Fall to the Level of Your Leader

Where did you learn to lead? Most first-time captains never got taught how. They inherited it, from a parent, an older sibling, a coach in another sport, and ran with whatever model was closest at hand. Just because that's what you saw doesn't make it right.

In this episode, Tex breaks down two competing models of leadership behavior, straight from the research of Argyris and Schön: Model 1, the self-protective default that generates defensiveness and stalls real learning, and Model 2, the open, advocacy-plus-inquiry approach that builds trust and actually solves problems at the root.

You'll walk away with:

The real difference between how you think you lead and how your team experiences you

Why "avoiding hard conversations" is quietly wrecking your credibility as a captain

The exact three questions to ask yourself after every leadership moment

A practical way to move from single-loop fixes to double-loop growth, on your team, starting this week

This one's for first-time captains, team leaders, and the coaches developing them.

Captains & Coaches is hosted by Tex McQuilkin, lacrosse performance coach and founder of Captains & Coaches LLC. New episodes drop weekly.