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The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

Hosted by Paul Barnett & Jim Woolfrey · sports · EN · 345 episodes

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There is no algoirthim for leadership, so we ask the world's great sports coaches how they do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership is hosted by Paul Barnett & Jim Woolfrey. The show has published 345 episodes to date.

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Recent episodes include "Catching People Doing Good with Nick Mingione" (15 October 2026, 43 minutes), "Leigh Nugent: Why Great Teams Don’t Focus on Gold Medals" (1 October 2026, 50 minutes), and "Ending a 75-Year Drought: Cohesion, Mavericks, and Fun with Andy Moran" (24 September 2026, 51 minutes).

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The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 345 episodes.

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  • Episode #30

    Catching People Doing Good with Nick Mingione

    Oct 15, 202643 minS7

    There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. In this episode of The Great Coaches podcast, host Paul sits down with Nick Mingione, head baseball coach who led his program to...

  • Episode #29

    Leigh Nugent: Why Great Teams Don’t Focus on Gold Medals

    Oct 1, 202650 minS7

    There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. In this episode, Paul and guest co-host David Pine speak with Leigh Nugent, one of Australian swimming’s most experienced coaches...

  • Episode #28

    Ending a 75-Year Drought: Cohesion, Mavericks, and Fun with Andy Moran

    Sep 24, 202651 minS7

    There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. In this episode of The Great Coaches podcast, host Paul Barnett sits down with Andy Moran, All-Ireland winning manager and former...

  • Episode #27

    Gordon Herbert on Pressure, Pleasure and the Making of Championship Teams

    Sep 16, 202639 minS6

    We believe that there is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. In this episode, Paul speaks with Gordon Herbert about the leadership lessons behind a life in elite basketball...

  • Episode #26

    From Iran to Global Courts: Leadership Lessons with Naeimeh Zafar

    Sep 3, 202635 minS6

    Naeimeh Zafar: Coaching Across Cultures, Resilience, and Leading Beyond Barriers We believe that there is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. Naeimeh Zafar shares how...

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    Book Club: Percy Cerutty

    Aug 6, 202652 min

    This episode is a recording of our book club. The book we discuss is Why Die? The Extraordinary Percy Cerutty, 'Maker of Champions' by Graem Sims (Author). Percy Cerutty was an Australian athletics coach who...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Mick Byrne

    Jul 30, 20261h 2m

    Our great coach on this episode is Mick Byrne Mick is a Rugby Coach but his career astarted as an Australian Rules Football player where he won a premiership with Hawthorn in 1983. After retirning he moved into Rugby...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Adam Voges

    Jul 23, 202643 min

    Our great coach on this episode is Adam Voges. As a cricketer Adam represented Australia at Test, One Day and T20 level. In 2017 he became the coach of the Western Australia team and the Perth Scorchers He would...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    On The Magic of Sports

    Jul 16, 202644 min

    Todays episode is on The Magic of Sports and I am joined by the 92 year old Dr George Selleck who has just written a terrific new book by the same name. In 1956 he was drafted by the NBAs Philadelphia Warriors. He...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Mike Dunlap

    Jul 2, 20261h 14m

    Our great coach on this episode is Mike Dunlap Mike is a basketball coach who has led teams in US Colleges, the NBA and in Australia. He was also an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks when then they defeated the...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Kath Tetley

    Jun 25, 202653 min

    Our great coach on this episode is Kath Tetley. Kath is a Netball coach. She started her career as the first paid employee of Netball New South Wales in 1998 when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy began. She then progressed...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Book Club: Sum It Up by Pat Summitt

    Jun 23, 202644 min

    This episode is a recording of our book club. The book we discuss is Sum It Up by Pat Summitt   Pat was an American basketball player who won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics and then transitioned into coaching...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    John Mitchell

    Jun 18, 202641 min

    Our great coach on this episode is the Rugby Union coach John Mitchell. John retired as a player in 1995 and moved into coaching straight away as a a technical adviser/forwards with the Irish National team. In 2000...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Staffan Olsson

    Jun 11, 202654 min

    Our Great Coach on this episode is Handball coach Staffan Olsson. Staffan played 357 times for the Swedish national team and won a silver medal three times at the Olympic Games. In 2005 he transitioned into...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Joe Montemurro

    Jun 4, 202648 minS0

    <p>Joe Montemurro is a Football, or as it is called in some places, Soccer coach.</p><p> </p><p>Joe started coaching in his late 20’s in the early 2000’s in Australia. He progressed steadily through state league teams...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Jeroen Delmee

    May 28, 202653 minS0

    <p>Our great coach on this episode is Jeroen Delmee.</p><br><p> Jeroen is a field hockey coach who first represented his country in 1994. He retired in 2008 with 401 International caps and a 2 time Olympic champion. He...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    On Game Day Part 2

    May 14, 202638 minS0

    <p>Todays episode is On Game Day and to explore the topic I am joined by Eamon Devlin.</p><p> </p><p>Eamon is the founder of Minute9, a consultancy that works with some of the world’s elite teams and coaches in helping...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    On Game Day Part 1

    May 14, 202645 minS0

    <p>Todays episode is On Game Day and to explore the topic I am joined by Eamon Devlin.</p><p> </p><p>Eamon is the founder of Minute9, a consultancy that works with some of the world’s elite teams and coaches in helping...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Mike Cron

    May 7, 202644 minS0

    <p>Our great coach on this episode is Mike Cron.</p><p> </p><p>Mike Cron was a coach with the New Zealand All Blacks for 2017 Games. This includes a stretch where they won 2 Rugby World Cups. He was also part of the...

  • The Great Coaches: There Is No Algorithm For Leadership

    Book Club: World's Best by Ric Charlesworth

    Apr 30, 202643 minS0

    <p> </p><p>This episode is a recording of our book club.</p><p> </p><p>The book we discuss is World’s Best by Ric Charlesworth, the iconic Australian Field Hockey Coach Ric Charlesworth. Ric led both the Australian and...

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