Elon Athletics Director Dave Blank and George Mason Athletics
Director Brad Edwards chat with AthleticDirectorU about employee
retention, professional development and burnout. The duo lay out
their hiring and search process strategies, onboarding positives
and negatives, providing opportunities for employees, and
maximizing an employee’s quality.
1:22 – What are your general hiring strategies and what do you
to to ensure employees are fulfilled in their work?
5:02 – What does the onboarding process for a new employee look
like?
11:46 – Was there moments in your career where you encountered an
onboarding situation where you said, maybe this is or is not the
right way to go about doing things?
16:30 – How are you working to provide opportunities for your
employees to have autonomy, have mastery in what they’re trying to
do and purpose and in the grander scheme of things?
21:59 – What are one or two things that leaders can do to make sure
that they are maximizing the quality of their employees?
About the Podcast
The AthleticDirectorU Podcast features interviews with college athletics executives on a variety of topics including leadership and organizational success.