This is The Mark Divine Show, where I explore what it means to be fearless through the lens of the most inspirational, compassionate, and resilient leaders in the world, including folks from all walks of life: Stoic philosophers, motivational scientists, peace crusaders, and amazing journalists and coaches like my guest today, John U. Bacon. John’s a renowned sports journalist, radio personality, and author of 13 books, including 7 national bestsellers. But most interesting to me, he led the nation’s worst high school hockey team to become one of the best in three years, which we’re going to talk about today, from his book, Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership From America’s Worst High School Hockey Team. He shares insights on leadership and the power of making things hard.