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"Giannis":
Giannis is a highly accomplished Head Coach in the Euroleague who was at the helm of Olympiacos Piraeus & Maccabi Tel Aviv and currently is the head coach of Red Star Belgrade. He has won numerous domestic titles with each team and has also experience as an Assistant Coach with the Greek National Team.
Today, you will hear/watch Giannis and me having a conversation about his experiences as a head coach in different cultures and the challenges of finding common ground. We also talked about leadership and what it means to Giannis as well as career-advice, managing coaching staff and much more!
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This is another live video from the B8 Summit in Vilnius from July 8th 2025.
Topics:
0:00 Intro
1:10 Creapure
6:10 Professionalism & Role of Assistants12:00 Normal vs Exceptional 15:57 Cultural Communication22:00 Managing Management26:30 Relationship with Fans33:30 Career Advice38:30 Managing Coaching Staff
45:30 Video Responsibilities
49:50 Leadership54:45 Freedom vs Structure
#RedStarBelgrade #Euroleague #Champion #HeadCoach #Leadership #Communication #Cultures
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