Bill McGillis (Retired) with Sarah Baumgartner of Texas | One Question Leadership Podcast

Jul 13, 2024

@1QLeadership Question: Is it important to assess a potential head coach's ability to evaluate talent?

Sarah Baumgartner, Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Texas and retired Director of Athletics, Bill McGillis talk about facilitating sports as a college athletics executive. They also cover evaluating talent and the layers involved when hiring head coaches. 

 

• hiring a head coach can be surprising process
• managing sports in a department is complex
• talent evaluation can be the separator for a good and great head coach

 

McGillis recently retired from University of San Diego after serving as the Director of Athletics for seven years. Baumgartner has been a long-time fundraiser in college athletics, but currently manages all sports programs at University of Texas. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown