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The Great Coaches: Leadership & Life

The Great Coaches: Leadership & Life

By: Paul Barnett & Jim Woolfrey
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We explore leadership through the lens of high performance sport, by interviewing great coaches from around the world, to try and find ideas to help all of us be better leaders.

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Paul Barnett & Jim Woolfrey
Economics Management Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • On Winning Team Cultures
    Jun 12 2025

    Today’s episode is focuses on the topic of Winning Team Cultures, and to explore the topic I am joined by 2 great coaches.


    The first is Mike Dunlap. Mike is a basketball coach who has led teams in US Colleges, the NBA and in Australia. He started as a College Assistant in 1980 before becoming the Head Coach of Cal Lutheran in 1989. In 1994 he moved to Australia and led the Adelaide 36ers in the |National League before returning to the USA in 1997 to lead Metro State. That team went on to win National Championships in 2000 and 2002.


    In 2006, he went to the NBA for the first time as an Assistant at Denver, and then in 2011, he was chosen by Michal Jordan to lead the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA.

    Then in 2020, Mike returned to the NBA as an Assistant Coach with Milwaukee Bucks and was with them then they defeated the Phoenix Suns to win their first NBA Championship in 2021.


    And my 2nd guest is Gareth Taylor.


    Gareth played as a professional football player for 18 seasons. He retired in 2011 and started coaching youth teams at Manchester City. After 8 years in the City Academy, he was appointed Head Coach of the Women’s team and led them to a FA Cup title in 2020 and the League Cup title in 2022.

    If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Stacey Marinkovich
    Jun 5 2025

    Stacey Marinkovich is a Netball coach.


    She played in the Australian National league for the Queensland Firebirds, Perth Orioles and Westcoacg Fever before retirning in 2009. She transitioned as an Assistant for the legendary Norma Plummer in 2012. In 2014 she was appointed head coach of the Westcoast Fever, guiding them to their ever grand final. In 2020 she was appointed as the head coach of the Australian National Team and led them to a gold medal at the 2022 Commenwealth Games and the 2023 Netball World Cup.

    If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com

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    40 mins
  • On Shared Wisdom with the Anglia Ruskin University Students
    May 29 2025

    This episode is something a little different.

    I am joined by Dr David Turner, who is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge in the United Kingdom and some of his students and a fellow teacher. David takes the lead in this episode and we share learning we have all taken from Great Coaches as well as how some the students intend to apply what they have learned in the world. The tables were turned at times as the students and David asked me questions as well; something which I found enjoyable but also quite challenging!


    A special thanks to Wleed Mazhar, Kye Buckle, Becky Marshall, Beth Parsons and Eloise Pemberton for taking part.


    If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com

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    1 hr and 1 min
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