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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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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