At Home With Leaders - Jill Ellis

"When you go through change," says Jill Ellis, "a lot of it is continuing to talk about culture and the team-first environment you create, but it’s also about building in strategies to make this team feel that every single person is important and every single person matters." The two-time Fifa Women's World Cup-winning coach - who also won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Leaders Sports Awards - appeared on the latest edition of At Home With Leaders, where she delves into the transition that the US women's national team [USWNT] undertook between the 2015 and 2019 tournaments. Ellis, who currently serves as the Development Director of US Soccer, also talked to co-hosts Matthew Stone and Steve Gera about topics that included: - Establishing a higher purpose with the USWNT [7:30]; - How knowing your team sets the tone for its evolution [16:30]; - Identifying and using the strengths of her support staff [19:30]; - Her approach to risk-taking at both college and international level [29:00]; - Setting the narrative, roles and expectations of both players and staff during periods of transition [31:00]. Steve Gera: Twitter | LinkedIn Matthew Stone: Twitter | LinkedIn Further listening: At Home With Leaders - Terry Francona Listen above and subscribe today on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and Overcast, or your chosen podcast platform.