19 | Coach Matt Doherty on A Passion for Leadership and Learning

Written By Evan Burk

Coach Matt Doherty served as the head basketball coach for 4 college programs: Notre Dame, his alma mater North Carolina, FAU, and SMU. He played at the University of North Carolina under legendary head coach Dean Smith and is the author of the book "Rebound: From Pain to Passion".

In this conversation, Evan Burk speaks with Coach Doherty about learning under Dean Smith and Roy Williams, the need for every leader to be vulnerable and embrace the truth, and how his book uses his own failures as a coach to teach leadership lessons for any audience.

Tune into this episode to hear:

  • Playing under Coach Dean Smith at North Carolina

  • How Coach Smith held the team accountable to his core values

  • Developing as an assistant coach at Davidson and the University of Kansas

  • Writing a book to teach through his failures

  • The importance of being a lifelong learner

  • How George W. Bush handled his days as President of the United States

  • Managing change and the 1st 90 days of starting a new role

  • Having a “truth teller” on your staff

  • Looking for players who can embrace the truth and are open to being coached

  • “The Art of Coaching” - Always evolving and adapting to change

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    Evan Burk

    Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

    Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU.

    After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

    Evan received his B.S. in business management from the University of Colorado, and his Master of Liberal Studies degree from Southern Methodist University. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

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