Episode #41: Beyond the Game: How Sports Foster Community and Team Cohesion with Thuy Williams

Missing Conversations

Discover how sports can transform lives and build unified teams in our latest episode of Missing Conversations. Hosts Elayna Alexandra and Kobe Bogaert welcome Thuy Williams, an inspiring sports advocate and leader who believes in changing lives and building connections to create cohesive groups.

Key moments:

• Thuy's inspiring journey from an adoptee from Vietnam to becoming a coach and leader with the USA Women's Amputee Soccer Team.

• Her role in the groundbreaking experience of Uganda Women's Lacrosse.

• The role of sports in transcending cultural barriers.

• The significance of defining what a team means to each member.

• Strategies for addressing personality differences to build team cohesion.

The conversation explores the importance of defining team dynamics, understanding individual motivations, and fostering unity among diverse personalities.

Tune in to learn how defining your "why" can turn a collection of individuals into a true team!

About Thuy Williams

Since 1998, Thuy Williams has had the privilege of being a mentor coach in soccer, track, and lacrosse worldwide. For eight years, Thuy served in the Army as a tank mechanic. In 2021, she became the general manager of the Uganda Women’s National Lacrosse Team (UWNT). Under her leadership, the team made history by becoming the first African nation to compete in the Women's Lacrosse World Championship in June 2022. She believes sports can change lives and loves being a small part of the change.

About the Book

Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

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Keywords

#TeamBuilding #EmpowermentThroughSport #UnityInDiversity #CommunityImpact

#BreakingBoundaries #LeadershipInSports #TeamDynamics #Mentorship

#PersonalGrowth #UnifiedTeams #PurposeDrivenLeadership

Quote Ideas:

"Sports unite us all—regardless of color, religion, or gender. Just bring out a ball, and watch people come together."