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Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John U. Bacon on Leading the Way: How Everyone Can Impact a Great Team EP 243

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

Mental Health, Alternative Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7779 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In today's Passion Struck episode, I interview John U. Bacon, the New York Times bestselling author of Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team. John is a highly sought-after expert on shared leadership, and this episode is a must-listen for leaders of any type. What We Discuss About Leading the Way so Everyone Can Impact a Great Team Shared leadership is one of the most important leadership concepts today, and in this interview, John U. Bacon shares with us how everyone involved can impact a great team. He discusses how shared leadership benefits both leaders and followers and provides practical tips on implementing shared leadership in your team. Using shared leadership, Bacon was able to transform the team dynamics of the worst high school hockey team in America and transform them in three years, into one of the best in the country. Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://passionstruck.com/john-u-bacon-on-leading-the-way/  Brought to you by ZocDoc. --► For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to: https://passionstruck.com/deals/  --► Prefer to watch this interview:  https://youtu.be/VavjJIdqR-E  Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! --► Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles Want to find your purpose in life? I provide my six simple steps to achieving it - passionstruck.com/5-simple-steps-to-find-your-passion-in-life/ Want to hear my best interviews from 2022? Check out episode 233 on intentional greatness and episode 234 on intentional behavior change. ===== FOLLOW ON THE SOCIALS ===== * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.c0m  Learn more about John: https://johnrmiles.com/ 

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0:00.0

Coming up next, I'm a passion struck podcast.

0:03.0

Why the great players are almost never the great coaches,

0:05.6

Magic Johnson, Wayne Gratsky, Ted Williams, Bart Star,

0:09.3

arguably the four of the best certainly at what they did.

0:12.3

None of them worked as coaches.

0:14.0

And the reason is simple, you have to know how to motivate

0:17.0

the third and fourth line guys who will ultimately

0:19.7

be the heart of your team.

0:21.1

That's always been my feeling.

0:22.3

Those guys got a matter, they got to be important.

0:24.2

You have to know what motivates them.

0:25.7

They have to feel like the role in the team

0:27.3

is significant and it should be.

0:29.2

And my joke about that in corporate America is,

0:31.4

if you're paying them, they better be important.

0:33.2

Or else, why are you paying them?

0:34.5

Welcome to Passion Struck.

0:35.9

Hi, I'm your host, John Armiles.

0:37.8

And on the show, we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance

0:41.8

of the world's most inspiring people

0:44.0

and turn their wisdom into practical advice for you

0:47.6

and those around you.

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