Win More, Live Better

The words leaders choose to recognize often become the behaviors people repeat. In this episode, Zach distinguishes between the three types of recognition: Compliments, praise, and feed-forward. He explores how great leaders not only acknowledge success, but also provide the clarity people need to continue growing.
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Most leaders focus on becoming someone others can trust, but far fewer ask an equally important question: Am I willing to trust others? In this episode, Zach explores the often-overlooked distinction between being trustworthy and being trust willing through the remarkable story of Charles Blondin's historic tightrope walks across Niagara Falls. 
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What if the biggest competitive advantage your team has isn't your talent, but the systems you build around it?
In this episode, I'm joined by Josh Chambers, the Director of Process for the University of Maryland men's basketball program. Josh has spent more than a decade helping build elite college basketball programs alongside one of the game's most respected coaches, Buzz Williams. His journey has taken him from serving as a student manager at Virginia Tech to working with Hall of Famer George Raveling in strategic planning, founding his own creative and recruiting company, and then returning to a coaching seat alongside Coach Williams.
Today, Josh's role extends far beyond basketball strategy. He helps design the systems, processes, and environments that shape leadership, player development, recruiting, communication, and team culture, which making him one of the few people in college athletics whose full-time focus is helping an entire program become more intentional.
In this conversation, we discuss:
What a Director of Process actually does and why every organization can learn from it.
Why "culture is how you live, not what you say."
The difference between intention and execution and how great leaders bridge the gap.
Leadership lessons from Buzz Williams and Hall of Famer George Raveling.
How to intentionally design systems that improve performance and strengthen culture.
Why elite teams obsess over inputs instead of outcomes.
The mindset shift that helped Josh stop "giving away days."

Here's some notable highlights from our conversation:
[5:52] — Josh's Journey
[10:14] — What is a Director of Process?
[13:48] — Clarity and Urgency Drive Actions
[17:41] — Solving the Gap Between Intention and Execution
[22:58] — Consistency Starts With a Clear Mind
[25:33] — Leadership Lessons from Buzz Williams
[30:42] — Lessons from George Raveling
[35:45] — Culture Is How You Live
[40:17] — Creating Alignment in Year One
[45:57] — Obsess Over Inputs
[50:50] — Using Emotion to Build Culture 
[58:28] — Stories That Stick
[1:06:01] — Developing an Abundance Mindset
[1:18:32] — The Team That Matters Most

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Would you rather find out what you’re capable of or spend your life wondering what might have happened if you tried? In this episode, we explore British mountaineer Mo Anthoine’s idea of “feeding the rat” which is a symbol for our human desire for testing limits and deliberately choosing meaningful challenges that stretch your current capacity. 

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Why do some of our best performances feel almost effortless? Using Josh Kerr's recent world record in the mile, this episode explores a hidden paradox of peak performance: The harder we try to force greatness, the more likely we are to create the very interference that holds us back. You'll learn why flow can't be manufactured and how to gain control by knowing what not to control.
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