R.C. Buford on Leadership, Evaluating Character, and Building Championship Cultures | When Something Breaks
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🗓️ 27 April 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to R.C. Buford about how the Spurs went about trying to build a culture of sustainable success, the hallmarks of building great cultures, the benefit of diversity within an organization, and more.
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R.C. started his professional career as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas in 1983. R.C. was named CEO for Spurs Sports and Entertainment in July of 2019. In his current role he leads the business operations for all sports franchises owned and operated by Spurs Sports & Entertainment which includes the San Antonio Spurs (NBA), the Austin Spurs (NBA G-League) and San Antonio FC (USL Soccer) as well as the operations of the AT&T Center and Toyota Field.
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| 1:09.6 | Welcome to the Daily Stood Podcast. |
| 1:12.6 | Where each weekday we bring you a meditation inspired by the ancient Stoodx, a short passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you find strength and insight. |
| 1:22.6 | Here in everyday life. |
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| 1:48.6 | When something breaks, if a close friend had their home broken into, you'd comfort them and tell them that it was only stuff that had been stolen. |
| 1:59.6 | If your child broke their favorite toy, you'd tell them that these things happen and try to get them to play with something else. |
| 2:06.6 | If a waiter spilled on your friend, you'd calm them down by saying it was an accident. |
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