Welcome to our first Book Review from the Rising ADs podcast!
South Florida Athletic Director Michael Kelly and Washington State
Deputy Athletic Director & Chief Operating Officer Bryan Blair
discuss The Ride of a Lifetime from Disney Executive
Chairman and former Chief Operating Officer Robert Iger. Kelly and
Blair discuss the "Innovate Or Die" concept Iger drills on in the
book, communicating and implementing change in your department,
being innovative with the risk of failure, the decision-making
process and much more.
2:07 - What led you to pick up this book? Innovate or Die and
Chapter 12 6:52 - How do you think innovation and
creativity helps to enhance your career today and what are some
examples of innovations in your career?
12:26 - Are innovation or risk taking a part of your core values or
the organization's core values? How do you articulate those?
13:39 - How do you communicate oncoming change? What does that
timeline look like? Who do you involve with that decision-making to
make sure you’ve got the right people on both sides?
19:09 - How do you encourage your team and department to be
innovative, despite the inherent risk of failure?
24:45 - How are you and your team at Washington State continuing to
look toward the ahead in strategic planning, while you’re dealing
with the daily challenges? Bold
Decision-Making 29:43 - What framework what process do
you use when you’ve got a really hard decision you got to
make?
About the Podcast
The AthleticDirectorU Podcast features interviews with college athletics executives on a variety of topics including leadership and organizational success.