674: PJ Fleck - Building Elite Culture, Nekton Mindset, Selecting >Recruiting, Intrinsic Motivation, Row The Boat, and Transformational Coaching

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Now on to tonight's featured leader, PJ Fleck is the head footballer. coach at the University of Minnesota. Before that, he transformed Western Michigan from a one-win team to 13 wins and a cotton bowl appearance. Before his coaching days, PJ was a stud receiver at Northern Illinois and was a guy that I personally played against in college. Coach Fleck has built one of college football's most distinctive culture-driven programs, and I think so much of what he does can be done also in the business world.

I think you'll agree. During our conversation PJ shares the personal tragedy behind his row the boat philosophy. You also hear why he maintains an 80-20 split favoring high school recruiting over the transfer portal, how he runs practice with a 32-second clock to make it harder than the games, and why he sees himself as a culture driver rather than a motivational. coach.

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