E7: Inside the NFL: Dr. Gina Thoebes on Leadership, Coaching, and the Intentional Pause

What does it really take to become a great leader? In this episode of The Intentional Pause, Dr. Chris Sopa sits down with Gina Thoebes, VP of Organizational Performance for the Arizona Cardinals, to explore leadership, coaching, self-awareness, and what it takes to build high-performing people and teams. Gina shares her journey from retail leadership to I-O psychology and professional sports, along with her philosophy that great leaders understand themselves, understand others, and recognize what each moment requires of them. Chris and Gina also explore why meaningful leadership development requires more than learning new skills—it requires a willingness to get uncomfortable, challenge yourself, and put what you learn into practice. Most importantly, they discuss the power of pausing long enough to ask: How do I want to show up in this moment? #TheIntentionalPause #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #SelfLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #LeadershipCoaching #PersonalGrowth #MindfulLeadership #HighPerformingTeams #OrganizationalDevelopment #IOPsychology #WorkplaceCulture #ArizonaCardinals Contact me: Dr. Chris Sopa website: https://chrissopa.com/ Inquiries for Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Keynotes: theintentionalpausepodcast@gmail.com Dr. Chris Sopa Blogs: https://chrissopa.com/blog/ YouTube: @TheIntentionalPausePodcast with Dr. Chris Sopa Instagram DM: @theintentionalpausepodcast