Steven Morrow sees a common theme in his work with high performing leaders. He calls it the High Performer's Disease. Curious? Click play to learn more.

Steven focuses his executive coaching practice on high performing senior leaders who take personal responsibility for their own growth and want an insightful coach who can help them see what they need to do to get to the next level – both within the company, and as a human being. 

We are going to explore the value, and the sacredness, of being in service of others. Based in Denver, Colorado, Steven has had clients in Turkey, Germany, The Netherlands, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, the US, and Canada.

I was Introduced to Steven through Episode 8’s Dan Konigsberg, CEO of CampMinder. Dan caught my attention when speaking about his experience working with Steven. “I’d be dead without a coach” were the powerful words Dan used to describe the impact of his coaching experience.

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Steven Morrow is the founder and principal of Steven Morrow Leadership. In his leadership coaching work, Steven focuses on the client’s ability to build effective relationships which create strategic impact, leadership presence, and valued partnerships with clients. Steven’s clients say he brings absolute honesty and razor insight complemented with a remarkable level of acceptance. This combination allows client and coach to get to the core of the opportunity and address it with expediency.

Outside Magazine has voted Dan Konigsberg’s company CampMinder as one of the Top 50 places to work in the US 4 times. Their commitment to team member happiness and well being was highlighted in this past year’s award coming in at #11, amidst a pandemic lockdown. CampMinder runs extraordinary software and support for kids summer camps. CEO Dan Konigsberg founded the company while still in college in 2001.. I am a client of CampMinder through one of my businesses, the West Coast Hockey Prep Camp. The software, and the support we receive under Dan’s leadership has revolutionized our ability to execute a world class high performance summer camp and has more than doubled the value of our business.

I first came to know about Dan Konigsberg and his belief in the value of executive coaching after reading a post on CampMinder’s blog. It was October 2020 after a summer of shut down camps and huge revenue losses. Here is a quote from his article “Pushing Forward to Create a Brighter Future.”

“Rather than seeking a rescuer to solve my problem for me, I’ve learned a Coach can help me identify opportunities to create my own solution. In this Creator-Challenger-Coach triangle, I’m no longer focused on problems, but instead on desired outcomes. This leaves me feeling creative and empowered to work towards the goal I wish to achieve.”

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Ian Chisholm, founder of Roy Group Leadership, has courageous views on what it means to be a Mentor, and why we can’t call ourselves one. He’s been trained in leadership by former members of the British SAS, and spent years leading a program on the Isle of Sky where at-risk teens from tough parts of Glasgow and around Scotland had the opportunity to coach, and be coached by, executive leaders.

Ian is significantly impacting my career in leadership development and executive coaching as a learning lead and executive coach on his talented roster. If you care about the way you choose to show up as a leader, and are curious about its impact on the atmosphere it creates in your organization, team, and family, click play.

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My guest today is challenging the status quo defining high performance culture. Once the embodiment of an aggressive athlete, Jason Dorland used to identify himself according to the results of his competitions―winner or loser. The elite rower was raised with an “in-it-to-win-it” attitude and was trained to think of every competitor as an enemy. It took a devastating loss at the 1988 Olympic Games to shatter this destructive way of thinking, and it took the advice of Olympic middle-distance runner Robyn Meagher (who would later become Dorland’s wife) to help re-shape his views on what it truly means to win―both in sport and in life.

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Today we explore Jason’s understanding of high performance culture, the epid defeat at the '88 Olympics, and his work in the leadership development space.

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Jason and I reference Tim Gallwey's work around Interference (performance = Potential - Interference). Check out Tim's book, The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance here.

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Jeff Smith doesn’t shy away from large scale challenges. He leans in. He is the founder of the SupportingLines Institute, a CPA, and former CFO. He is a Master Executive Coach, and a yoga instructor!

Leading a sales team that helped a global helicopter company double sales to $1.6B is just one of many business success stories that always catches my attention. While many Executive Coaches build their practice around serving individual clients, Jeff’s SupportingLines mission is to ‘Help Millions of People have a better human experience at work.’

Today we dive into the data driven approach to leadership that places the SupportingLines Institute in a unique position to help leaders understand their behaviours, and its impact on high performance culture.

*Host Nate Leslie is a Certified SupportingLines Coach. His keen interest in Jeff's work has led to an incredibly rewarding collaboration.

Jennifer Konopaki is the Executive Director of Sport at Winsport in Calgary, Alberta. With over 20 years experience in the sport and recreation industry, Jenn cares deeply about the role sport plays in our lives, and the impact her leadership can have on her teams. In this interview we explore her leadership effectiveness, and the role coaching plays in it, that has landed her in a very important and significant leadership role in Canadian sport. Spoiler alert - leaders can forget about trying to have all of the answers.

Jenn has invested heavily in her own leadership development and is a believer in the value of Certified Executive Coaching. That’s not the only thing that has landed her on this podcast. We also share a journey as close friends that began in kindergarten.

Winsport operates Canada Olympic Park which is home to new winter Olympic sports and to more than 15 National and Provincial Sport Organizations as well as the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary, which all support high-performance sport. Their world-class coaching, training and competition facilities support the ever-growing number of Canadian athletes achieving podium finishes on the global stage.

Ryan Walter played 1000 games in the NHL. He is a world renowned Leadership Development trainer and business coach. He's been drawn to the importance of team & leadership on performance from a very young age.  He was drafted 2nd overall and became the National Hockey League's youngest-ever captain for a time as a Washington Capital. He went on to be an NHL All-Star playing 17 years in the league and becoming a Stanley Cup Champion with the Montreal Canadiens. He was the NHLPA Vice-President and NHL Man of the Year while playing for the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Walter's colourful career has also included coaching in the NHL, acting in the Movie Miracle, broadcasting, writing, and being the president of a professional hockey team.

TJ Manastersky was the youngest head coach in the NCAA when hired by Curry College in 2012. His fresh and innovative approach to athlete centered leadership, authenticity, podcasting, blogging, and connecting at a human level gets explored in this powerful interview. Want to connect with TJ or follow his Coaching Project Podcast? You can find him here. Enjoy.

Command and Control Leadership is Dead. We interview leaders, entrepreneurs, and Certified Executive Coaches challenging old paradigms and fostering cutting edge leadership. The brain behaves very differently when 'encouraged to think' rather than 'told to listen'. Hosted by Nate Leslie - Certified Executive Coach (M.Ed., ACC, CEC) and former professional athlete.

Howie Outerbridge is the Managing Director at Logan HR in Vancouver, British Columbia on Canada’s beautiful West Coast. He is a Certified Canadian Counsellor and Associate Certified Coach. 

Howie specializes in Career and transition counselling, career management, executive coaching, LinkedIn branding, to name a few. Howie's education is in science, teaching, counselling, and a doctorate in education.

Command and Control Leadership is Dead. We interview leaders, entrepreneurs, and Certified Executive Coaches challenging old paradigms and fostering cutting edge leadership. The brain behaves very differently when 'encouraged to think' rather than 'told to listen'. Hosted by Nate Leslie - Certified Executive Coach (M.Ed., ACC, CEC) and former professional athlete.