John Donahoe
Stanford University, Director of Athletics
EPISODE 286
Create strategy from the outside in
Most organizations look inward when they build strategy. How did we do last year? Can we do 10% better this year?
But that internal focus makes you miss the big changes happening in your market.
When it comes to disruptive change, John Donahoe has seen it all — as the CEO of Nike, eBay, and ServiceNow. Today, he’s navigating the seismic changes in college sports as Athletic Director at Stanford.
In this conversation, he’ll unpack how to navigate big changes with smart strategy and servant-minded leadership. Plus, he gets vulnerable about the mistakes he made at Nike and the 10-minute ritual he starts every morning with.
You’ll also learn:
- How to create strategy from the outside in
- A powerful way to reframe AI (hint: it’s not about AI)
- The mindset shift that helps you see adversity as opportunity
- The leadership lessons he learned from Colin Powell and Coach K
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