Joe Montana
Joe Montana Brings Lessons From Hall of Fame Career to Leadership Series
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t’s hard to boil down a career that includes four Super Bowl trophies, multiple all-pro honors, more than a few iconic moments and a spot in the NFL Hall of Fame in a single speech.
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But that’s just what legendary quarterback and former Kansas City Chief Joe Montana did as the featured guest of the seventh annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series luncheon March 26.
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Drawing on a storied career, Montana shared lessons on leadership in a morning Q&A session with students, moderated by former Chiefs executive Denny Thum, ’74, and later in a luncheon that included brief remarks and a panel discussion. Turns out, for Montana, leadership and success stem from some fairly simple concepts.
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“I look back on my career, and it’s three things — preparation, work ethic, and trust, and how those three things get intertwined,” he said. “I think they were responsible for not only my success, but our success as a team.”
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Also at the luncheon, the University recognized two outstanding alumni with the annual Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics. Tom McCullough, ’64, and Tom McDonnell, ’66, together helped build Kansas Citybased DST Systems into one of the largest and most forward-looking mutual fund servicing firms in the nation.
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