John Amaechi on Leadership, the NBA, and Being Gay in Professional Sports
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Conversations with Tyler is produced by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. Learn more at Mercatus.org. For a full transcript of every conversation, enhanced with helpful links, visit conversationswithtyler.com. Hello everyone and welcome back to Conversations with Tyler.
Today I'm happy to be chatting with John M. Hy. He is a fellow and chartered scientist of the Institute of Science and Technology. He is a professor of leadership at the University of Exeter Business School, a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author. He has written several books on leadership, psychology, management, and a memoir.
His newest books Book is It's Not Magic, The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders, and John is also well known for having played seven years in the NBA as a center, for the Orlando Magic and Utah Jazz, and also for having played overseas in Europe. John, welcome. Thank you. It's a lovely introduction.
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