Today, we unveil my new podcast, which will be beginning in the very near future.

The Lens of Leadership Podcast with Jeff Bidwell - Introduction

In today's episode, we talk with Murray State men's basketball coach Matt McMahon. Topics we discussed include:

(3:16) When he first realized he was being led
(5:45) Why learning about leadership was important in his career
(6:25) What book on leadership would he recommend
(7:50) How much he uses his marketing degree in coaching
(9:14) When coaching became the love of his life
(11:05) How he balances winning and trying to help develop young men
(13:15) What he learned from Steve Prohm about leadership
(15:00) How much maturity it takes as a coach to allow players freedom in games
(16:15) What kind of leadership he expects from other staff members
(18:30) How he manages accountability
(20:30) How he has created a leadership program for his players
(22:20) How players react to his reading assignments
(23:32) How he needs to improve his leadership skills
(25:00) The impact of pregame speeches
(26:20) The importance of joy
(33:50) What he learned from losing season and applied to the future
(34:50) How he decides between correcting behavior and dismissing a player
(36:30) How he manages trying to top historic seasons without settling
(41:15) On if it's easier to lead after failure or success
(43:00) How he knows a day was a success
(44:20) Would last season have been a success without a trip to the NCAA Tournament
(46:00) Why impacting people through coaching is so important
(47:30) When his career is over, how he'll know it was a success

Follow Matt McMahon on Twitter: @CoachMcMahon

Episode 1 -- Murray State Basketball Coach Matt McMahon

I sat down with Anthony Stewart back in May of 2018 for my short-lived podcast, "The Lens of Leadership." It was ultimately never released. Stewart passed away suddenly on November 15, 2020. I hope you'll listen to this today to hear about his unique journey through the coaching ranks, and how coaching was about so much more than basketball for Stewart.