#186: Val Ackerman, Commissioner of the Big East Conference – Respect your team

#186: Val Ackerman, Commissioner of the Big E...

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#283: Roy Williams, Former Men’s Basketball Head Coach, North Carolina – Get better every single day

Roy Williams is without a doubt one of the best college basketball coaches of all time. As the men’s head basketball coach at two storied programs – Kansas and UNC – he won three national championships and made nine Final Four appearances. And through every moment, Roy had one st ...  Show more

#282: Peter Wharton-Hood, CEO, LIFE Healthcare Group – Pick team players over individual performers

Peter Wharton-Hood became CEO of LIFE Healthcare in August 2020 – right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic – with no healthcare experience. He was an accomplished banking executive, but he had zero context for what it takes to run a hospital. And it was his job to lead 16,000 ...  Show more

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