Why Coaching, Culture, and Leadership Matter

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Written By Evan Burk

“Is good leadership overly romanticized?”

When I joined the Head Games Podcast, they asked me an interesting question: “Is good leadership overly romanticized?”

You can not underestimate the impact that a good leader can have.

You can not underestimate the impact that a good leader can have.

To me, leadership is more about the building of the culture within any team or organization, rather than charisma or big speeches. We see this in businesses and across sports that the best leaders are the culture builders.

Leadership has such an impact on everything that occurs within any team or organization that it is impossible to overvalue the impact a good, or bad, leader can have on everything and everyone involved. I feel like the way leaders behave on a daily basis and how they communicate to their team is directly related to the culture that is built on any team.

The style and the way that leaders build this culture is the most important thing that you do as an organization and as a leader.

 
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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