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Embracing Change With The FBS Athletics Directors Association’s Heather Lyke

Guest Heather Lyke, FBS Athletics Director Association
17:26 min watch

Summary

FBS Athletics Directors Association Acting President & CEO Heather Lyke sits down with ADU’s Tai M. Brown at the 2024 NACDA Convention about managing change, leaning into purpose and creating a collaborative culture among head coaches. Lyke: “Whatever your purpose is, all the change around you can’t really change your purpose. The only person who can change your purpose is you. … the clearer your purpose is, the easier it is to change.” Lyke also reflects on the value of The Performance Index in developing a team and making hires and how to teach resilience and hone patience.

The conversation is indexed below for efficient viewing (click the time stamp to jump to a specific question/topic).

  • - How do you maintain a separation between your work and home life? Is that even possible these days?
  • - There's a lot on the mind of an AD at a school like Pitt - how do you calm that down?
  • - Whatever that change is, you're still going to execute whatever your purpose is through that moment.
  • - Was there a time you didn't know that?
  • - Have you ever found yourself "off center," needing to realign?
  • - Patience is almost like a habit you need to create.
  • - Being a change agent is important, especially when you're not the one causing the change but have to adapt to the change. Tell me about that and how you effectively communicate that expectation to those you are leading.
  • - I imagine there are ways to vet someone's level of resilience or teach resilience. Tell me about that aspect of staffing.
  • - How far into the process do you do a Predictive Index?
  • - Talk to me about coaches and resources - how do coaches receive the news that the resources they're requesting aren't available when and how they want them? Is there a community collaboration aspect of sharing resources that coaches lean into?
  • - I imagine that creativity aspect is even more important now.

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