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Tom Allen: Navigating Career Transitions, Maximizing Your Strengths, & Adapting To New Environments
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This week Andrew welcomes Penn State Football Defensive Coordinator & 2020 National Coach of the Year Tom Allen back to the show. At Penn State, Tom is taking over stewardship of one of college football’s best defenses — and working to make it even better. In this conversation, Tom shares powerful ideas on navigating career transitions, maximizing your strengths, & why the more challenging path for you as a leader is often the best path for the people you lead. This episode is about far more than football. It’s jam packed with timeless wisdom on leadership, communication, success, & more.
Show Highlights:
0:00 - Intro
2:51 - End of Indiana tenure
4:05 - New role at Penn State
5:05 - Identifying your core passions
6:11 - What Tom loves most about coaching
7:32 - Building relationships in portal/NIL era
8:30 - “I want to transform lives”
10:01 - What made Penn State an attractive place
10:52 - Navigating career transitions
13:36 - “I’m a Big Ten guy”
15:05 - Early days of Tom’s career
18:01- Making something great even better
21:11 - Adapting to existing system
27:32 - Why the right thing is often the hardest path
28:07 - Parenting & coaching parallels
29:10 - How Tom got into coaching
31:20 - Communication
33:54 - Head coach at age 23
35:04 - Being present
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