Pocket Sized Pep Talks

Leadership at Every Table: A Ping Pong Perspective

Episode Summary

Ping pong is enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world, but I’ll bet you didn’t know that it offers surprisingly relevant lessons for those seeking to enhance their business leadership skills! Competitive ping pong champion and author Justin Bookey sits down with Rob shares some of the core principles he learned while training to compete at the ping pong and how these lessons can be applied to achieving success in business and leadership. Curious? You should be!

Episode Notes

In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

• How and why Justin began connecting pingpong and leadership together in how the book found him! 
• A few of the connections and principles between pingpong and leadership including preparation, and instinct.
• The art of “misdirection” and how it benefits both business leaders and athletes.  
• The importance and pitfalls of data measurement in both the game of ping pong and in leadership.
• How to best examine personal quirks and use them for leadership success.
• Why knowing the science behind what we do benefits leaders in non-scientific industries. 

To learn more about this guest:

Ping Pong Leadership: 18 Principles to Succeed at Any Table in Business, Sports, and Life

Ping Pong Leadership