Steve Tew, Ex-CEO of NZ Rugby on Career Highlights, Biggest Regrets, Leadership Lessons & More!

Steve Tew was the CEO of NZ Rugby for over a decade, during a turbulent era. 🏉

His administrative legacy in rugby in NZ may be unmatched.

He steered the ship when NZ held all 4 World Cups at once, he navigated a Respect and Responsibility Review, and inked two critical sponsorship deals.

In this podcast, we talk about his relationship with Steve Hansen and the time they discovered Richie McCaw, The Chiefs 2016 "stripper-gate scandal", observations of the Professor Wayne Smith, lessons in leadership and all the best stories in between.

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0:00 The importance of a cold Steinlager Classic…and the contrast of being a lowkey pyromaniac
2:43 Men of Action: thoughts on male friendships
4:53 The life of a CEO in New Zealand sport
13:58 The beginnings of Steve Tew
22:05 The 1981 Springbok Tour
29:01 Getting a start in rugby with Canterbury
37:08 Steve Hansen and Richie McCaw
41:50 The Professor: Wayne Smith
46:48 Court sessions, and connecting with players
51:11 Missing out on the CEO role at NZ Rugby
55:04 The importance of relationships
1:04:40 Learning from losing
1:08:54 From the highs of RWC 2011 to the lows of 2016
1:19:37 Rugby and friendship
1:22:08 Thoughts on leadership
1:27:34 Professional highlights and the decision to leave NZ Rugby
1:32:27 Thoughts on women’s rugby
1:37:39 Post-rugby career at Sport New Zealand
1:41:00 Family life
1:48:10 Reflections on life
1:49:29 The Paris Olympics
1:50:51 Lessons learned over time
1:54:55 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Steve