USA Wheelchair Rugby Captain Joe Delagrave on Servant Leadership

We are back to our regular program today interviewing a current Captain, shifting back from our Sports Philosophy Series. My guest today is Joe Delagrave. Joe has an amazing story and we had a great conversation. Joe grew up as a 3 sport athlete and played Division II Football at Winona State. When he was 19 he suffered a tragic accident and was paralyzed. Through his struggle and rehabilitation he ended up finding wheelchair rugby. He has attained the highest level of excellence in the sport playing for the U.S. National Team for over a decade and has also been the Captain of the team for about 8 years. The big theme throughout our conversation today is Communication and Servant Leadership. We talk about how culture has always been one of the focuses for him as a Captain and how he uses communication on and especially off the court to bring about a better culture. Joe also shares the story of how he has evolved as an individual athlete and leader throughout his time on the team and being a Captain as well his invaluable advice for Captains out there today. Again, it was a really awesome conversation full of actionable steps and bits you can apply today and tomorrow as a leader so I’ll get out of the way here and please enjoy on another episode of the Captains Coach Podcast.