Tyler Johnson on Developing team trust, the intangibles of self, and obtaining buy-in on a team

Leadership
Written By Evan Burk
 

Tyler Johnson is a mental skills and performance coach and host of the Elev8 Podcast. His primarily focus is working with student-athletes and coaches to elevate attitudes and potential through a focus of strength and balance of mind.

In this conversation, Evan Burk talks to Tyler about coach Mark Farley and the rise of the Northern Iowa football program, how leaders can develop team trust, and the intangibles of self in elite leaders and high performers.

Tune into this episode to hear:

  • Tyler’s career progression in business and sports

  • The leadership of coach Mark Farley and the success of Northern Iowa football

  • Teaching mental skills and resiliency to athletes and teams

  • Selfish vs. Selflessness in leadership

  • How leaders can get individuals to buy-in by giving people equity in the culture

  • Developing team trust through listening and asking the right questions

  • How coaches can navigate the new rules with NIL

  • How “There is always somebody watching”

  • What Tyler’s learned through the first 100 episodes of his Elev8 podcast

 
 

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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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