What If Losing Is Where Culture Begins
About this episode
The episode explores the insights gained from a post-game interview with Gav Hickey, focusing on leadership and coaching culture after a team loss.
A team loses a final. The microphone shows up. Most leaders reach for explanations, soft excuses, or someone to blame. We don’t. We play a short, stunning post-game interview from Gav Hickey, who coaches the Naval Academy in the United States, and we slow it down to hear what it reveals about real leadership, coaching culture, and what your players learn from your voice. Gav’s message is all pride and perspective: he talks about the character of his players, the joy of spending time together...
People in this episode
Host: Ben Herring
Guest: Gav Hickey
Topics covered
- leadership
- coaching culture
- team dynamics
- loss
- character development
Keywords
- coaching
- leadership
- team loss
- character
- perspective
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Naval Academy
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