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The Art Of Coaching

E48 | Garrett Medenwald: Managing a Long-Distance Marriage

The Art Of Coaching

Brett Bartholomew

Health & Fitness, Business, Education

5 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This information is kept free by our partnership with Momentous. To learn more about Momentous and what they do to help our community go to livemomentous.com/brett. As part of the Art of Coaching audience, you can receive $20 off your 1st order of Momentous by using code BRETT20 at checkout. (Minimum purchase amount of $50).   The first workshops to dive more deeply into the technical aspects of communication in coaching are now live!   If you are someone who values deep learning, the acquisition and evaluation of new skills you will actually use, as well as finding out what makes those around you tick, then we invite you to join us for our highly interactive Apprenticeship™ 2-day live event!   The Art of Coaching Apprenticeship™ is research backed, and is the first event of its kind to truly bridge the gap between skilled interpersonal communication and leadership development across domains.   Collectively, our programs have welcomed leaders of all ages from over 30 professions and 22 countries including Australia, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Brazil, Africa, China, India, Norway and Poland.   Simply put, if you work with people in any capacity, The Apprenticeship™ is for you!   Whether your goal is to become more effective at building buy-in with those you lead, improving your ability to adapt on the fly, making critical decisions under uncertainty, or simply improving your own self-awareness as a leader, these two days will help you extract strategies that you can actually put to use.   The vast majority of our attendees seek us out specifically because they have had enough of the traditional “death-by-PowerPoint” seminars that are rife with vague self-help sound bites, trust falls, overcrowded conference rooms, shouting gurus, and topics that ignore the chaotic realities of true leadership such as:   Topics Include:   Navigating Power Dynamics & Politics Building Buy-In Across Varying Generations The Role of Perception in Leadership The Skilled and Ethical Use of Influence in Leadership 7 Critical Elements of Interpersonal Communication Strategies for Making Better Decisions While Under Duress The Truth Regarding Self-Awareness and Reflection Conflict Resolution in the New Age Creating Assessments and Evaluations For Yourself and Your Team   This is done through a strategic mixture of case study reviews, role playing break-outs, self and peer evaluations, film break-downs, group discussions and more.   The truth is that every leader needs a safe place to rehearse and refine their strategies for some of life’s biggest moments-The Apprenticeship™ is that place.   We look forward to seeing you!   *For questions regarding potential discounts or bespoke events please see our FAQ page and email [email protected]   On episode 48 of The Art Of Coaching Podcast I am glad to be joined by one of the most fired up people I have met, Coach Garrett Medenwald.  Garrett Medenwald is in his fifth year as Tennessee's Director of Men's Basketball Sports Performance in 2019-20.  His basketball-specific training methods and emphasis on injury prevention began to bear fruit for the Vols upon his arrival on Rocky Top.       Garrett's background in strength & conditioning What are the roles of our significant others and why is this so important How Garrett and his wife manage the obstacles of a long distance marriage How to manage day to day activities that help shape the identity of a program The uncomfortable conversations and moments with our athletes that nobody wants to talk about Who are some of Garrett's uncommon mentors What are some areas where Garrett is lacking accountability and what steps is he taking to address this The pitfalls of not holding your friends and family accountable What specific training regimen does Garrett use for himself         Sign up for my course: https://courses.artofcoaching.com/signup       Follow me on social media:       Via Instagram: @coach_BrettB       Via Twitter: @coach_Bre

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, before we kick the show off, I just wanted to wish all of you a happy holiday season.

0:04.6

I know, you know, all of you have different situations, different jobs.

0:08.2

Some of you aren't going to be able to spend time with family directly.

0:11.7

But, you know, I also hope that all of you are going to get a chance to celebrate in at least some small way with somebody that you care about,

0:17.8

or at least take some time for yourself to breathe.

0:20.0

There's always more work to do. There's always more we can add to our plate. There's always more we can say yes to and I know that can get really tempting and it can get really easy to be jaded over the holidays to depending on your situation, but you know, I hope you take some time to enjoy some things or some reflection and just get a chance to be quick announcement before we start the show. Listen, I've talked about it. I've hinted at it, but I'm fully announcing it here once again. Our art of coaching apprenticeship workshops are now live.

0:48.3

Guys, to be clear straight to the point, these are the first workshops that exist in the

0:53.6

field of coaching that get as deep technically into the social part of what we do.

1:00.5

No matter what, coaching is a social process.

1:03.9

If you cannot communicate well verbally, non-verbally, and all of its different forms and derivations,

1:10.5

you are going to struggle as a leader.

1:13.3

I say this time and time again, you know, coaching is defined by improb, our ability to adapt

1:18.6

under constraints, game theory, decision-making under uncertainty, and influence, our ability

1:24.1

to bring about change

1:25.1

in one's behaviors and beliefs.

1:26.8

Now, we can talk about nomenclature you want.

1:29.1

You can talk about what it's about serving, it's about teaching.

1:31.9

Guys, listen, we can always add more in debate about terms.

1:35.4

Sure.

1:36.4

But remember, knowledge is the process of piling up facts, but wisdom lies in their distillation.

1:41.6

And at the end of the day, coaching again is a social process.

1:44.9

It's chaotic. We're never going to be able to predict what happens when we're in high pressure

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