About this episode

Tom Kindley discusses the importance of team culture and leadership in achieving high performance in sports.

A 60-5 final score makes headlines, but the real story is what has to be true inside a team for that kind of performance to show up when it matters most. We’re joined by Tom Kinley, General Manager of the Hurricanes, to break down the culture systems and leadership habits that turn a talented roster into a connected, resilient, high-performing group. We dig into how Tom defines team culture as shared patterns of thinking and behavior, and why the “intangible” edge is often the difference bet...

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Host: Ben Herring

Guest: Tom Kindley

Topics covered

• team culture
• leadership
• high performance
• resilience
• sports
• rugby

Keywords

• team culture
• leadership habits
• high-performing teams
• resilience
• sports performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hurricanes

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