{"id":2655,"date":"2018-07-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/vlogs\/summit-session-leading-queen-city\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:20:22","slug":"summit-session-leading-queen-city","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-leading-queen-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Session: Leading in the Queen City"},"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: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Session-1.jpeg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Jul 19, 2018                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Summit Session: Leading in the Queen City<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/leadership-culture-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Leadership &amp; Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/summit-session\/\" rel=\"tag\">Summit Session<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-leading-queen-city\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-leading-queen-city\/&#038;text=Summit Session: Leading in the Queen City\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: Summit Session: Leading in the Queen City. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-leading-queen-city\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-leading-queen-city\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\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\">Lessons in rebuilding &#038; eyeing long-term success in &#8216;The 6ix&#8217;.<\/p>\n                            \n                                                                <div class=\"video video__inline\">\n                                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adcdifPnGsU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fleadersinsport.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4>Toronto boasts two of the most prestigious franchises in North American sport. In recent years, success has been hard to come by, but the feeling is that success is just around the corner. We heard from Kyle Dubas, General Manager at the Maple Leafs, and the slightly more experienced kid on the block,\u00a0Ben Cherington, VP of Baseball Ops at the Jays, who delved into\u00a0lessons from the past, plans for the present and hopes for the future at their respected organisation in the \u2018The 6ix\u2019.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 When discussing the \u2018short term vs. long term conundrum\u2019, if you have a team with a veteran core, how do you complement them with young players? Unsurprisingly a good culture give you the best chance. So work on that.<br \/>\n\u2022 The only way to weigh up the short term vs. long term strategy, is to make a real effort to have those honest internal conversations and debates on the pros and cons. Decide on a vision as one.<br \/>\n\u2022 A lot of pressure is put on the young players to step up when going through a rebuilding phase. Important to also protect them, but also let them grow. You don\u2019t want them to adopt a losing mentality.<br \/>\n\u2022 When rebuilding, it\u2019s integral that from top to bottom (ownership to players) everyone is aligned in the vision and goals. Ownership is the most key relationship on this \u2013 it helps when they are brought in and fans themselves, too. But not always the case.<br \/>\n\u2022 As a young exec himself, Kyle wants his organisation to recruit the best young people to work for them, and to help them grow if they already exist. He\u2019d be proud if the Maple Leafs become renowned for this.<br \/>\n\u2022 On a personal level, Kyle explained the commitment he has to himself to improving, too. Every day. And he expects his staff to do the same. Get out there and speak to new people , and learn. That\u2019s how you improve.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ben said that looking back to his time in Boston, he would have wanted more critical feedback. That\u2019s undeniably integral to improving personally, and organisationally.<br \/>\n\u2022 As a leader, you have to be accountable for the weaknesses that your staff and players highlight \u2013 and you have to have an avenue for them to be able to give you that critical feedback.<br \/>\n\u2022 When discussing external pressures, Ben highlighted that the notion of \u2018being a good teammate\u2019 is important. Good teammates (whether it be a player, coach, or front office exec) find a way to help one another deal with pressure.<br \/>\n\u2022 Kyle sees it as his duty, as a leader, to shelter the staff from any negative outside noise. Having an effective mental skills team to support the players (and staff) is imperative to this.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col visibly-hidden col--flex-align-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Summit Session on day one of the 2018 Leaders Sport Performance Summit at Soldier Field in Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2656,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[20,33],"pathway":[],"topic":[],"sport":[],"class_list":["post-2655","vlog","type-vlog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadership-culture-performance","category-summit-session"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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