Coaching With A People-First Philosophy | MLB Coach of the Year, Donnie Ecker
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2023
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
Baseball America’s MLB Coach of the Year, Donnie Ecker, shares his heart-forward approach to coaching and leadership.
Donnie Ecker is a highly respected and accomplished Major League Baseball (MLB) coach who is entering his second season as bench coach and offensive coordinator for the Texas Rangers.
Before his tenure with the Rangers, Donnie was recognized as Baseball America’s 2021 MLB Coach of the Year when he helped lead the San Francisco Giants to a franchise record 107 wins and 241 home runs. However, this is not a conversation about baseball.
Donnie’s expertise is in biomechanics and analytics – but it’s his people-first philosophy and ability to help his players work from the inside out that makes his coaching style so powerful and effective. I love how he’s navigated the tension between taking care of himself and taking care of those around him. Best of all, it’s forged in a great life story. Donnie has skills that we can all learn from and try to implement in our own lives – in business, sport, in our communities, or in our families.
So, whether you're a baseball fan, a coach, a business leader, or someone looking to level up your own performance, I think you’re really going to love this conversation with Coach Donnie Ecker.
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| 0:00.0 | When I thin slice that, mastery is the combination of self-awareness and an application. |
| 0:06.9 | Can we be self-aware and then can we go do it? |
| 0:18.2 | Okay, welcome back. |
| 0:19.5 | Or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. |
| 0:22.0 | I'm your host, Dr. Michael Jervet. |
| 0:24.2 | By trade and training a high performance psychologist, and I'm really excited to welcome |
| 0:28.4 | Donnie Ecker as our guest for this week's conversation. |
| 0:32.4 | Donnie is a highly respected and accomplished major league baseball coach, who is entering |
| 0:37.1 | his second season as bench coach and offensive coordinator for the Texas Rangers. |
| 0:43.3 | Before his tenure with the Rangers, Donnie was recognized as baseball America's 2021 MLB |
| 0:48.6 | Coach of the Year, when he helped the San Francisco Giants to a franchise record 107 wins |
| 0:55.0 | and 241 homeruns, remarkable. |
| 0:59.1 | But this is not a conversation about baseball. |
| 1:02.6 | Donnie is an expert in biomechanics and analytics and all that makes him a great coach, but |
| 1:07.3 | it's his people first philosophy and his ability to help his players work from the inside |
| 1:12.8 | out that makes his leadership style so powerful and so effective. |
| 1:18.1 | And I love how he's navigated the tension between taking care of himself and taking care |
| 1:23.4 | of those around him. |
| 1:25.3 | Best of all, it's forged in a great life story. |
| 1:30.6 | Donnie has skills that we can all learn from and to try to implement in our own lives, |
| 1:34.5 | in business, in sport, in our own communities, in our own families. |
| 1:38.4 | So whether you're a baseball fan, a coach, a business leader, or someone looking to level |
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