Australia’s Most Successful Cricket Coach

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with John Buchanan about becoming Australia’s most successful Cricket coach, coaching philosophies and leading high performing teams.

We also dive deeper into maintaining team dynamics, preserving and upholding team and organisational culture, and the importance of experience and grit in leading teams.

John Buchanan –  Australia’s Most Successful Cricket Coach

John Buchanan is a revered figure in Australian sports, with a remarkable career that has left an indelible mark on the world of cricket. As a distinguished coach, he guided the Australian cricket team to triumphs in the World Cup, Ashes Series, and a historic victory against India after 36 years. His coaching prowess is underscored by an impressive 79.83 winning percentage in both Tests and ODIs, placing him in the esteemed company of legends such as Vince Lombardi and Alex Ferguson.

Beyond his achievements on the cricket field, John Buchanan is a multifaceted individual. A performance coach, keynote speaker, and accomplished author, he is on a mission to share the secrets of success. Armed with an honorary PhD, GAICD, MA, and a Bachelor’s in Human Movement Studies, he seamlessly blends academic rigor with practical field expertise. 

John Buchanan talks about:

• Coaching style and his principles in coaching
  
• Leading high performing teams
  
• Becoming Australia’s most successful Cricket coach
  
• Going back to the basics and thinking about strategy
  
• Pressures of coaching high-performing teams
  
• Different approaches to leading different teams
  
• Dealing with different expectations and pressures as a coach
  
• Getting sacked and approaching it with an agile and adaptable mindset without compromising his principles
  
• Doing the right thing by stepping back and asking the right questions
  
• Ensuring that his people keep their feet on the ground
  

Tweets

“It’s a constant job of both modeling and structuring and influencing all the sorts of things that you want so that in terms of their culture and in terms of performance or preparing to perform and performing, in essence, the players are very much feeling that they’re in control of all that & it’s really coming from them.” Leading high-performing teams with John Buchanan on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“In my mind, I was at least modelling the type of behaviours that I thought were very important to the group.” John Buchanan talks about ensuring that he can teach his teams to remain grounded and keep a humble mindset  on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“I think the ability to store that knowledge and experience, and with people not necessarily in the job, but having access to them so that they come back and contribute and mentor and coach and really be a resource to the organisation.” John Buchanan talks about the importance of having the experience and building meaningful team relationships in leadership on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

John Buchanan www.buchanancoaching.com
John Buchanan LinkedIn
John Buchanan Facebook
John Buchanan Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

Book

If Better is Possible: The Winning Strategies from the Coach of Australia’s Most Successful Cricket Team