Shane Battier: NBA Lessons for Building Winning Teams

FranklinCovey On Leadership

FranklinCovey

Business, Management

4.9 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Sit down with basketball legend and leadership thinker Shane Battier. From National High School Player of the Year and NCAA Champion at Duke to two-time NBA Champion with the Miami Heat, Battier built a career on more than stats—he became known as the ultimate “glue guy,” mastering the unseen skills that drive teams to win. In this episode, Shane shares the mindsets, lessons, and leadership principles that guided his journey on and off the court, including how to embrace humility, elevate others, and create winning cultures. Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or striving for personal growth, Shane’s insights will inspire you to rethink success and lead with impact. Mastery over self is what helps us unlock stronger teamwork, trust, and lasting victories both at work and at home. Download our guide, Public Victories: Build Triumphant Teams with the 7 Habits Effect, and start building your championship team today. https://resources.franklincovey.com/c/tlg-public-victories?x=j4G37p&lb-mode=overlay FranklinCovey’s world-class learning solutions—delivered Live-Online, On Demand, or Live In-Person—are designed to build exceptional leadership skills and enrich your culture at every level of your organization. To learn more, email us at [email protected], visit franklincovey.com, or call us at: 1-888-868-1776

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Franklin Covey on leadership.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Will Hodling, Franklin Covey's head of product.
0:11.0	In these conversations, we'll meet with many of the world's greatest leaders to hear about the mistakes,
0:17.0	mindsets, and methods that led them to become the people they are today.
0:25.7	We hope that their hard-earned insights and lessons accelerate you on your journey.
0:28.1	Today's guest is Shane Batti.
0:31.8	You likely know Shane Badiere by his illustrious basketball resume.
0:34.4	He was the National High School Player of the Year,
0:36.7	the NCAA basketball player of the year,
0:38.4	a national champion at Duke, and a two-time NBA champion with Miami Heat. Shane Badi is famous for being a glue guy,
0:44.7	for excelling in the off-the-box score skills and abilities that help teams win. He's taken that
0:51.4	attitude off of the court as well, and now has an impressive business career as a host of the glue guys podcast with Alex Smith and Ravi Gupta, an operating partner at multiple funds, and a thought leader on the topic of leadership and teamship.
1:06.9	Shane Battier, welcome to Franklin Covey on leadership. So excited to have you here today.
1:11.0	Well, thanks, Will.
1:11.7	It's great to be here.
1:13.4	Absolutely.
1:13.9	I don't know if you're supposed to admit this at the beginning of a podcast,
1:16.2	but I've been a longtime fan of you on the court,
1:18.9	so very excited for today's conversation.
1:21.0	Well, you were dating yourself because when I played,
1:24.2	you were a young man.
1:27.8	So our audience likely knows you by your illustrious resume.
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