University of Oklahoma Executive Associate AD Leah Beasley sits down with ADU’s Steph Garcia Cichosz at the 2023 NACDA Convention to dive into the concept of “championship culture,” sharing specific strategies OU uses to instill and advance a team-first mindset: celebrating together, practicing thankfulness and embedding gratitude into the department’s practices and procedures. Beasley credits OU AD Joe Castiglione with setting the standard, noting that a true championship mindset has a trickle down effect that starts from the very top. Further, Beasley points out that a championship culture is also about “acknowledging the tough times. It’s acknowledging, ‘Hey guys, I know we’re running on fumes right now… hold on, ’cause you’re about to win this trophy.’ It makes it worth it at the end.”
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