Teams That Win Podcast
Leadership shapes the people around you every day. Teams That Win explores what it takes to build trust, navigate hard conversations, lead through change, and hold a team together when things get difficult. From psychological safety and managing conflict to transitioning into leadership roles, each episode dives into the questions leaders live with every day.
Hosted by Lacy Dicharry, Senior Director of the LSU Leadership Development Institute, the show draws on more than twenty years of work with teams across states, territories, and countries. New episodes arrive every three weeks on YouTube and Spotify.
Podcast Episodes
Why Change is Physically Painful (And What to Do About It) | May 5th, 2026
Leadership development works differently than most organizations think. Research shows that 10% of how leaders grow comes from training, 20% from the coaching that makes it stick, and 70% from the real work itself. When that middle 20% is missing, even strong training rarely changes behavior back on the job.
Lacy Dicharry, LDI Senior Director, shares the story of a hospital executive whose technical skills were strong, but whose team was on the verge of walking out.
Topics covered:
- Why the feedback sandwich produces the opposite of what you intend
- The training-to-performance gap and why athletic teams get this right
- The human side of change management and why people resist it
- What it means to make leadership research accessible outside a university
- What LDI does for leaders and organizations across Louisiana
What 33 Years of Leadership Will Teach You | May 26th, 2026
Becoming the boss of people who used to be your peers is one of the hardest shifts in any career. Jerry Monier spent 33 years in public safety working through what that transition actually requires, and what it means to lead people well on the other side of it.
Topics covered:
- The buddy-to-boss transition and why it trips up even strong individual contributors
- Capacity vs. capability: what the difference means for how you lead
- Why new managers feel pressure to prove themselves and what it costs them
- Strengths-based leadership and how CliftonStrengths changes how you see your team
- How to build a leadership network that actually works
How to Support Your Team Through Hard Times | June 16th, 2026
Leading well starts with being well, both physically and emotionally. That is true for athletes, leaders, team members, and anyone working to thrive and succeed.
Shelly Mullenix, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Health & Wellness at LSU Athletics, has built her career around that idea. She started as an athletic trainer, then earned a degree in social work so she could support the whole person, and she shares what it takes to care for student-athletes and teams through everyday pressure and the hardest moments they face.
Topics covered:
- Why prioritizing mental health matters when you work on a team
- How rest and creating mindful spaces can help people perform better
- How vulnerability helps leaders build trust with their teams
- How to lead with influence from any role on a team
- Strategies to support team members when they are experiencing challenges