The Bond

Bob Bowman: Head Coach, Arizona State Swimming


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Bob Bowman is the head coach of the Arizona State swimming program and legendary coach of 23-time Olympics gold medalist (28 medals overall) Michael Phelps. The discussion focuses on leadership and coaching…especially during tough times. He gives excellent examples of leading vs. listening and balancing respect vs. disagreement. We spend a lot of time talking about Phelps and the differences of coaching/leading high performers versus others. He points to Coach Saban and Belichick as those that focus on the process not the outcome (which Bob is 100% aligned with). He articulately shares his three musts – be present, be correct and honor your teammates with effort. Bob even shares his leadership flaws and how he added to his leadership tool belt over his 30+ year coaching career. As he says, act like it is going to happen because nothing is guaranteed tomorrow.

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