"More Than Soccer" with Graham Roxburgh of TWU Women's Soccer

In Episode 9, Graham Roxburgh, Head Coach of Trinity Western University and Executive Director/Founder of TeamUp, talks with Phil about the importance of a humble and learning posture, servant leadership, how he studies himself and his players, dealing with viruses on your team, key cultural and leadership principles from the book, Legacy, and how he uses the lessons he has learned in soccer in his life outside the game. Specifically, he discusses:

• How he went from growing up in England, to college in the US, to coaching at Trinity Western University and leading a non-profit organization in Canada (2:02)
• The work that his organization, TeamUp, is doing around the world to build bridges, cultivate relationships, and help others to flourish (6:36)
• What he has learned from the game of soccer that he has used in his organization (9:58)
• The importance of a learning and humble posture when working with people from other countries and cultures (14:51)
• How studying his own and his players' personalities and behaviors has helped him in his coaching and organizational leadership, and why it is so important to incorporate similar analysis into your teams (18:10)
• The mentality and culture that he has developed in his program and why it is the core of all he does (29:56)
• Principles from the book, Legacy, which discusses the culture and leadership of the New Zealand All Blacks, and how Trinity Western's program exemplifies those principles (e.g., "Sweep the Sheds" and "No Viruses") (39:20)
• How he addresses viruses or potential viruses in his teams and why it is so difficult (50:13)
• The importance of strong leaders protecting the culture of a team (54:36)
• How he lives out the principles from Legacy in his organization (59:43)
• How he uses the lessons he has learned in soccer in his marriage and parenting, and other relationships (1:04:56)
• His book recommendations (1:08:45)

Resources and Links from this Episode

• Video of the Episode -- https://youtu.be/JNFMqGVuB84
• Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life, by James Kerr
• Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't, by Simon Sinek
• The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues, by Patrick Lencioni
• The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community, by Hugh Halter
• Uplifting Leadership: How Organizations, Teams, and Communities Raise Performance, by Alan Boyle, Alma Harris, and Andy Hargreaves
• "The Trouble with Winning," Stanford Social Innovation Review -- https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_trouble_with_winning
• "Invictus" (movie)
• TeamUp Website – teamup.world
• Trinity Western Women's Soccer Website -- https://gospartans.ca/sports/wsoc/index
• TWU Women's Soccer Facebook --https://www.facebook.com/twuwsoc
• TWU Instagram and Twitter -- @twuwsoc