Lessons In Elite Leadership - Eddie Jones - #411

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, friends. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Eddie Jones. He's the head coach of England's Rugby Union Team. Eddie has played for Australia and coached the South Africa, Australia, Japan and England national teams. After decades at the peak of elite sport, he's picked up a tip or two about how to lead a team and deal with setbacks. And today we get to go through his biggest lessons for elite leadership. Expect to learn the five values that every leader needs to have, Eddie's non-negotiables for making him the best leader he can be, why he bought a samurai sword to attack some fruit with, his tips on how to make a good first impression, how to deal with pressure, how he copes with media scrutiny and much more. This is a very interesting side of Eddie Jones. If you have seen him in a press conference, he can be prickly to say the least. And yet, this conversation, he's really warm. You see a side of him that's coming through now that's much more holistic, that's more well-rounded. It's obvious that he's really assessing his own performance, his coaching staff's performance and the players with such a level of granularity. If this is what a sport that only 20 years ago was, even the pros were basically amateurs, if this is the pace at which it can develop and become sophisticated, it's gonna be amazing. The next Rugby World Cup is in 2023 And I would be very concerned if I was any team going up against a coach who is putting this much effort into covering all of the bases. Don't forget that you might be listening but not subscribed. So head to your podcast app, press the subscribe button. It is the only way that you can ensure that you will never miss an episode every Monday, Thursday and Saturday when they go up. And it supports the show and it makes me very happy. So go and do it. I thank you. In other news, this episode is brought to you by MyProtein. 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