A speaker uses the quarterback metaphor to describe leadership: putting people in positions to win, supporting and encouraging them, taking decisive actions, and—crucially—responding constructively after failures (e.g., interceptions) to be a top-tier leader.
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The same way that I've run the business side of our stuff. I'm a quarterback there, right? I'm, I'm playing quarterback. I got to put people in the positions to win. I got to help them be successful. I got to give them encouragement when they need it. I gotta press buttons. Those are things that we all can do every single day, right? And it is that ability to like, work through difficult situations is what allows these top tier quarterbacks to be the best quarterbacks in the world. Because you're going to go through something difficult, you're going to, going to throw an interception, you're going to cost your team a game. But it's not just that moment, it's how do you respond.