The Five T's of Superior Coaches - Part 1: It's Not (Only) About Winning

0:00Ranjay Gulati:This episode is brought to you by Google Chrome. You think you know a browser, but Gemini and Chrome, that's new. It can help you with practically anything on the web, like restoring a vintage motorcycle from a 50-page restoration block, or finally break down that long article you've had open for weeks. Gemini and Chrome is here for it. Ready to make anything online make sense? There's no place like Chrome. Check responses set up required, compatibility and availability varies 18+. We are live from Fetty's house. Guests are gathering around the TV. even with a big storm outside. Are we worried about the feet?

0:32Nope, they have Xfinity Wi-Fi. Get reliable fiber-powered gig Wi-Fi with Peacock included to stream the beautiful game this summer. Xfinity, imagine that. Restrictions apply. New gig internet members only. Speeds vary. Use of fiber coaxial cable. Peacock offer for Peacock Premium with ads currently$10.99 a month value. Activation required to access content. Terms apply. Peacock must be activated within first 90 days. Manage existing subscriptions to avoid multiple charges. Third-party subscriptions continue until canceled. Phil Jackson, the former coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Lakers said that obsession with winning is a loser's game.

1:04My first interest in sports was because I was an athlete myself. So I love sports. And I always wanted to know, what do coaches do? And I remember talking to Pete Carroll, the coach of the Seattle Seahawks, and he asked me, he says, so, Ranjir, what do you do? So I'm an organizational theorist. I said, I study how to unlock organizational potential. So I asked him, I said, what do you do? He said, I unlock human potential. I was intrigued by that answer, and it really made me realize that's what leadership is all about. It's all about unlocking human potential, both individually and as a team, as a collective.

1:40You know, my first thought when I met a sports coach, which was really the idea that they would say it's all about winning, because that's what you do when you're playing a sport. I was really kind of surprised to learn that many of them, not all of them, many of them say, no, it's not about winning. It's about the process of playing. And are you playing to your best, to your best potential? Any sport, there's going to be winning and losing. And as one coach, John Wooden said, you know, where there are peaks, there are valleys. What can I learn from winning? What can I learn from losing? In researching, there are some common themes that cut across great coaches.

2:17And I came up with five T's. talent, training, teamwork, tenacity, and transformation. I'm going to walk you through what great coaches do by leveraging the key levers that allow them to unlock that great human potential individually and collectively.

2:51Thank you.