Leader Manager Coach Podcast

Rob's guest today is Jack Russell, retired cricketer, cricket coach, goalkeeping coach and artist.  Jack is a retired international English cricketer. Born in Gloucestershire he played for his home county from 1981 to 2004. Starting as a fast bowler he was soon inspired to try his hand at wicket keeping and become one of England’s finest. Known for archetypically being his ‘own man’ following a st...

The sixth of a ten part series based on a book by Phil Denton and Micky Mellon, ‘The First 100 Days ; Lessons In Leadership From The Football Bosses.’ They will donate all proceeds to the Len Johnrose Trust which will help in the fight against motor neurone disease and that’s a good enough reason to buy this book. It is, however, a brilliant book jam packed with wisdom on the art of management and...

Inspired by an article about a professional football manager and insights from highly renowned sports psychologist Dan Abrahams, who has worked at the highest coaching levels, Rob collates this wisdom and presents it for you for use in your leadership role. He is going to share with you the way to be the greatest football manager on planet Earth.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  The manager can be the reason for...

Rob has encountered a number of key concepts that he would like to introduce to you. Gleaned from books, podcasts, leaders directly or from interviews, Rob distils it all down to easily applicable lessons for you to take forward in your leadership role.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  Be authentic. Be who you actually are and enjoy the freedom it offers and the power it gives you in your pursuits.  We need to b...

Rob chats with Evan Burk, a former NFL and college football coach. Coach Burk has spent nearly two decades coaching elite athletes and leaders within top sports organisations to bring teams together, overcome adversity, and elevate high performers to achieve at their highest level. He uses his unique football coaching background to educate and inspire leaders, high performers, and teams for corpor...

The fifth of a ten part series based on a book by Phil Denton and Micky Mellon, ‘The First 100 Days ; Lessons In Leadership From The Football Bosses.’ They will donate all proceeds to the Len Johnrose Trust which will help in the fight against motor neurone disease and that’s a good enough reason to buy this book. It is, however, a brilliant book jam packed with wisdom on the art of management and...

Bob Paisley OBE  was an English professional football manager and player who played as a wing-half. He spent almost 50 years with Liverpool and is regarded, due to his achievements with the club, as one of the greatest British managers of all time. Rob talks about this icon in this episode with essential lessons that can be used from the great mans career.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Bob Paisley followed Bill...

In this episode Rob talks about lessons of the book “The First 100 Days ; Lessons in Leadership from the Football bosses” by Phil Denton and the links to the method of creating your own story of your career.   KEY TAKEAWAYS There are three things that should be kept in mind as as a new leader. One is invite your people in to the story. Two is to explain to them why it matters and why it’s importan...

Rob talks to Danny Brassell, a former inner-city teacher on a mission to bring joy back into education and the workplace by transforming struggling and reluctant readers into more passionate and proficient readers. Danny shows audiences how to make reading a life-long habit and trains leaders how to communicate their messages through effective and inspirational storytelling.   KEY TAKEAWAYS D...

The fourth of a ten part series based on a book by Phil Denton and Micky Mellon, ‘The First 100 Days ; Lessons In Leadership From The Football Bosses.' They will donate all proceeds to the Len Johnrose Trust which will help in the fight against motor neurone disease and that's a good enough reason to buy this book. It is, however, a brilliant book jam packed with wisdom on the art of managem...

Rob takes wisdom from “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen. What has the autobiography of a rock star got to do with football management you may ask? Listen on and find quite a lot.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Lesson number one. Life is hard. This is not a negative statement, its just the truth. Springsteen took his own path despite external pressure that was quite relentless. He developed his...

Rob Interviews Joe Corrigan, who is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City and Stoke City as well as the England national team. They talk about how joe started out, old style leadership, past England squads, his career and how he ended up in goalkeeping coaching.    KEY TAKE...

When you are moving towards a worthwhile goal there is an almost universal consistency of sacrifice and consequently, following along, regret. Rob is inspired to define what these mean to him and experiences denoting things given up or left behind by necessity of reaching a target achievement.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Common terms you will hear along your journey. will be ‘long term commitment',...

The third of a ten part series based on a book by Phil Denton and Micky Mellon, ‘The First 100 Days ; Lessons In Leadership From The Football Bosses.' They will donate all proceeds to the Len Johnrose Trust which will help in the fight against motor neurone disease and that's a good enough reason to buy this book. It is, however, a brilliant book jam packed with wisdom on the art of manageme...

Rob chats to 365 Football Management ltd. Director David Lavelle and asks him about his role as an experienced football agent working with successful footballers and  football clubs. He asks him about how he entered the industry, his first experiences in the industry, what he does day to day, how his role has evolved over the years, the journey of young players, the attitude of managed player...

At the closing of the year we all tend to feel a little more reflective and Rob is no different to us all. In this episode he refers to lessons taught by the great Henri Nouwen to help us take great steps forward in the coming year.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Apply patience, or what Henri terms “radical waiting”. You will not get your way, in your own time frame consistently. Experience now....

The second of a ten part series based on a book by Phil Denton and Micky Mellon, ‘The First 100 Days ; Lessons In Leadership From The Football Bosses.' They will donate all proceeds to the Len Johnrose Trust which will help in the fight against motor neurone disease and that's a good enough reason to buy this book. It is, however, a brilliant book jam packed with wisdom on the art of managem...

Joanne P. McCallie is an established basketball coach, author, and mental health advocate. With over 600 victories under her belt and winning The National Coach of the Year in 2005 along with her lifetime of experience dealing with her own bipolar disorder, Coach P is perfectly placed to offer wisdom on continuing to achieve success while simultaneously supporting ones own mental health. Rob asks...

This episode is inspired once more by the great mind and work of Henri Nouwen, theologian and philosopher and expert on the expression and motivation of humanity. Rob offers practical steps in Henri's literature that can help you not only in your leadership role but in your life in general.     KEY TAKEAWAYS Make sure you know who your mentors, counsellors and guides are. Choose them car...

The first of a ten part series based on a book by Phil Denton and Micky Mellon, ‘The First 100 Days ; Lessons In Leadership From The Football Bosses.' They will donate all proceeds to the Len Johnrose Trust which will help in the fight against motor neurone disease and that's a good enough reason to buy this book. It is, however, a brilliant book jam packed with wisdom on the art of manageme...

Rob continues to share the lessons of Henri Nouwen, the great philosopher, teacher and theologian from the last century. His books are a treasure trove of wisdoms that can help you in your leadership role.   KEY TAKEAWAYS There is nothing to fear and the days of ruling by fear are gone. Show by example and don't let fear rule you or your colleagues. Dare to be different and unique in your man...

All the way from California, Rob interviews Koach Karl Dewazien, a well known coach and celebrated author of the world famous ‘FUNdamental Soccer' series of books, a cornerstone for all youth based and small sided games. Highly educated and informed in his field, Koach Karl is the go-to professional for all things youth soccer.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Karls choice of career stems from his...

The situation in Ukraine is on all of our minds at the moment and Rob takes a look at how it is a life lesson for all of us and how we should be answering the questions that a crisis like this presents.    KEY TAKEAWAYS It's at times like this that we question what's important in life. How important is football now?  How many of us would make the effort to open our homes up to peopl...

Rob shares some  life lessons for this episode including thwarted goals, other peoples stories, perception and perfection and self acceptance, stalwart attitude and positive language.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Things always take longer than you think. Frustrations and setbacks make clear our vulnerability and increase our humility. Remember, concentrate on what is within your control and do not wa...

Rob relates some fantastic wisdom from the renowned Henri Nouwen, a psychology, social justice, spirituality and community driven philosopher. He has great ideas on team building including welcoming people to a warm, expressive and comfortable community where they can feel free to create their best work.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Rob refers back to a previous episode to demonstrate how he is stil...