About this episode

Geordan Murphy shares insights on leadership and team culture from his 23 years with Leicester Tigers.

Some teams win because they have better players. Leicester Tigers, at their best, won because they had a culture that could survive anything, including brutal training, relentless internal competition, and the pressure of living up to an identity everyone could see from the stands. We sit down with Geordan Murphy, Leicester player, captain, coach, and senior leader across 23 years at the club. Geordan tells the story of arriving from Ireland on what was supposed to be a three week tria...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Herring

Guest: Geordan Murphy

Topics covered

• leadership
• team culture
• rugby
• personal development
• sports management

Keywords

• leadership
• Leicester Tigers
• Geordan Murphy
• rugby
• team culture
• sports
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leicester Tigers

Places: Ireland

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