670: Mike Deegan - Building a Championship Culture, Mudita (Joy for Others), Systems Thinking, Curiosity = Love, Getting Out of a Slump, and The DNA of Great Teams

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[upbeat music] Welcome to the Learning Leader Show. I am your host, Ryan Hawk. Thank you so much for being here. Go to learningleader.com for show notes of this and all podcast episodes. Go to learningleader.com. Now on to tonight's featured leader. Mike Deegan just led Denison University baseball to their first College World Series appearance in program history. He's been named coach of the year in back-to-back years, and he is the all-time winningest coach in school history. But we didn't focus much on winning games. We talked about how Mike uses a Buddhist concept called mudita to help build the culture of his team. Mike also shared how he helps his players get out of a slump, and how you could use the same tactics to bounce back from the adversity in your lives. And then we also went deep on the recruiting/hiring process. Who you choose to hire, why, and when is it the right time to take a chance on a risky but really talented person? I thought Mike's story on that was really, really good. And then Mike closes the conversation with a phrase that he writes on every lineup card for himself. I think you'll like it. Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy my conversation with Mike Deegan. This episode is brought to you by