Mike Lombardi on Problem-Solving, Crucial Conversations, and Building Staffs {NFL Executive/Coach}

Mike Lombardi: Inside the Episode

We had the opportunity this week to sit down with one of the brightest and most sought-after minds in the realm of high-level leadership in sports, former NFL Executive and coach under Bill Belichick, Mike Lombardi.

In a jam-packed 40 minute episode we covered a ton of interesting areas of leadership and program management including:

  • What the best leaders do when they don’t know the answers to tough problems?
    • What processes and mental models coaches need to think about when working through uncertainty.
  • Tough Practices and the Role of Good Habits
    • What Belichick and Bill Parcells did so well when it came to practices and habit formation in an organization.
  • Staff Dynamics – Hiring, Firing, and Sticky Situations
    • How to have the hard conversations and the type of culture that needs to be in place to navigate tough situations.
  • “Start, Sub, Sit?!”
    • We get serious about Mr. Miyagi, Gordon Bombay, Selfish Players, Humor in Coaching, and more.
  • The best investment Mike’s made in his career

It’s a highly valuable interview from Mike Lombardi on the things that matter when it comes to winning, culture, and keeping your job.