#39: Cathy Engelbert, WNBA Commissioner—Do Small Things With Big Significance

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Today’s guest is Cathy Engelbert, the first Commissioner of the WNBA. She is a trailblazer, having also served as the first-ever female CEO of Deloitte. But the WNBA is a whole new challenge. She is leading with an incredible drive, using her “players first” philosophy to take women’s sports to the next level. Cathy knows how to get big things done – and as you’ll hear, it’s often the small things that matter more than we realize. Plus: don’t miss the story of the incredible two-hour conversation Cathy got to have with the late Kobe Bryant. You’ll also learn: How to build consensus by building relationships One practical strategy you can use in a new role to create trust with your team Hard-won advice for aspiring young leaders, especially women What it’s like behind the scenes of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement 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 Leader every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best
0:08.8	leaders in the world. I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have
0:13.8	something simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader. That's what this podcast
0:18.7	is all about. Today's guest is Kathy Engelbert,
0:22.8	the first commissioner of the WNBA. She's an absolute trailblazer, having also served as
0:29.7	the first ever female CEO of Deloitte. But the WNBA is a whole new challenge, and she's
0:36.6	using her player's first philosophy to take women's
0:39.9	sports to the next level.
0:42.1	I mean, there's no doubt.
0:44.2	Kathy knows how to get big things done, and as you'll hear, it's often the small things
0:50.1	that matter more than we would ever think to realize.
0:53.5	Oh, and you won't want to miss the story
0:56.2	of the incredible two-hour conversation Kathy got to have with the late Kobe Bryant. So here's my
1:03.0	conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, Kathy Engleberg.
1:12.7	Kathy, thanks so much for taking the time to have this conversation.
1:16.7	David, it's great to be here today.
1:19.0	You know, Kathy, I can't wait to get your amazing business career.
1:23.9	But first, I understand you have a lot of basketball in your DNA. Can you tell us about that?
1:29.0	Yeah, so I grew up in a family of eight kids with five brothers, but my father was actually
1:33.4	drafted into the NBA for at the time of the Fort Wayne Pistons, but Detroit Pistons in 1957.
1:39.9	So he was very accomplished college basketball player under Dr. Jack Ramsey, you know,
1:45.3	who went on to be a May Smith Hall of Famer and NBA champion with Portland.
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