14. Josh Prock - Eastern New Mexico

04/01/21 • 69 min

This episode is a conversation with Josh Prock. I found this to be a conversation filled with courage, that shows up as open and honest communication. Coach Prock explores his journey of opening up to feedback from others as a way of moving towards greater service to others. Along the way, he highlights the power of mutual trust and feedback, and listening first as a pathway to serving first.
Josh Prock is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Eastern New Mexico University. Coach Prock enters his 8th season as head coach of the Greyhounds. His tenure at Eastern New Mexico features 3 NCAA tournament appearances in the last 4 seasons of competition, including the first tournament berth in school history, a Lone Star Conference championship, and Conference Coach of the Year honors in the 2016-17 season. Prior to Eastern New Mexico, Coach Prock also served as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Howard Payne University, compiling a 108-31 record over his five seasons as head coach of the Yellow Jackets.
Further Reading:

The Carpenter by Jon Gordon
The Power of Servant-Leadership by Robert Greenleaf

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The Carpenter by Jon Gordon
The Power of Servant-Leadership by Robert Greenleaf

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13. On Emotional Intelligence & Servant-Leadership

This episode is a solo episode, exploring the connection of Emotional Intelligence and Servant-Leadership.
In this episode, we break down some popular misconceptions of emotional intelligence, move towards deeper understandings of the term, and explore how fostering greater emotional intelligence might allow us to more greatly fulfill the Best Test of Servant-Leadership.
Robert Greenleaf’s Best Test of Servant-Leadership asks: “Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? And what is the effect on the least privileged in society? Will they benefit, or at least not be further deprived?”
I hope you leave today’s episode with some additional characteristics of what servant-leadership might look like, and how those characteristics might be actualized out in the world and developed through fostering greater emotional intelligence.
Further Reading:

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
The EQ Edge by Steven Stein and Howard Book
Leadership Reckoning by Thomas Kolditz, Libby Gill, and Ryan Brown
Practicing Servant Leadership, edited by Larry Spears and Michele Lawrence
"What Makes A Leader?" by Daniel Goleman
"Leadership That Gets Results" by Daniel Goleman
"The Boss Factor" by Terra Allas and Bill Schaninger
"What Matters More For Entrepreneurship Success?" by Jared Allen, Regan Stevenson, Ernest O'Boyle, Scott Seibert
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl

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15. Rick Croy - California Baptist

This episode is a conversation with Rick Croy. I found this to be a conversation filled with healing, and exploring the healing potential of servant-leadership for ourselves and others. Coach Croy explores his recognition of the opportunity to help make whole those with whom he comes into contact, using healing in leadership as a force for transformation and integration. Along the way, he highlights creating an environment that allows for others to share, listening without trying to fix, and shifting focus from the career and professional hunt towards greater service to others.
Rick Croy is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at California Baptist University. During his 8 seasons as head coach of the Lancers, Coach Croy has compiled a 182 win - 63 loss record. CBU earned an NCAA tournament birth each season of Coach Croy’s tenure in Division II competition from 2014-2018, and the Lancers broke the NCAA record most wins in the first two seasons of the transition period into NCAA Division-I men’s basketball. In addition to time as an assistant coach at UC Riverside and St. Mary’s College, Coach Croy was also a highly successful head coach at Citrus College, winning the California Community College Athletic Association state championship in 2008. From Citrus College to CBU, each season of Coach Croy’s career as a head coach has finished with a winning record.
Further Resources:

"The Servant As Leader" by Robert Greenleaf
10. Frank Allocco, Sr. - Univ. of San Francisco Athletics

With the end of the college basketball season, the Love In Basketball podcast will also take a break for a few weeks. We’ll use this as time for restoration, improving the podcast, and recording new conversations with guests. We won’t be off for too long, so stay tuned. Maybe revisit conversations, listen to previous episodes you haven’t yet listened to, or continue your learnings on servant-leadership with resources provided through the show notes.
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