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Eric Sugar is the President at ProServeIT, an IT consulting company with 20+ years of experience in digital transformation and technology advisory for various organizations across North America. Eric is joined on this podcast episode by Ryan Walter, a former NHL player, coach and now a global speaker on leadership training/coaching through his website RyanWalter.com.

“I got curious. OK, so why do some teams win and some teams lose when they have the same talent? What's the missing ingredient? And of course, it's culture and leadership.”

- Ryan Walter (Leadership Coach/Owner of RyanWalter.com)

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss:

* Creating Quality Leadership Culture

* Conflict and Leadership

* Leadership Lessons from Sports

* Honor & Business

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:33) Ryan's Background and Journey from a professional hockey player to a leadership coach

(02:55) Leadership Lessons from Sports

(07:10) Conflict and Leadership

(12:07) Creativity and Honor in Business

(16:42) Book/podcast recommendations

(19:13) Closing Remarks

“Honor doesn't happen at a podium. You know those are accolades. Honor happens when people are in difficult situations. It happens when we've got each other's back and we look out for each other.”

- Ryan Walter (Leadership Coach/Owner of RyanWalter.com)

Referenced:

• Hungry! Fuelling Your Best Game (Softcover): https://www.ryanwalter.com/product-page/hungry-fuelling-your-best-game-softcover

• PepTalk Ultimate Guide To Leadership and Conflict Management: https://www.peptalk.com/post/leadership-conflict-management-guide

• Why We Should Be Disagreeing More at Work: https://hbr.org/2018/01/why-we-should-be-disagreeing-more-at-work

• Leading Through Conflict: Three Learning Strategies For Leaders: https://www.forbes.com/sites/annashields/2023/05/15/leading-through-conflict-three-learning-strategies-for-leaders/

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