John "Coach" Havlik
 
 
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Press & Media



Articles

Coach Havlik writes and contributes guest articles and insights for different outlets. He is a regular contributor to Giant Leap Consulting, where he serves as a special advisor.

Coaching Tips

Lead Strong, Stay Humble

You Still Have a Job To Do

Simplifying Leadership - Seriously!

Put Yourself Out There, With Courage

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Media

Check out the following videos, appearances and podcast interviews with Coach Havlik…

Hubris Making Bad Leaders, with Former Navy Seal John Havlik - The Modern Leadership Podcast with Jake Carlson

Leading in the Age of Uncertainty - Thriving in Uncertainty Podcast with Meridith Eliot Powell

The Leadership Killer with Captain John Havlik - Unbeatable Mind Podcast with Mark Divine

How Good Leaders Fall: The Role of Arrogance in Leadership Failure - Finding Brave with Kathy Caprino

 

A Coach knows what it means to talk the talk and walk the walk.

As a frequent guest on popular podcasts, Coach talks about his experiences as a Navy Seal Captain and how they inform his humble and effective approach to leading and consulting.

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moving forward leadership podcast

Bad-boss behavior stems from all-too-common leadership tendencies we carry within us: hubris, arrogance, and a proclivity to abuse power. Let them go unchecked for too long, and your reign as a leader is toast. In a world where leadership seems to be about who’s the loudest and most outlandish, we’re all one step away from being that “leader gone wild.”

 
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School for Startups Radio

Captain John ‘Coach’ Havlik, U.S. Navy SEAL (Retired), led special operations teams around the world during his 31-year naval career, including the Naval Special Warfare Development Group; the SEAL’s most elite operational unit. Captain Havlik was a nationally-ranked swimmer and is a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame and Mountaineer Legends Society. Coach’s naval career included overseas assignments in the Philippines, Panama and Bahrain.

 
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The Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy and John Havlik, co-author, “The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance” returns to the show to talk about hubris. He says hubris is the root of all evil that makes good leaders go bad.