Jake Reynolds: President, New Jersey Devils | #ThePlaybook 151

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David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Jake Reynolds, President of the New Jersey Devils, shares his views on: [8:28] The best way to prepare yourself so that you stand out from other job applicants and land a competitive position [10:17] How ambition can be a double-edged sword for young business people [13:42] Why he considers the experience of watching a hockey game in person to be irreplaceable [18:20] Why work-life balance is no longer in his vocabulary and why he focuses on harmony instead Jake Reynolds, President of the New Jersey Devils, joins the podcast to discuss the most important character traits he looks for when hiring, the value of mentorship, and why he doesn’t think about work-life balance anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:16.7	On this episode of the playbook I have 40 under 40 Jake Reynolds president of the New Jersey Devils and he's going to talk about building a team that is coachable, curious, and competitive and most importantly the best way to prepare yourself so that you stand out from other job applicants to land the dream job that you're looking for. Join me for all of this and more on The Playbook. This is
0:24.6	Entrepreneurs The Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest
0:28.7	athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional
0:34.4	playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and in the
0:39.2	boardroom. I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.
0:45.0	This Dave Melter with Entrepreneurs The Playbook and I have one of the most exciting
0:49.9	executives in sports, Jake Reynolds, president of New Jersey Devils,
0:53.3	Dave, allowing me to come into the old locker room.
0:56.2	Yes, this is awesome.
0:57.4	Setting the tone for a big night.
0:58.8	It's a big night.
1:00.0	And speaking of which, one of the things as you're a 40 under 40 executive and well deserved
1:06.3	is the understanding how culture is so important, not just with a team, but the business or
1:12.2	anybody's business.
1:13.4	And I've watched from afar how you develop talent,
1:17.3	how you create values within that talent
1:19.7	and maximize the potential of everybody
1:22.2	from the top to the bottom of the organization.
1:25.1	What's your gift in creating a culture?
1:29.7	It's a really good question.
1:31.1	I always say our culture is defined by the character of our people
1:34.9	and it starts first and foremost with the people that we bring in to this office and the people
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