Dr. Cory Dobbs is the Founder & President of The Academy for Sport Leadership. A former basketball coach, Cory’s coaching background includes experience at the NCAA DII, NJCAA, and high school levels of competition. Cory has worked with collegiate athletic programs and high schools teaching leadership and team building as a part of the sports experience and education process. Cory is an accomplished researcher of human experience–a relentless investigator of team building and leadership behavior. A skilled researcher, Cory actively engages the process of naturalistic inquiry seeking in-depth understanding of social phenomena such as leadership and team building in their natural setting. A “teamologist,” Dr. Dobbs is an author, speaker, teacher, trainer and a consultant. Cory has been a recognized educator teaching at institutions such as Northern Arizona University, Ohio University, and Grand Canyon University.
In today’s episode, we discuss:
- Ways coaches can better develop their team leadership
- How parents can help their child be a better leader
- Why we need a leader in every locker room
- What his thoughts on captains are
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Books, Resources, and Links Mentioned in the Podcast
Website: www.sportleadership.com
Twitter: @CoryDobbs
Email: cory@sportleadership.com
Books by Cory Dobbs . . .
- Coaching for Leadership: How to Develop a Leader in Every Locker
- Becoming a Team Leader: A Workbook for Student-Athletes
- Release Your Team’s Potential: 5 Practices for Transforming the Cohesiveness, Confidence, and Commitment of Your Team
- Scrimmage! Key Practices for Deliberately Developing Tean Leaders
Cory recommends the following books . . .
- Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World by Brian Robertson
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Cory enjoys listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s Podcast.
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