Patience & Persistence In Times Of Change With San Diego State’s JD Wicker

Summary

• - The theme in the media these days is chaos and change but I want to use two words SBJ used to describe you - patience and persistence. How are those qualities part of your leadership style and how are those a benefit in this time of change?
• - With this uncertain landscape, how are you communicating down to your staff? What's your process for conveying stability? 
• - How are you communicating out to external stakeholders - campus partners and your president?
• - Finally, how are you conveying stability and reassurance to the student-athletes themselves?
• - What's your process for evaluating potential when hiring a new staff member?
• - That's a little intimidating! What would you do if you had to deliver an all-staff presentation as part of your interview process? 
• - How did you define the "Aztec way" when identifying a new Head Football Coach during this last coaching cycle?
• - What's the secret to achieving a high level of academic success (via APR) across multiple programs?
• - Let's talk about the recent Mountain West activation in Times Square - why is it so important to make San Diego State a national brand?
• - We say that it's hard to get to the top but it's harder to stay there; what are you doing from a resource perspective, a personnel perspective, a strategic thinking perspective to capitalize off all the recent momentum for the Aztecs?
• - How do you stay hungry and continue elevating yourself to new levels of success?
• - Tell me about the human impact of these changing times.
• - What are a few habits you've maintained over the course of your career that allow you to reset and get back to the office ready to attack?