Tom Mitchell | Episode 465
The Team Engagement Podcast – Season 6, Episode 465: Do You Want Happiness for Someone Else?
In this episode, Shawn Richards welcomes Tom Mitchell, Winning Spirit Coach, for a conversation on leadership, mindset, and what it means to genuinely support others.
Tom shares insights from more than 40 years of experience across sports, education, and business. Drawing from his work in sport psychology and leadership development, he explains how leaders can create psychologically safe environments through trust, honesty, and empathy.
Shawn and Tom explore the importance of focusing on others’ success as a foundation for strong leadership. Tom challenges leaders to consider whether they truly want happiness and growth for the people around them, and how that mindset shapes culture and performance.
The conversation also highlights the value of embracing strengths, seeking feedback, and maintaining emotional and physical wellness. Tom shares a powerful personal story from his youth, where a coach’s encouragement helped him overcome fear and step into a defining moment on the baseball field.
⭐ About Tom Mitchell
Tom Mitchell, Ph.D., is a Winning Spirit Coach, speaker, and leadership expert who has spent his career helping individuals and teams discover and develop their potential.
With a background that spans college coaching, teaching, sport psychology, and executive coaching, Tom brings a unique perspective that blends performance principles from athletics into business and leadership. He has worked as an NBA sport psychology counselor, business coach, and team building consultant.
Tom is the co-author of the Amazon number one best seller The Winning Spirit: Sixteen Timeless Principles that Drive Performance Excellence, written with NFL legend Joe Montana, and Winning Spirit Basketball with NBA Hall of Famer Chris Mullin. Through his work, he continues to help leaders build cultures grounded in trust, growth, and performance.
Connect with Tom
Website: www.tommitchell.com
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