Jim Thompson, founder and CEO of Positive Coaching Alliance, started PCA in 1998 to transform the culture of youth sports into a Development Zone™ with the goal to develop Better Athletes, Better People. PCA’s vision of youth sports as a Development Zone has attracted the support and involvement of many elite coaches, athletes, academics and business leaders in this country.

Jim received an MBA from Stanford where he was Director of the Public Management Program, named during his tenure as the nation's top non-profit business management program. He has written nine books on youth sports including: Positive Coaching, The Double-Goal Coach, Shooting in the Dark, Elevating Your Game and Developing Better Athletes, Better People.

Jim is on Stanford's Continuing Studies Program faculty where he teaches courses in coaching, leadership, and sport & spiritually.

In this interview, Jim and Cindra talk about:

• Why he started Positive Coaching Alliance in 1998 and how they built a movement
• How we can fill our emotional tank and the tanks of others
• His ELM Tree of Mastery
• The magic ratio of positive comments
• The best way to respond to ensure our people know we have their backs
• Why psychological safety is important to develop as a leader

You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/jimthompson