Episode 1: Murray State men's basketball coach Matt McMahon

jeff.bidwell@gmail.com (Jeff Bidwell) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 06:23:00 -0700

In today's episode, we talk with Murray State men's basketball coach Matt McMahon. Topics we discussed include:

(3:16) When he first realized he was being led

(5:45) Why learning about leadership was important in his career

(6:25) What book on leadership would he recommend

(7:50) How much he uses his marketing degree in coaching

(9:14) When coaching became the love of his life

(11:05) How he balances winning and trying to help develop young men

(13:15) What he learned from Steve Prohm about leadership

(15:00) How much trust it takes as a coach to allow players freedom in games

(16:15) What kind of leadership he expects from other staff members

(18:30) How he manages accountability

(20:30) How he has created a leadership program for his players

(22:20) How players react to his reading assignments

(23:32) How he needs to improve his leadership skills

(25:00) The impact of pregame speeches

(26:20) The importance of joy

(33:50) What he learned from a losing season and applied to the future

(34:50) How he decides between correcting behavior and dismissing a player

(36:30) How he manages trying to top historic seasons without settling

(41:15) On if it's easier to lead after failure or success

(43:00) How he knows a day was a success

(44:20) Would last season have been a success without a trip to the NCAA Tournament

(46:00) Why impacting people through coaching is so important

(47:30) When his career is over, how he'll know it was a success

Follow Matt McMahon on Twitter: @CoachMcMahon

Introduction

jeff.bidwell@gmail.com (Jeff Bidwell) — Fri, 18 May 2018 17:17:00 -0700

Here's an introduction to my new podcast which will debut on Monday, June 4th.

jeff.bidwell@gmail.com (Jeff Bidwell) — Fri, 18 May 2018 15:07:00 -0700