Put Your Teammates First with Nick Cowell

In episode 6 of season 6, I lecture on chapter 6 from the 10th edition of Peter G. Northouse's "Leadership: Theory and Practice." During the segment, I describe the Path-Goal leadership approach, highlight the basics of how Path-Goal theory works, and conclude with strengths and criticisms of the model. Before the lecture, I was joined by Nick Cowell for the Living Leadership segment. Nick was the head women's soccer coach at Trinity from 1991-98 during which he lead the Tigers to an amazing record of 117-3-8 and developing six all-Americans. After leaving Trinity he coached at Baylor Unviersity and has been the head women's coach at St. Edward's University for 20 years. He is the winningest coach in NCAA Division II history among active coaches, with 465 total wins, and is third all-time. He ranks 14th all-time across all divisions of the NCAA, second all-time in NCAA Division II, and seventh all-time in NCAA Division III. Cowell ranks in the top 50 for winningest coaches of all-time as determined by winning percentage across all divisions, 15th all-time in NCAA Division II, and 25th all-time in NCAA Division III. But, whatever you do - don't talk to him about the numbers. As he says, "all of that doesn't help me win the next game." Nick played an important part in my growth and development as a college student, so speaking with him about his leadershp philosophy and how he employs the Path-Goal approach was meaningful. Nick is a great role model for leaders everywhere. I hope you enjoy our conversation. And please, drop us a note on LinkedIn - or send me a tweet (@TingleJK) - to let us know your Take Home.

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Put Your Teammates First with Nick Cowell is an episode from The Take Home Podcast by Jacob K. Tingle.

This episode is 59:00 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2025.

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