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Investing In Relationships With UNC Charlotte’s Mike Hill

Guest Mike Hill, UNC Charlotte
18:27 min watch

Summary

UNC Charlotte Director of Athletics Mike Hill sits down with ADU’s Tai M. Brown to reflect on the evolution of his leadership philosophy in the post-COVID intercollegiate athletics enterprise and offer insight into the power of relationships. Hill and Brown discuss the impact of former Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach/current Chicago Bulls Head Coach Billy Donovan on Hill’s understanding of relationships. Hill: “It’s always about the people… it’s about the relationships and the people that we accomplished what we accomplished. Your family matters more than anything. At the end, these jobs go away… how you go about your day to day life, it’s easy to forget in the busyness and chaos of our job what it’s really all about. … You can be a champion and still treat people with kindness and respect.”

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  • - Looking at your bio, it seems like you got to Charlotte and decided that this was the place where everything was going to happen for you - personally and professionally.
  • - Tell me your philosophy on purpose when it comes to personal life, professional life and college athletics.
  • - Was Coach Donovan saying those comments in the context of winning that first championship?
  • - How did he reconcile that?
  • - You said your purpose was made really clear to you after COVID; pre-COVID, how were you operating?
  • - You worked with Jeremy Foley at Florida; he's been candid about the fact that for him, it wasn't about the people at first. Can you talk about that and that evolution for him as a leader?
  • - Regarding your realization post-pandemic that everything was temporary - how did that impact your leadership style?
  • - How do those things permeate to young professionals in the organization or to those who are new at leadership?