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How Leaders Lead with David Novak

#62: Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors Head Coach—Unlock the Power of Team

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8596 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest is Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Earlier in his career as a player, Steve won three NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls alongside the one and only Michael Jordan. He then went on to win two more titles playing for the San Antonio Spurs, and then he became a coach and won three more titles for the Warriors. Needless to say, this guy knows how to win, and he knows how to build teams that win. What you may be surprised to learn, though, is how he does it. The way Steve leads is by understanding the power of the team, from superstars to bench and everything in between. You're going to hear all about this on today's episode, as well as how you too can apply Steve's insights to whatever team you happen to be leading. In this episode you'll learn: Who Steve Kerr learned from in order to coach Why joy matters in casting the vision for a team What a great team player looks like How to coach superstars and the bench What it takes to rack up 300 passes a game How to work past mental barriers to perform with excellence How to motivate the team How to delegate areas of weakness with strength What Steve learned from playing with Lute Olson, Phil Jackson, and Gregg Popovich Why Steve wanted to let the Warriors coach themselves one game Who Steve would pick if Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant all came out in the draft in the same year What Steve thinks about The Last Dance documentary How Steve balances priorities at home and on the court 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

Well, welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview

0:08.8

some of the best leaders in the world.

0:11.0

I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something

0:15.4

simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

0:19.2

That's what this podcast is all about, so let's get going.

0:23.1

Today's guest is Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

0:28.7

Earlier in his career as a player, Steve won three NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls

0:33.9

alongside the one and only Michael Jordan.

0:36.8

He then went on to win two more titles playing for

0:39.5

the San Antonio Spurs. And then he became a coach and won three more titles for the Warriors.

0:46.0

Needless to say, this guy knows how to win and he knows how to build teams that win. What you may

0:52.1

be surprised to learn, though, is how he does it. You see,

0:56.0

the way Steve leads is by understanding the power of the team. You're going to hear all about this

1:01.9

on today's episode, as well as how you too can apply this team approach to whatever team that

1:07.9

you happen to be leading. Let's get right to it. Here's my conversation with my new

1:13.2

friend and soon to be yours, Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

1:25.1

Steve, I want to thank you for taking the time to have this conversation.

1:29.7

Well, thanks for having me, David.

1:30.9

And hopefully the interview will be more impressive than my golf game was at Cyprus that day.

1:37.7

Yeah, you and me both.

1:39.5

You know, Steve, I'm going to hone in like we talked about on how you lead.

1:43.6

And I'd like to start by asking you to share

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