Coaching and CEO impact on performance
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Coaching and CEO impact on performance has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Huberman Lab. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Jared DiamondAmerican geographer, historian and author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and "Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings"
Diamond argues new coaches or CEOs usually improve after a firing largely for random statistical reasons, and that UCLA's athletic debt stems partly from coach buyouts.
“In the sports world, when you fire a coach, usually the new coach has a better record. Why? Because of all the random factors”
Huberman Lab: What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared Diamond (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:33
Diamond cites analysis of variance showing coaches account for roughly 15–30% of variance in sports success, with similar figures for CEOs in business.
“Analysis of variance applied to sports shows that roughly 15% to 30% of the variance in sports success is due to the coach”
Huberman Lab: What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared Diamond (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:14
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab · 1 episode
Episodes
What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared DiamondHuberman Lab · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 54 min
Andrew Huberman talks with Jared Diamond about his leadership book, Hitler, Truman, religious founders, birds, languages, sports coaching, aging and career advice.