Let the Mustang Run with Libby Kruse

In episode 2, of Season 6, after the Living Leadership segment, I provide a brief lecture on Kouzes and Posner's "The Leadership Challenge," during which I describe the fundamentals of leadership, the characteristics of admired leaders, and highlight the Five Practices (or behaviors) of Exemplary Leaders. In the Living Leadership Interview segment, I discuss leadership philosophy with Libby Kruse, the Vice President of Partnership Sales at Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx and Trinity University alumna ('14). Libby describes her personal leadership journey, coming from Minnesota to play college basketball at Trinity, a transformational coaching change, an exercising outsight in as many ways possible. She details the importance of mentors and why being curious is a key personal trait for emerging leaders to develop and refine. She emphasizes that leadership is earned, not given - and can be accomplished by building relationships, developing trust, and being curious. Libby cares deeply about being a role model, inspiring others, challenging (with a purpose), allowing others to be their best, and why she relishes being "the hype woman." Libby also describes how her experience as an athlete and self-awareness, developed partially through using the DISC profile, allowed her to see two or three steps into the future. It was so much fun to catch up with my former student -- I hope you love the Spring Break story as much as I do!!! Send me your thoughts and let's keep the conversation going on Twitter (@TingleJK) or on LinkedIn.

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Let the Mustang Run with Libby Kruse is an episode from The Take Home Podcast by Jacob K. Tingle.

This episode is 01:05:19 long.

This episode was published on Sep 26, 2025.

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