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🗓️ 28 May 2025
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In this episode, I share a powerful story a college football coach told me about working with Nick Saban and his incredible consistency, even eating a candy bar at the same time every day. This reliability built real trust with his team. Listen in to discover why consistency—and trust—matter most for leaders.
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0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive leadership tip. |
0:05.8 | So one day I was talking to a college football coach who used to work with Nick Sabin. |
0:09.7 | And he told me how Nick Sabin every day would pull out his candy bar and eat at the same time |
0:16.0 | every day. |
0:17.0 | He said the guy is the most consistent person that he's ever met. And I realized that that was the key to his leadership. That was his superpower. He was so consistent that his team trusted him. They didn't always like him. If you know Nick Saban, he's not always likable. And a lot of times the team necessarily doesn't like him but they trust him |
0:40.2 | because he's consistent and i realize that actually being trusted is more important than being |
0:47.0 | light in leadership being like this important but trusted is even more important and when you're |
0:52.1 | consistent and they know what to expect from you, |
0:54.9 | they will trust you. |
0:56.6 | And if they trust you, they will follow you. |
1:00.5 | Trust is everything and consistency builds trust. |
1:04.7 | So as a leader, ask yourself how you can be more consistent. |
1:09.7 | If this helped you and you found it valuable, pass it on so we can help other leaders. |
1:15.1 | Have a great day. |
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