Coach Matt Doherty on A Passion for Leadership and Learning

The Highest Level Podcast with Evan Burk

Coach Matt Doherty served as the head basketball coach for 4 college programs: Notre Dame, his alma mater North Carolina, FAU, and SMU. He played at the University of North Carolina under legendary head coach Dean Smith and is the author of the book "Rebound: From Pain to Passion".

In this conversation, Evan Burk speaks with Coach Doherty about learning under Dean Smith and Roy Williams, the need for every leader to be vulnerable and embrace the truth, and how his book uses his own failures as a coach to teach leadership lessons for any audience.

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Tune into this episode to hear:

• Playing under Coach Dean Smith at North Carolina

• How Coach Smith held the team accountable to his core values

• Developing as an assistant coach at Davidson and the University of Kansas

• Writing a book to teach through his failures

• The importance of being a lifelong learner

• How George W. Bush handled his days as President of the United States

• Managing change and the 1st 90 days of starting a new role

• Having a “truth teller” on your staff

• Looking for players who can embrace the truth and are open to being coached

• “The Art of Coaching” - Always evolving and adapting to change