This is the second episode of our five-part series, where we revisit the night Exeter Chiefs rewrote their destiny. From underdog mentality to promotion glory, hear how grit, resilience and leadership took this Devon side into the Premiership for the first time. Discover how strategy, culture and character won out over money and reputation, and what business leaders can learn from one of sport’s most unlikely success stories.In this episode, we look at the galvanising effect of being counted out, the power of opening your eyes and believing what you see and how Chiefs’ academy system tested the coaching team's leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP1 - First bold steps
How did a small amateur rugby club in Devon rise to become champions of England and Europe? In this first episode of this five-part series, we unpack the incredible transformation of the Exeter Chiefs.Business Leader online editor Josh Dornbrack hears from the visionaries who shaped this success and reveals powerful leadership and strategy lessons any business can learn from this dramatic turnaround.In this first episode of our five-part series, we follow the club’s transition to professionalism, its efforts to find leadership with a cultural fit and find out how a bold strategy helped to launch this turnaround. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Series 1: Exeter Chiefs
How do you go from rock bottom to the top? How do you go from nothing to everything? How do you go from bad to great? In this new podcast from Business Leader, we will tell the stories of the organisations and people who have done just this. We will speak to the people involved, those who watched it unfold and those who were there at the start and the end. We will find out how it happened and the lessons we can all learn from these extraordinary stories. The Turnaround will look at businesses, sports teams, people and even entire countries. In series one, we look to the world of sport and the remarkable story of how a small team in Devon went from amateurs to European champions That team is the Exeter Chiefs. You will hear from the chairman, coaches, players and those who watched the story unfold. You will hear about the ambition that launched the turnaround, the false starts it suffered, and how, just when they thought they made it, the Exeter Chiefs realised they still had so much to learn. And you will hear the glorious conclusion to the turnaround and how it felt to those who had been there through it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What does it take to turn around an organisation? Take it from struggling to thriving? Rock bottom to the top? The Turnaround will tell the stories of the organisations and people who have done just this.In series one, we look to the world of sport and the remarkable story of how a small rugby team in Devon went from amateurs to English and European champions. That team is Exeter Chiefs. You will hear from the management, coaches, players and those who were watching it as it happened. You will hear about the ambition that launched the turnaround, the false starts it suffered, and how, just when they thought they had made it, they realised they still had so much to learn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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