Aisha Praught Leer’s Three Key Elements of Creating a High-Performing Team

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For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

Jonathan Levitt

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Exploring the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated. Running is a sport that has the power to unite us all and we are here to share conversations about how running has shaped the lives of people within our community, as well as how running has created community in itself. From pro runners and Olympians to ultramarathoners running their first big race to business owners who use running to improve their entrepreneurial journey, we believe in creating community and expanding the running world for all. Hosted by running enthusiast, Jonathan Levitt.

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Aisha Praught Leer’s Three Key Elements of Creating a High-Performing Team

For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

38 minutes 3 seconds

4 days ago

Aisha Praught Leer’s Three Key Elements of Creating a High-Performing Team

From cheerleader to two-time Olympian - discover the 'secret sauce' that transformed an accidental runner into a world champion.

Aisha Praught Leer is a two-time Olympian and holds seven national records for Jamaica, most notably as a gold medalist in the steeplechase at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is a founding member of Team Boss in Boulder, CO, and a community organizer, an advocate for the world's best athletes as a member of the World Athletics' Athletes Commission, and works full-time in tech.

Jon chats with Aisha about:

having a process vs. outcome focus
the three key elements of creating high-performing teams
training and racing with elite athletes like Emma Coburn and Usain Bolt
the transition to corporate work (making 150 cold calls per week)
training in altitude and the local running community in Boulder

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