Ryan Poles (General Manager of Chicago Bears) on Getting A Job with The Kansas City Chiefs, Winning A Super Bowl, Becoming The Bears GM - EPISODE 10

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! Our Host Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) is here with our tenth guest, Ryan Poles (General Manager of Chicago Bears) to discuss:  (0:00) - Intro Package  (1:10) - Deciding To Play Football & Becoming A College Football Player (4:31) - Life After Football & Working At Boston College (7:33) - Interviewing For NFL Positions & Getting A Job with The Kansas City Chiefs (11:23) - Performing Under Multiple General Managers & Assessing Talent (17:16) Winning A Super Bowl & Looking Forward To A New Position (20:15) - Interviewing For Job Openings & Facing Rejection  (26:08) - Mental Health & Advice To Senior Executives  (31:22) - Preparation For Interviews & Getting The Chicago Bears Job (39:27) - First 120 Days In The Building & Re-Evaluating The Organization  (46:58) - Overseeing All Departments & The Structure of Meetings  (50:05) - Draft Preparation & Running Simulations  (54:41) - Building A Team Culture Through Character & Having Communication In Scouting (1:03:23) - Collaborating with The Team President & Innovation For The Future (1:08:02) - Talent Scouting & Advice For First Time General Managers (1:13:15) - Physical & Mental Fitness In The Job (1:15:33) - 7 Question Blitz 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 Subscribe on iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-excellent-leadership-podca-195005286?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=true Artwork & Creative Marketing by: Katherine Sheridan, Alex Gomez, Rachel Walsh, Michael Dawson & Zach Hubric Produced by: DBPodcasts http://www.DBPodcasts.com Producers: Miles Davis & Jordan Winter  Editor/Cinematographer: Daniel Demme Krutchkoff ©2024 Excel Search & Advisory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices