Buzz Williams, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Virginia Tech, discusses long-term decisions making, perception vs. reality of his style, and cheering for people who others don’t think can be successful. Speaking on learning from others, Coach Williams addresses his leadership style and a number of other interesting subjects in this episode of The Dynamic Leadership Podcast with Maine Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bob Walsh ..read more

Long time Cal Rugby head coach, Jack Clark, talks about his unique view of leadership and how he defines a glossary of terms so his teams will understand the core values of the program. From mental toughness to his definition of the alpha male, Coach Clark talks about the aspects of his philosophy that has led to his overwhelming success. Hosted by University of Maine Men's Basketball Head Coach, Bob Walsh ..read more

Ed Cooley, Men’s Head Basketball Coach at Providence College, talks about leadership styles, managing internal vs. external expectations, relationships, and much more in this episode of the Dynamic Leadership Podcast. Hosted by University of Maine Men's Basketball Head Coach, Bob Walsh ..read more

Cincinnati Head Men’s Basketball Coach, John Brannen, joins Coach Bob Walsh on the Dynamic Leadership Podcast to discuss Brannen’s unique experiences in taking over at Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Brannen discusses his approach to leadership, adapting his style to his personnel, creating buy-in among student-athletes, handling success and much more.   1:00 – How would you describe your approach to leadership? 2:30 – How do you get your players to really take ownership of what they’re doing every day and give them some control? 4:49 – When you were working to change the culture at Nor ..read more

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Cincinnati Head Women’s Basketball Coach Michelle Clark Heard joins Coach Bob Walsh on the Dynamic Leadership Podcast. Clark Heard discusses her approach to building a program, being transparent and open with her players, creating buy-in, and the challenges of rebuilding a program.   1:28 – How has your approach to team building culture evolved since you first became a head coach? 2:34 – How have you shown your players transparency as you’ve evolved as a head coach? 5:08 – How do you lead each of your players differently? 7:34 – What did you learn from being an assistant under Louisville ..read more

New Indiana State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Josh Schertz joins Coach Bob Walsh on the Dynamic Leadership Podcast to discuss his keys to growing and maintaining success at his previous institution, Lincoln Memorial, how he plans to bring his culture of success to Indiana State and much more.   2:22 – What were the keys to maintaining the success you had at Lincoln Memorial? 7:27 – Did you alter your approach each year or do you have a formula you repeat each year? 13:44 – At a program that has had success, how do you fit the culture you want to instill into what it takes to win at Indian ..read more

Chris Holtmann, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Ohio State, joins Coach Bob Walsh on the Dynamic Leadership Podcast. Walsh opens the podcast with the list of the seven Head Men’s Basketball Coaches who have won at least one NCAA Tournament game in the last five years, which includes Holtmann. Holtmann discusses his approach to rebuilding the Ohio State program upon his arrival, creating buy-in from his players, the ups and downs of the 2019-20 season and his thoughts on sustaining success. 3:39 – What was your approach going into Ohio State to try to establish yourself, your culture and your ap ..read more

Vanderbilt Head Women's Basketball Coach Shea Ralph joins Coach Bob Walsh on the Dynamic Leadership Podcast to discuss preparing to run her own program as an assistant, establishing a winning culture, the art of recruiting, her definition of leadership and much more.   1:35 - What did you do to prepare yourself as an assistant coach for the day when you're going to run your own program? 3:36 - Can you give me an example of that something specific where you put yourself in an uncomfortable position to help grow? 9:41 - What were you looking for when you put your staff together? 12:55 - How ..read more

Steve Pikiell, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Rutgers University, joins Coach Bob Walsh on the Dynamic Leadership Podcast. Pikiell talks about his philosophy of making himself invaluable when he was an assistant coach and how it helped him prepare for a head coaching position. He also talks about the lessons he learned while playing and coaching for Jim Calhoun at UConn. The conversation goes into building programs at his previous stops and staying focused when the wins aren’t there yet ..read more