Why the Best Leaders Give Their Power Away | Klint Pleasant

Dr. Klint Pleasant has spent his career doing things that don't fit neatly into one box:Head Coach. Senior Vice President. Doctor of Education. Father. Son of a Legend. He grew up literally living in the dormitories of a college his grandfather built, watching his dad coach, pastor, teach, and lead all at the same time. Basketball was the world he knew. It's also the world he eventually had to outgrow.We covered:→ How post-traumatic growth differs from post-traumatic stress, and why the distinction matters→ What 28 years of coaching taught him about servant leadership and trust→ Why he turned down a major coaching opportunity→ The role mentors (like Don Meyer) played in shaping who he became→ His take on AI in higher education and why he still won't let a machine write for himKlint has an incredible depth of character that I’ve only seen come from going through hard things.Thank you Klint for being so open about Rachel, the fear and the growth that came from it. Thank you for sharing such an incredible story.Chapters0:00 - Introduction & Teaser1:20 - Meet Dr. Klint Pleasant2:40 - Appointed President of Southwestern Michigan College5:36 - On Nervousness, Change & Denzel's Quote6:20 - Career Origins & Family Roots at RCU9:11 - Playing Football in Texas & Leaving Home10:42 - Learning Under Don Meyer at Lipscomb12:05 - Kent State's Cinderella Run & the Elite Eight14:39 - Mentorship: The Common Thread18:08 - Servant Leadership & Ego23:09 - Rachel's Brain Crisis: The Night Everything Changed29:36 - Post-Traumatic Growth: Pain as a Teacher43:15 - Why He Said Yes to the Presidency56:53 - Faith in a Public Institution57:15 - AI, Human Intelligence & the Pilot Analogy1:06:34 - What Success Looks Like at SMC1:11:39 - Enrollment, Culture & Building Trust~~~This episode is brought to you by AuxiomFind out more: https://auxiom.com/