Phil Knight, MBA ’62, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Nike

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 7, 2019

Duration

36m

Channel

Stanford Graduate School of Business

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

“Don’t equate hero leadership with autocratic leadership. Collaborative leadership, in my view, is really the only kind of leadership that will work today.” Phil Knight, co-founder & Chairman Emeritus of Nike, said during the View From The Top speakers series on campus. Knight, who rarely gives public interviews, reflected on how the characteristics that make him an introvert have often made him a better leader. “If we don’t listen to the voice of the athlete, we don’t have anything,” he said. Knight also shared insights on sticking with your beliefs, since dark days are inevitable for any entrepreneur. “When you’re an introvert entrepreneur, you have to believe,” he said. “You have to believe in order to overcome a certain shyness.”

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Phil Knight

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  Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Nike; Stanford GSB MBA ’62.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Stanford Graduate School of Business, featuring Phil Knight, Phil Knight, MBA ’62, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Nike explores Phil Knight on belief, culture, branding, and collaborative leadership at Nike Phil Knight reflects on Stanford GSB as a transitional period that helped him move from an athlete-focused undergraduate life to defining what he wanted to become professionally.

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