match is happening this weekend at the Heralded Seminole Golf Club in Juneau Beach, Florida.
0:28.8	That's when leading amateur golfers of the U.S. go head to head with the best amateurs from
0:33.8	Great Britain and Ireland. And let me tell you something, it's always fun to watch.
0:39.1	So it's the perfect time to talk to John Spider-Miller,
0:42.8	who captained the U.S. team in 2015 and again in 2017.
0:48.2	He's a renowned amateur golfer in his own right
0:50.9	and a successful beer distributor as well.
0:56.5	Better yet, he's living proof of just how powerful responsibility is. When we work hard on our own responsibilities and then trust
1:03.5	others with theirs, we can accomplish amazing things. This is timeless leadership wisdom, and I just can't
1:10.8	wait for you to hear it. So here's my
1:13.0	conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, the Spider-Miller. You know, you're actually
1:25.3	John Miller, Spider, but tell me, I always like to get the upbringing of people.
1:30.5	How'd you get that, how'd you get that name of Spider?
1:33.6	I'm one of 11 children and Catholic family, of course.
1:38.3	I'm the middle child, and my father was a small town business businessman. He had a hardware store, partial ownership in a
1:49.1	tire store, a laundromat, and he had a partial ownership in a beer distributorship. So dad was,
1:57.3	I guess I get it from him. And he worked hard. And then having all us kids, apparently I was
2:05.3	climbing on the shelves in his hardware store one day when I was four or five years old,
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