Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw is leaving a legacy on and off the court. In 32 seasons in South Bend, Muffet has led the Fighting Irish to two national championships, seven trips to the title game, and nine appearances in the Final Four. She’s a vocal champion for gender equality in the workplace and sparked an important conversation on the need for women in leadership. We talk about the importance of having visible women leaders, why she wants to use her platform for change, and how she’s built a championship culture at Notre Dame.
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Show Notes
- Muffet’s viral comments on gender equality (1:54)
- Why she says she won’t hire another male coach on her staff (3:23)
- The importance of having visible women leaders (4:41)
- How she prepares her players for life, not just the next game (7:28)
- The reason why she feels a responsibility to use her voice (9:39)
- When she learned to know her value and negotiate (11:27)
- Her advice for women in leadership roles (14:58)
- How she describes her leadership philosophy (16:56)
- Fear of failure as a motivator (19:58)
- Her approach after a loss (20:34)
- Trusting her team to prepare (23:28)
- Her approach to recruiting talent and the red flags she looks for (24:50)
- Advice for parents of young athletes: let your kids fail (26:30)
- Her advice to working parents (29:27)
- What’s harder- building a championship culture or sustaining it? (31:53)
- The difference between a good team and a great team (32:57)
- How to get talented players to be selfless teammates (34:10)
- The legacy she wants to leave (36:25)
Resources / People Mentioned
- Notre Dame women’s basketball
- Muffet McGraw’s speech on women in leadership (video)
- Pat Summitt, basketball coach
- Jim Foster, basketball coach
- Condoleeza Rice, former Secretary of State
- Anne Thompson, NBC
- Dava Newman, NASA
- Time’s Up
- Brie Larson, actress
- Geno Auriemma, basketball coach
- The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
- Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice
- RBG (film)
- Billie Jean King, tennis player
- Battle of the Sexes (film)
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- Daniel Coyle on The Secrets of Highly Successful Teams
- Geno Auriemma on Winning (And Winning Some More)
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