{"id":272,"date":"2022-07-13T17:54:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T16:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/leaders-club\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=272"},"modified":"2023-04-19T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T13:19:31","slug":"leaders-performance-podcast-ultimately-leadership-is-about-influence-its-not-about-who-takes-the-most-action","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/leaders-club\/podcasts\/leaders-performance-podcast-ultimately-leadership-is-about-influence-its-not-about-who-takes-the-most-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Performance Podcast: \u2018Ultimately, Leadership Is About Influence \u2013 it\u2019s Not About who Takes the Most Action\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: 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\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">John Wagle debriefs his last days serving as the Kansas City Royals\u2019 Director-Performance Science\/Player Development.<\/p>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><p>A Leaders Performance Podcast brought to you by our Main Partners<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Keiser_Main_Logo_Red.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>\u201cWe want to be able to sustain excellence and in order to do that you have to move very precisely,\u201d says John Wagle.<\/h6>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more so about connecting with people at the right time, having the right information, listening first, serving their needs, and then nudging towards whatever the process needs to look like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wagle, who has just left his role as the Kansas City Royals\u2019 Director-Performance Science\/Player Development, reflected on his four years working in the clubhouse in the latest edition of the Leaders Performance Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the conversational agenda were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knowing when to listen and when to implement change [4:30];<\/li>\n<li>Learning how to learn \u2013 then learning how to lead [10:30];<\/li>\n<li>The challenge of integrating technology in player development [16:45];<\/li>\n<li>Why John says that players challenge him on a regular basis [21:00].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/87398259#darkOrLight-Light&amp;shownotes-ffffff&amp;download-ffffff&amp;subscribe-ffffff&amp;share-ffffff&amp;shownotesBackground-444444&amp;downloadBackground-003366&amp;subscribeBackground-fb8c00&amp;shareBackground-1976d2\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>John Portch: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnPortch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-portch-696a4366\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen above and subscribe today on\u00a0<a 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