The Take Home

In episode 2, of Season 2, I provide a brief lecture on Kouzes and Posner's "The Leadership Challenge." During the lecture portion, I detail the fundamentals of leadership, describe the characteristics of admired leaders, and highlight the Five Practices (or behaviors) of Exemplary Leaders. In the Rapid Fire Interview segment, I discuss leadership philosophy and Transformational Leadership with Jamie Thompson, a Trinity alumna, former college golf captain, and the current Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Involvement at Trinity University. Jamie's focuses on high expectations, ensuring team members have the freedoms to experiment and take risks, and building trust. She cares deeply about the Five Leadership Practices and is a great example of what it means for a titled leader to Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, Encourage the Heart. She describes that great leaders start with a clear understanding of organizational values and that organizations with strong cultures review and reward results based on meeting expectations - specifically achieving goals that are directly tied to mission, vision, and values. Send me your thoughts and let's keep the conversation going on Twitter (@TingleJK) or on LinkedIn. The first segment of each episode is geared specifically for his students and features a brief lecture on course readings, much of which is from the 9th edition of "Leadership: Theory and Practice" by Peter G. Northouse. The second segment is great for students and anyone else interested in the relationship between sports and leadership. The Rapid Fire Interview segment which features a conversation between Jacob and brings the leadership theories to life and aims to give listeners a peek behind the curtain of being a leader in the dynamic sports biz. The intro music is "Be My Guest" by Crowander. "My underground" by Distemper is the closing credits music. The music during the Rapid Fire segment is "Epic Cinematic" by Scott Holmes Music. The podcast cover photo was taken by Jacob near a housing estate in WC1, London, England.