Diving into the life, greatness, and his leadership philosophy from Phil Jackson  book: Eleven Rings

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0:00 - Leadership is being a magician

Sometimes when I’m filling out forms, I list my profession as “magician.” I’m not trying to be mischievous. It’s just that when I think about the ego-balancing act NBA coaches have to perform, making magic may be the best way to describe what we do

1:30 - Brother's life advice that changed Phil's career

9:45 - Impact of Zen Buddhism/importance of freedom and latitude

12:45 - John Wooden vs Phil Jackson

18:20 - Two types of "luck"

21:40- How Phil used non-action to solve problems/mastering the art of letting go

When the men are preparing for a flight they are really home hardly at all . They come home on weekends and even they have work to do. We’re lucky if they have a chance to come in and sit down and say hello before they go off again a day later.

24:45- Three leadership practices

26:45 - The importance of a pause/delay in conflict

The best way to handle most flare-ups is to sleep on them. The point is to avoid acting out in anger and creating an even stickier mess. And if you’re lucky, the problem may solve itself.

30:45 - Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. 

36:20 - How to sustain excellence

The mistake championship teams often make is to try to repeat their winning formula. But that rarely works because by the time the next season starts, your opponents have studied all the videos and figured out how to counter every move you made. Winning is about moving into the unknown and creating something new. It’s about that scene in the first Indiana Jones movie when someone asks Indy what he’s going to do next, and he replies, “I don’t know, I’m making it up as we go along.” That’s how I view leadership. It’s an act of controlled improvisation. 

40:20 - Humiliation is motivation

43:55 - Lessons and takeaways

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