The Transfer Portal Is Open - Leadership Lessons from College Football

About this episode

Russ Hill discusses leadership lessons from college football and their implications for business.

Have you seen what's happening in college sports? We could learn a ton in business from what's going on in collegiate athletics right now! In this episode Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill dives into why he thinks the rise of the individual in sports is about to spread to business. Here's some of what you'll get in this episode: • the transfer portal explained and why it maps to work • coaching moves as a test of loyalty myths • identity shift from company-first to free agent • the r...

People in this episode

Host: Russ Hill

Topics covered

• leadership
• college football
• business lessons
• individualism in sports
• work culture
• coaching loyalty

Keywords

• transfer portal
• leadership
• college sports
• business
• individualism
• coaching
• loyalty myths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lone Rock Leadership

Books & works: The Transfer Portal

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