{"id":23186,"date":"2024-01-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=podcast&p=23186"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:11","slug":"we-try-to-unlock-potential-versus-extract-performance","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/we-try-to-unlock-potential-versus-extract-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Try to Unlock Potential Versus Extract Performance\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Ben Baroody, of the World Series-winning Texas Rangers delves into the franchise\u2019s holistic approach to player development, which prioritizes well-being.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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A Human Performance article brought you by our Main Partners<\/p>\n

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Ben Baroody is a big believer in psychologist Michael Gervais\u2019 idea that the apex of well-being and performance is human flourishing.<\/h6>\n

\u201cIt means a lot to us,\u201d he tells Henry Breckenridge and John Portch on the Leaders Performance Podcast, which is brought to you today by our Main Partners Keiser.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aim and approach of all of our programs, processes, and our building blocks, is based on the foundation of the human psyche, the psychology of healthy minds and lives. And we try to take that evidence-based research and build it into baseball frameworks and development for the rest of the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the Texas Rangers\u2019 Director of Leadership & Organizational Development, Player Enrichment Programs & Mental Health says, the goal is to unlock player potential versus extracting performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re striving towards. It\u2019s an aspiration that\u2019s ever-evolving,\u201d he says,<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in this episode, we cover:<\/p>\n

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  • How the Rangers have been the \u2018victims of buzzwords on a wall\u2019 [10:30];<\/li>\n
  • The balance of challenge and support in the Rangers environment [23:00];<\/li>\n
  • How Ben\u2019s development as a leader helped him to identify imbalances in his own life [30:15];<\/li>\n
  • Character development practices at the Rangers [37:30].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n