How Ivan Cleary etched his name into Penrith Panthers immortality

Empowering Leaders

Ivan Cleary, the Penrith Panthers triple premiership winning coach.

In this conversation you'll learn pretty quickly that Ivan is incredibly humble and equally full of wisdom at the same time. He tells us the full story behind his gut-wrenching decision to leave the West Tigers in 2018 with two years left on his contract. Ultimately, trusting his heart helped him make the call and, you could say, three premierships later, he's never looked back!

Ivan shares about the work being done on the mental agility of his team, and goes into detail about following the path of the All Blacks and their psychologist Dr. Ceri Evans. He breaks down the simplified method they're using behind the scenes and how it has helped the Panthers reach the pinnacle not once, not twice but three times in a row.

The proudest of Penrith men, you'll hear Ivan skilfully self-reflect on his early coaching career, his home of Penrith, and how important his community is to their club. He speaks from the heart about his family, and lets us in on what it means to be both coach and father to the undeniably brilliant Nathan Cleary.

Show notes

In this episode you'll hear Ivan & Luke talk about:

Our episode with Gus Worland - Saving lives, one mate at a time

Our episode with Nathan Parris - Tapping into the potential of Emerging entrepreneurs

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a book by Patrick Lencioni

Dr Ceri Evans Red Blue model

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