Kieran Read: What I recommend you do, if you were All Blacks captain.
About this episode
Kieran Read discusses his journey from a shy kid to captaining the All Blacks and the importance of leadership in building team culture.
One careless comment can shrink a player for months. One intentional conversation can change a career. That’s the tension at the heart of leadership and it’s exactly where Kieran Read goes with us. From describing himself as a shy kid who didn’t speak up, Kieran walks through how he grew into captaining the All Blacks, and what that journey teaches anyone trying to build a stronger team culture at work or in sport. We get specific about what “culture” actually is: the behaviors you tol...
People in this episode
Host: Ben Herring
Guest: Kieran Read
Topics covered
- leadership
- team culture
- personal growth
- sports
- communication
Keywords
- leadership
- All Blacks
- team culture
- communication
- personal growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: All Blacks
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