Cincinnati Head Women’s Basketball Coach Michelle Clark Heard joins Coach Bob Walsh on the Dynamic Leadership Podcast. Clark Heard discusses her approach to building a program, being transparent and open with her players, creating buy-in, and the challenges of rebuilding a program.

1:28 – How has your approach to team building culture evolved since you first became a head coach? 2:34 – How have you shown your players transparency as you’ve evolved as a head coach? 5:08 – How do you lead each of your players differently? 7:34 – What did you learn from being an assistant under Louisville Head Coach Jeff Walz? 9:43 – Do you think a lot of coaches struggle with being direct and honest with their players and showing that transparency? 13:48 – How do you develop your culture and create buy in with your players when they don’t see immediate success? 15:51 – What do you do when you get challenged by your players when rebuilding a program? 18:32 – If I were to go to a Cincinnati women’s basketball practice, what am I going to see? 20:01 – Who’s the best leader you’ve come across and what were their attributes that made them so good?