How Elite Teams Operate - Navy SEAL Leadership Skills for Life and Business | Rich Diviney & Brent Gleeson
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2023
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
Why do some people excel in the toughest of conditions while others fall short?
This age-old question finds its answer in the lives and experiences of today’s guests: Rich Diviney and Brent Gleeson, both former Navy SEALs and known authors, speakers, and human performance consultants.
Drawing on their background in Naval Special Warfare, Rich and Brent share their unique perspective on the blend of adaptability, resilience, and vulnerability required to achieve peak performance.
But this wisdom doesn't just apply on the battlefield; it's also incredibly relevant in the boardroom, among teams, and when faced with seemingly impossible goals.
In today’s episode, we explore:
- The critical traits of successful Navy SEALs
- How to navigate deep emotional pain and turn it into fuel for growth
- Fostering team buy-in during organizational change
- Defining, setting and achieving goals - even under extreme adversity
Whether you're a leader trying to build a high-performing team or someone simply seeking a more fulfilled life, this is a thought-provoking (and sometimes controversial) conversation you won't want to miss.
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| 0:00.0 | I think the highest performers out there are lifelong learners. |
| 0:02.9 | The quality of our lives is directly proportional to the quality of questions we ask ourselves |
| 0:07.0 | on a consistent basis. |
| 0:08.1 | Okay, welcome back. |
| 0:18.6 | Or welcome to The Finding Mastery Podcast. |
| 0:21.3 | I'm your host, Dr. Michael Jervé, by trade in training a high-performance psychologist, |
| 0:26.9 | and I am so pumped to welcome not one, but two incredible humans, Rich Davini and Brent |
| 0:33.6 | Gleason, to the podcast for this week's conversation. |
| 0:37.3 | It's likely that most of us will quickly conjure the same familiar image when we hear the |
| 0:42.9 | words Navy Seal. |
| 0:45.6 | Perhaps someone at peak physical toughness, possessing a stoic demeanor and an unbreakable spirit. |
| 0:53.5 | Now our guest today show us there's so much more than meets the eye when it comes to some |
| 0:58.4 | of the world's most elite and entrusted high performers. |
| 1:02.4 | In addition to being former Navy Seals, Rich and Brent are author speakers and consultants |
| 1:07.7 | on human performance. |
| 1:09.7 | They've both found great success using their highly specialized experience to revolutionize |
| 1:14.9 | the way some of today's prominent leaders and their teams approach optimal performance. |
| 1:20.1 | Having actionable steps focus on purpose, goal setting, and navigating meaningful change |
| 1:25.9 | within any organization. |
| 1:27.6 | When it comes to high stress environments, Rich and Brent have seen it all, and I can't |
| 1:31.6 | wait for you to hear how they're fusing physical, mental, and emotional disciplines to |
| 1:36.6 | inspire other elite performers to reframe challenge, to use pain as a pathway, and to cultivate |
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