Lead From the Side
When you're at the top, you need to know how to Lead from the Side.
Join host Spencer Kassimir as he interviews the biggest names in professional sport from around the world, to learn what it takes to lead from the side.
Just as the head coach, CEO, and president of the team are not on the field when the players step into the spotlight, top leaders know how to lead from all angles.
Leading in a CRISIS? Leading during times of INNOVATION? This show provides insight into how seasoned leaders in the pressure cooker industry of sports are able to effectively influence and mobilise their teams, while achieving their goals and meeting milestones.
Email: leadfromtheside@gmail.com
Twitter: @BallsOutPhD, @leadfromtheside
Linked In: Lead From the Side
YouTube: @LeadFromTheSide
This podcast is produced by Spencer Kassimir, edited by Ryan Marshal and partnered with the AFL's Western Bulldogs.
Lead From the Side
NBL CEO David Stevenson Revisited
David Stevenson is the CEO of the NBL Spencer, however at the time of this interview, David was GM of Operations at the AFL (Australian Football League). In this unique interview, Spencer talks to David about the importance of great leadership and the impact it has had on his career.
Previously, Stevenson was the CEO of Western Bulldogs and had a 17 year career across the world at Nike. Starting at the AFL HQ roughly five years ago as the GM of China, India and AFLX, he then became GM of China and India, Head of Audiences as well as Products & Integration with his most recent position being GM of Operations.
0:45 - AFL and AFLW season primers
1:50 - AFLW and associated cultural shift
2:35 - Festival of football
3:45 - The importance of the live game
4:55 - His past experience leveraged to innovate in the AFL
8:00 - AFL's geographic identity
9:30 - Listening to the consumer
10:35 - His time at Nike
13:15 - Psychology of winning and losing
14:40 - Tenure vs fresh eyes
16:40 - AFL State and interstate identities
18:30 - Hurdles and business advice
Email: leadfromtheside@gmail.com
Twitter: @BallsOutPhD, @leadfromtheside
Linked In: Lead From the Side
YouTube: @LeadFromTheSide
This podcast is produced by Spencer Kassimir, edited by Ryan Marshal.
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