Creating and developing winning teams - Nigel Adkins

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Nick Adkins interviews Nigel Adkins about leadership and team culture in elite sports.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of How to Strive, I sit down with Nigel Adkins to explore the leadership, culture and human behaviours behind sustained success in elite sport. Nigel shares the lessons and principles that helped him guide Southampton FC from League One to the Premier League with back-to-back promotions, stabilise Hull City after relegation, and achieve promotions and play-off success with Scunthorpe United F.C. Together, we dive into: How to create cultures aligned to a share...

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Host: Nick Adkins

Guest: Nigel Adkins

Topics covered

• leadership
• team culture
• human behavior
• elite sport
• success
• promotions

Keywords

• leadership
• team culture
• elite sport
• promotions
• success
• human behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southampton FC, Hull City, Scunthorpe United F.C.

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