This conversation is with Rick Welts.
He has 40 years of experience in the NBA and is currently the President & Chief Operating Officer of the Golden State Warriors who have just won their second championship in 3 years.
He owns the rare distinction of being part of championship teams in the NBA (2), WNBA (2) and NBA Development League.
We talk about risk — both private and public risk…. and how important alignment in life is (who you are and how you live your life).
Rick is known to be a world-class communicator – and it comes through in this conversation .
“Do you really understand what motivates you and what gives you satisfaction in your life?”
In This Episode:
- How a stadium acts as the “town hall”
- The Warriors new arena and how it involved giving up on a dream
- The way he thinks about “big” ideas
- His view on implementing strong culture
- How to make everyone in an organization feel valued
- What it means to be a world class communicator
- Knowing he was gay from an early age but not being able to tell anyone
- What you can learn from being around people who are different than you
- Why it was so difficult to come out working in sports
- How Bill Russell agreed to help him announce the news…
- How athletes should manage social media
- Why death is an opportunity to recalibrate
- Why it eventually comes back to you if you don’t treat people right
- How he remains calms under pressure
- The most important thing: knowing what motivates you
- Business vs. Personal Risks