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Sam Walker: Exploring the Leadership of Successful Dynasties and Why Great Team Captains are Rarely the Stars


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Sam Walker is the author of The Captain Class, a critically acclaimed portrait of the men and women who led the most successful dynasties in sports history. He works as a team building consultant and leadership coach for professional, national and collegiate sports teams; elite military units; national law-enforcement agencies; global NGOs and large companies across many industries. Walker spent two decades at The Wall Street Journal, where he served as a leadership columnist, chief sports columnist, global sports editor and deputy page one editor. He attended the University of Michigan and lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.


Sam spent 11 years researching the most successful teams to determine the winning formula and the results were unexpected yet actionable. If you want to understand leadership, team culture, and what makes great teams great, this episode is a must listen.


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