In both dentistry and sports, leadership is essential for success. In this episode of Better Thinking, Kirk Behrendt brings in Jeff Janssen, founder and president of Janssen Sports Leadership Center, to share his experience working with the top college athletes and coaches and the programs that create better leaders. To learn how to apply his leadership exercises to your dental practice, listen to Episode 904 of The Best Practices Show!

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Episode Resources:

• Watch the video version of Episode 904: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos
• Read books by Jeff Janssen: https://www.janssensportsleadership.com/resources/shop-all-products

Main Takeaways:

• All leadership starts with self-leadership.
• Identify two of your strengths and two areas of improvement.
• Don't call your team out. Call them “up” to the standards you've set.
• With leadership alone, you can take your team from a seven to a nine.
• Balance your ability to relate to people and your ability to require things of them.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

0:46 Jeff’s background.

4:55 Why leadership is important in sports.

7:36 Do a self-evaluation on your leadership.

14:02 The impact of leadership on winning, creating a brand, and culture.

16:06 The importance of momentum when it comes to leadership.

18:14 The 360, explained.

23:37 Jeff’s favorite transformation story.

26:48 What most leaders get wrong about leadership.

28:20 How to hold people accountable.

30:12 Is Jeff part of the football program at North Carolina?

31:39 The wild west of sports.

33:49 Final thoughts.

35:09 More about the Janssen Sports Leadership Center.

Jeff Janssen Bio:

Widely considered the world's top expert on sports leadership, Jeff Janssen is the founder and president of the Janssen Sports Leadership Center. His pioneering work in launching and conducting college athletics' first Leadership Academies with student-athletes and coaches began over a decade ago. His groundbreaking work is what originally started the whole field of sports leadership development and continues to be the gold standard today.

As a prolific author, Jeff has authored numerous books, including The Team Captain's Leadership Manual, The Team Captain's Culture Manual, Championship Team Building, Jeff Janssen's Peak Performance Playbook, and How to Develop Relentless Competitors.

Jeff is passionate about his purpose of helping coaches and athletic administrators develop the world's next generation of leaders on and off the playing fields!