Leading from Within: The Coaching Philosophy of John Mitchell
Rugby coach John Mitchell on how leadership shapes culture, culture drives behaviour, and behaviour creates results.
John Mitchell
Our great coach on this episode is the Rugby Union coach John Mitchell. John retired as a player in 1995 and moved into coaching straight away as a a technical adviser/forwards with the Irish National team. In 2000 he returned to NZ as the head coach of the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He then went on lead […]
Coaching Excellence: A Journey Through Sports and Leadership with Staffan Olsson
Stefan Olsson on Handball Leadership, Decision-Making, and Cognitive Profiling There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. Handball coach and former Swedish legend Stefan Olsson joins the Great Coaches podcast from Stockholm, where he coaches the Dutch men’s national team and works with cognitive testing. He […]
Staffan Olsson
Our Great Coach on this episode is Handball coach Staffan Olsson. Staffan played 357 times for the Swedish national team and won a silver medal three times at the Olympic Games. In 2005 he transitioned into coaching and over the next 5 years lead Hammarby to 3 Swedish National championships. In 2008 he became the Swedish […]
Crafting Football Culture: Identity and Values with Joe Montemurro
Football coach Joe Montemurro on building identity through a few clear, non-negotiable principles instead of information overload.
Joe Montemurro
Joe Montemurro is a Football, or as it is called in some places, Soccer coach. Joe started coaching in his late 20’s in the early 2000’s in Australia. He progressed steadily through state league teams before achieving his first international position in Papua New Guinea. He was then appointed to lead Melbourne Victory in […]
Jeroen Delmee: Forging a Legacy in Leadership and Coaching
Olympic gold-winning hockey coach Jeroen Delmee on rebuilding Dutch team culture after Tokyo through clarity, trust and selflessness.
Jeroen Delmee
Our great coach on this episode is Jeroen Delmee. Jeroen is a field hockey coach who first represented his country in 1994. He retired in 2008 with 401 International caps and a 2 time Olympic champion. He then transitioned into coaching working with the Dutch National womens team, the Belgium mens team and then […]