Episode 47: Josh Brooks - J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics at the University of Georgia - Athens, GA
12/09/21 • 57 min
Back in March of 2021 Josh and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Brooks, the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics at the University of Georgia. Josh is a leader who understands the comfort in being uncomfortable and the benefits that such experiences can provide a leader as they grow, and you’ll hear that in our conversation today.
Josh has a levelheaded collaborative style about him and it will not take long for you to understand that there is something special about him and what he is putting together in Athens. Let’s settle in and get to know Mr. Josh Brooks.
1:00- Introduction
7:37- Defining & Evaluating Daily Successes
10:23- Processes Complaints & Finding Positives
14:12- Being Confident Enough to say “I Don’t Know”
17:14- Leveraging Social Media as a Positive
22:04- Facilitating Collaboration Among Your Staff
23:47- “Innovation of Strategy”
27:45- Growth Mindset while Respecting Traditions
30:22- Being True to Who You Are
32:34- Properly Preparing for the Biggest Outcome & Making Adjustments
35:55- Being ‘Elite-ly’ Structured
43:41- Importance of Hobbies-Personal Time
47:13- 2-Minute Drill
Book Mentions: Start With Why (Sinek)
Social Media Connections: Twitter: @Brooks_UGA Instagram: joshgbrooks
About Hangin With The AD Podcast....
Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker, Cobb County School District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews, Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics. These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities.
We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests. Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it. Thank you for listening. And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD.
Don Baker, CMAA.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)
Josh Mathews, CMAA...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) @jwmathews14 (twitter & instagram)
Back in March of 2021 Josh and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Brooks, the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics at the University of Georgia. Josh is a leader who understands the comfort in being uncomfortable and the benefits that such experiences can provide a leader as they grow, and you’ll hear that in our conversation today.
Josh has a levelheaded collaborative style about him and it will not take long for you to understand that there is something special about him and what he is putting together in Athens. Let’s settle in and get to know Mr. Josh Brooks.
1:00- Introduction
7:37- Defining & Evaluating Daily Successes
10:23- Processes Complaints & Finding Positives
14:12- Being Confident Enough to say “I Don’t Know”
17:14- Leveraging Social Media as a Positive
22:04- Facilitating Collaboration Among Your Staff
23:47- “Innovation of Strategy”
27:45- Growth Mindset while Respecting Traditions
30:22- Being True to Who You Are
32:34- Properly Preparing for the Biggest Outcome & Making Adjustments
35:55- Being ‘Elite-ly’ Structured
43:41- Importance of Hobbies-Personal Time
47:13- 2-Minute Drill
Book Mentions: Start With Why (Sinek)
Social Media Connections: Twitter: @Brooks_UGA Instagram: joshgbrooks
About Hangin With The AD Podcast....
Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker, Cobb County School District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews, Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics. These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities.
We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests. Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it. Thank you for listening. And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD.
Don Baker, CMAA.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)
Josh Mathews, CMAA...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) @jwmathews14 (twitter & instagram)
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Episode 46: Brian Dodd - Author, Podcast Host, Leadership Expert – Director of New Ministry Relationships for Injoy Stewardship Solutions - Woodstock GA
Today we sit down, once again, with author, podcast host and leadership expert Mr. Brian Dodd. Brian serves as the Director of New Ministry Relationships for Injoy Stewardship Solutions where he helps churches fully-fund their mission and vision. Brian’s objective is to add value to leaders and provide perspective, encouragement, and solutions to the issues they face daily and one way he does that is through his blog Brian Dodd on Leadership. Make it a must have for your regular leadership resources and thank us later because it is pure gold each and every time Brian posts. His ability to find leadership lessons in the everyday experience is second to none and we are really excited for Brian to sit down with us for this full episode as his book recommendation special editions are always a huge hit so make sure to go back and check those out. Let’s settle in and get to know...Mr. Brian Dodd.
3:10- Introduction
6:46- Developing Effective, Key Habits
15:59- Leading a Position that You Never Served In
20:22- Knowing ‘The Why’ of Your People
25:01- The Most Lasting, Impactful Thing a Leader Can Do
29:21- Assessing Your Capability Gap
33:00- Showing Confidence Yet Remaining Humble
40:23- 2-Minute Drill
Book Mentions: Leadership as an Identity (Loritts) Timeless (Dodd) Impact Players (Wiseman) The Lens (Scott)
Social Media Connections: Twitter: @BrianKDodd Website: Brain Dodd on Leadership
About Hangin With The AD Podcast....
Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker, Cobb County School District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews, Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics. These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities.
We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests. Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it. Thank you for listening. And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD.
Don Baker, CMAA.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)
Josh Mathews, CMAA...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) @jwmathews14 (twitter & instagram)
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Episode 48: Randy Gravitt, CEO and Co-Founder of InteGreat Leadership, Author, Speaker
Ladies and Gentlemen, today we close out season two on an incredibly high note as we sit down with Mr. Randy Gravitt, the CEO and Co-Founder of InteGreat Leadership. Randy has taught life and leadership skills to hundreds of audiences in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, presenting and consulting to organizations such as Chick-fil-A, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kroger Pharmacy, the Winshape Foundation and Major League Baseball.
Long story short...he’s the real deal and this will be an episode you will need to go back and do a deep dive into with your notepad ready as Randy gives us a masterclass on leadership throughout this conversation.
Get ready to get better...as we settle in... and get to know and learn from Mr. Randy Gravitt.
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