In today's episode, we talk with Murray State men's basketball
coach Matt McMahon. Topics we discussed include:
(3:16) When he first realized
he was being led
(5:45) Why learning about
leadership was important in his career
(6:25) What book on leadership
would he recommend
(7:50) How much he uses his
marketing degree in coaching
(9:14) When coaching became the
love of his life
(11:05) How he balances winning
and trying to help develop young men
(13:15) What he learned from
Steve Prohm about leadership
(15:00) How much trust it
takes as a coach to allow players freedom in games
(16:15) What kind of leadership
he expects from other staff members
(18:30) How he manages
accountability
(20:30) How he has created a
leadership program for his players
(22:20) How players react to
his reading assignments
(23:32) How he needs to improve
his leadership skills
(25:00) The impact of pregame
speeches
(26:20) The importance of joy
(33:50) What he learned from a losing season and applied to the future
(34:50) How he decides between
correcting behavior and dismissing a player
(36:30) How he manages trying
to top historic seasons without settling
(41:15) On if it's easier to
lead after failure or success
(43:00) How he knows a day was
a success
(44:20) Would last season have
been a success without a trip to the NCAA Tournament
(46:00) Why impacting people
through coaching is so important
(47:30) When his career is
over, how he'll know it was a success
Follow Matt McMahon on Twitter:
@CoachMcMahon
