Mark Jackson (Athletics Director at Northwestern University) on Investing In All Sports, DNA of Hiring, The Science of Optimism, Mentor Mt. Rushmore

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are at the premiere of Season 3! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) & Chris Hoppe (Partner, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our thirty seventh guest, Mark Jackson (Athletics Director, Northwestern University) on to discuss: Intro (:02) The moment Mark decided to become an Athletic Director & Hiring Yes or No People (1:37) Biggest Lessons Learned from USC to Vilanova to Northwestern & Superpowers that Northwestern has while maintaining excellence (6:14) DNA of hiring the right kind of coaches for Northwestern & Getting stakeholders to all march in the same direction (13:04) Investing dollars throughout all sports programs & Strategy involed in NIL era (19:26) Continued evolution as a person & The science of optimism (29:14) Mount Rushmore of Mentors & Determining where money goes throughout sports (34:31) Managing donor fatigue & Alignment within the Executive team (41:11) Onboarding in all of these organizations & Unplugging from the workplace (50:09) The importance of understanding what an Athletics Director does & Lessons learning from working in the NFL (55:41) Emotional equity & 7 Question Blitz (1:01:00) Subscribe To Full Episodes & Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcellentLeadershipPodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excellent-leadership-podcast/id1756992305 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KU2g2Baee7a5d04fQfSzs Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b52f086a-0266-4345-be4d-bb8a7cde89fd/EXCELLENT-LEADERSHIP-PODCAST?ref=dm_sh_iGzHwozj5FaE9BcH829Nv8GBz Follow Us on Socials: @excellentleadershippodcast on Instagram & LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices