Bainology
Bainology Podcasts will provide practical leadership elements of opportunities and challenges from a 45-year career of leadership excellence brought to you in approximately ten-minute clips by Jeff Bain.
An inductee to the: 2023 HOF: National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA), 2022 HOF: National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics (NACDA), 2021 HOF, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Episodes
48 episodes
Glass Half Empty vs Half Full Mindset
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast focuses on the question often used in our society. Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? There was a national conversation in recent weeks that reminded me of this often-asked ques...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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9:24
Leave It - Better Than You Found It
This episode of Bainology Podcast focuses on a personal incident that occurred to me some fifty years ago. What started innocently with a backyard basketball eventually spread to every segment of my life both personally and professionally. It i...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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8:34
My Leadership Style and Foundation
The episode of Bainology Podcast answers a question often asked: "Jeff what was your leadership style as an Athletic Director." So in this podcast, I have attempted to share a few true examples of the reflection that I hope was displayed....
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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14:23
Why Leaders Fail
This week's episode has a different swing to our topic of "leadership"; whereas in the past we spoke of examples and traits of strong leadership skills, traits, and development. This week look at the pitfalls of why some leaders fail in t...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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10:55
Leaders vs. Managers: There Is a Difference
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast identifies the true difference between the mindset of Leadership/Leaders vs Management/Managers and the successful transition that has to take place. Leadership is an acquired skill set that must b...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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11:01
Why Attitude Is Important
This episode of Bainology speaks to the extreme importance of a person's attitude, as it can make a difference it success and failure. Your attitude can be the difference between achieving your dreams and falling short of your opportunities. A ...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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10:55
Career Advice for All Ages
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast I am sharing with you the greatest career advice ever given to me. It is stapled advice that I have carried with me since my first year of employment at 21 years-old through my post-retirement years of p...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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10:41
Gratitude - The Values of
This week's episode focuses on a trait that in many ways, as a society, we've lost touch with the true meaning of gratitude. As a result, we are missing out on the benefits of gratitude, which may be greater than many people realize. Show...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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11:48
Relationships for the WIN!
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast visits Workplace Relationships and how complex, yet valuable, yet damaging they can be. Workplace Relationships are the specific expectations for interactions between people in different positions within...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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11:35
Imposter Syndrome Leadership
This week's episode is a unique one, to say the least. Have you ever heard of imposture syndrome? It is the tendency to believe one's success is un-deserving, and that someday people will realize that you are a fraud. These beliefs surfac...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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10:41
The Fear of Failure
This week's episode reflects a list of the Balance Sheet of Life with a particular focus on the Fear of Failure. We all have failures, disappointments, and/or setbacks. They occur as youth, teenagers, young adults, experien...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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10:30
What Great Teams Have in Common
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast shares with you "What Great Teams Have in Common." It is shared with you within two subsets: 1) Expectations from the leadership chair; and 2). Expectations from the team culture. These expec...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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10:57
Caitlin Clark's Secret Success Trait
This episode of Bainology Podcast is a reflection of the 2024 basketball sensation Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa. She proved to us that we will meet different people throughout our journey, and not everyone will have the same po...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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9:36
The Six Most Important Words for Opportunity
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast identifies the six most important words for career opportunities. We all want to be appreciated. When something as simple as a sincere thank you can improve morale, loyalty, and productivity; then why no...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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10:24
Diversified Mindset
This week's episode is one of my favorites yet. We have a return guest, Rev. Zach Moffitt, Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church, Pulaski. He speaks to the subject of the importance of our society having and maintaining a "...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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14:21
Bringing Closure - A Lost Trait of Leadership
This weeks episode of Bainology Podcast is about the requirements and skills of applying closure within leadership positions. It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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10:22
Unique Cornerstones of Leadership, Part 2
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast is part 2 of the series "Unique Cornerstones of Leadership". This thought process was stirred by 2024 being the Chinese Year of the Dragon. Asian dragons of Chinese legend are proactive with sweepi...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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10:17
Cornerstones of Leadership, Part 1
This week's episode is tied to the 2024 Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon. The dragons of Chinese legend are proactive with sweeping leadership powers that are very protective of their people. They breathe clouds, move the seasons,...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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11:21
Time is Precious, Life is Short
This episode of Bainology Podcast reflects on the great comparison of time and life, as it relates to living our lives to the fullest. Living life to the fullest means understanding what makes you happy, what matters to you, and what you ...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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12:01
Career Advancement Tips
This week's episode of the Bainology Podcast focuses on employees who have launched their careers and are ready to position themselves for their next opportunity. Achieving those "next opportunities" should NOT be left for "chance", they ...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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11:48
Curiosity Did NOT Kill the Leader
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast shows the strong relationship between Leadership and Curiosity. Curiosity might have killed the cat, but it can enhance, engage, and empower a leader. It has been scientifically proven that w...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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11:44
New Year - New Opportunities
This week's episode highlights eight leadership traits that help enhance both your professional and personal New Year kick starts. Change is a part of reality in successful people's lives both personally and professionally. What is import...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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10:53
Strongest Leadership Take-Aways from Year 1
This episode of Bainology Podcast is similar to an anniversary podcast. I will summarize the five strongest takeaways of leadership that are strong in my mind from our first year of podcasting. True leadership practice has so many m...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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11:28
12 Days of Leadership Christmas
This week's episode of Bainology Podcast is a "take-off" on the 12 Days of Christmas song, except you will be glad to know that I am NOT singing. However, I will be throwing a little poetry at you. The podcast is a summary of 12 gre...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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8:28
Opportunities Even in Difficult Times
This weeks episode of Bainology Podcast is based on a quote, "There are opportunities even in the most difficult times". Jeff reflects on his coaching days on when and how to react to the difficult times. We all face difficult times...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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10:40