Lead with Empower Podcast

Dan DeConti Leads with Empower


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Today's guest is the Assistant Athletic Director at Xavier high School - Dan DeConti. Dan is a great friend who has a great family, wife Nicole and children Jack and Grace, and who has been a part of Xavier High School as a coach, teacher, and administrator since he was 22 years old. Dan and I have a great conversation about his development as a leader and his personal leadership goals moving forward. In addition, Dan shares his valuable thoughts on the importance of relationship building in leadership.

Leadership Notes and Other Highlights:

  • Dan's thoughts on teaching athletes to lead - the importance of opportunities

  • Dan's leadership is driven by his passion for those that he leads; choosing to lead alongside his athletes and coaches

  • Dan shares insight about the abrupt ending to Winter Sports at the high school level and how the tough experience will turn into a valuable experience for the athletes and coaches who endured it

  • Dan shares stories about a tremendous student-athlete-leader from Xavier High School, Brendan Buckley. Highlighting Brendan's positive personality, heart, determination, work ethic, and how Brendan was able to make people feel welcomed to his world.

  • Dan's musical inspiration for tough workouts!

  • Current literary inspiration (Earn the Right to Win by David Fisher and Tom Coughlin)

  • Dan also disputes a running race loss in Adult Beer-League Softball against our legendary teammate, Frenchy. Dan pulls out all stops and calls for a PED test over 10 years after the fact!

  • Musical Credit to Matt Jaskot

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    https://soundcloud.com/matt-jaskot

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