Building Ultimate Trust: Volleyball Coach John Cook's Championship Formula
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Can a volleyball coach's mindset transform your leadership approach? In this captivating episode of Remarkable People, Guy Kawasaki talks with legendary volleyball coach John Cook, who led Nebraska to four national championships and more Division I wins than any other coach this century. Cook shares his coaching philosophy centered on "coaching with love" rather than anger, and reveals how social media has dramatically changed athlete psychology. Discover his three essential questions every leader should ask daily, his insights on building ultimate trust, and why having a clear "theme" drives team success better than lengthy mission statements. Whether you're building a business or mentoring others, Cook's wisdom on creating exceptional culture will transform your approach.
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| 0:00.0 | In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth. |
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| 0:40.3 | And one of the things that I ask them is what their why is. And sometimes it takes them a |
| 0:45.2 | couple years to figure out what their why is, why they're playing. Deep down inside, what is |
| 0:49.3 | it they're really getting from this? Is it because I can get more social media followers? |
| 0:53.7 | Do I like the color red? |
| 0:55.0 | I hear it all. But at some point, they're going to dig down. Why am I really playing this game? |
| 1:00.0 | Is it for the love of my teammates? I want to win championships. I want to be the best player I possibly can be. |
| 1:07.0 | At some point, they got to figure out their why. And I think the ones that do that they're the ones that |
| 1:12.4 | can go to the next level I'm Guy Kawasaki this is the remarkable people podcast and we are on a |
| 1:24.3 | mission to make you remarkable and what we do is we find remarkable people. |
| 1:28.9 | And we found one today. |
| 1:31.4 | This is John Cook. |
| 1:32.9 | He is the four-time national champion Nebraska volleyball coach. |
| 1:38.5 | And he was a dominant coach. |
| 1:41.5 | You want more Division I games than any other volleyball coach. |
| 1:45.6 | Is that true? |
| 1:47.1 | Yes, or this century. |
| 1:48.5 | That's correct. |
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