Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min · 3 segments
Great leaders remain steady, even when the circumstances around them change. In this episode, Dr. Drew Brandon reflects on the importance of steadiness, drawing inspiration from Atlanta Braves manager…
Drew BrannonHost
And several former professional athletes had been polled and asked to talk about what do they feel like was like the most important characteristic that they had seen in great leaders over the course of their career? Which I think is a great question, right? Hey, you've been around all these leaders.
If you had to really narrow it down and say, hey, this was the most influential, impactful trait or characteristic, what would that be? And so in the article, one of the athletes that was quoted was former Major League Baseball player Jeff Franker.
If you're from the South like I am, you definitely remember his days of playing for the Braves.
He actually grew up in the Atlanta area and was a dual sport phenom athlete playing both football and baseball, eventually settled on baseball and had a great career in the major leagues.
Many of those years were spent with the Atlanta Braves, which I'm sure had to be really meaningful for him, given that they were his hometown team.
But in the article, Francoeur talked about the quality and characteristic of steadiness.
And here was his example he gave as he was recalling, kind of looking back on his playing days with the Braves.
And when he walked in, he said he would start to talk with him and interact with him.
And he could never tell the difference whether or not the Braves had won five games in a row or maybe lost five games in a row or whether it was a good day or a bad day.
That doesn't mean that he didn't feel better on days they won and maybe not quite as thrilled on days they lost, but he had the skill and the characteristic of remaining steady and composed and level.
And several former professional athletes had been polled and asked to talk about what do they feel like was like the most important characteristic that they had seen in great leaders over the course of their career? Which I think is a great question, right? Hey, you've been around all these leaders.
If you had to really narrow it down and say, hey, this was the most influential, impactful trait or characteristic, what would that be? And so in the article, one of the athletes that was quoted was former Major League Baseball player Jeff Franker.
If you're from the South like I am, you definitely remember his days of playing for the Braves.
He actually grew up in the Atlanta area and was a dual sport phenom athlete playing both football and baseball, eventually settled on baseball and had a great career in the major leagues.
Many of those years were spent with the Atlanta Braves, which I'm sure had to be really meaningful for him, given that they were his hometown team.
But in the article, Francoeur talked about the quality and characteristic of steadiness.
And here was his example he gave as he was recalling, kind of looking back on his playing days with the Braves.
And when he walked in, he said he would start to talk with him and interact with him.
And he could never tell the difference whether or not the Braves had won five games in a row or maybe lost five games in a row or whether it was a good day or a bad day.
That doesn't mean that he didn't feel better on days they won and maybe not quite as thrilled on days they lost, but he had the skill and the characteristic of remaining steady and composed and level.
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